Tribological Properties of Gold for Electric Contacts

IEEE Transactions on Parts, Hybrids, and Packaging

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1973, Pages 4-14

  Antler, Morton ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD AND ALLOYS - ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

ELECTRIC CONTACTS;

EID: 0015599864     PISSN: 03611000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPHP.1973.1136707     Document Type: Article

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