Effect of Fretting on the Contact Resistance of Palladium Electroplate Having a Gold Flash, Cobalt-Gold Electroplate, and DG R156

IEEE Transactions on Components, Hybrids, and Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1984, Pages 363-369

  Antler, Morton ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT AND ALLOYS; CORROSION - FRETTING; ELECTRIC CONTACTS - ELECTROPLATING; GOLD AND ALLOYS; PALLADIUM AND ALLOYS;

COBALT-GOLD ELECTROPLATE; CONTACT RESISTANCE; DG R156;

ELECTRIC CONNECTORS;

EID: 0021655171     PISSN: 01486411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCHMT.1984.1136370     Document Type: Article

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