Advances in Material Development For High Power, Vacuum Interrupter Contacts

IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Part A

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 96-106

  Slade, Paul G ^a  

^a EATON CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; CHROMIUM; COPPER; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; MANUFACTURE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE CIRCUIT BREAKERS; TUNGSTEN ALLOYS; VACUUM;

ARCING; HIGH PURITY GAS FREE CONTACT; HIGH VOLTAGE CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ROTATING ARCS; VACUUM CIRCUIT BREAKERS; VACUUM INTERRUPTER CONTACT;

ELECTRIC CONTACTS;

EID: 0028385597     PISSN: 10709886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/95.296374     Document Type: Article

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