Effective Erosion Rates for Selected Contact Materials in Low-Voltage Contactors

IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Part A

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 329-333

  Schulman, M Bruce ^a   Slade, Paul G ^a   Bindas, John A ^b  

^a Eaton Cutler Hammer   (United States)

^b WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; COPPER COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC CONTACTORS; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; IONS; SEMICONDUCTING SILVER COMPOUNDS; VACUUM;

ARCING CHAMBER; COPPER CHROMIUM; COPPER CHROMIUM BISMUTH; EROSION RATES; FINAL CURRENT ZERO; LOW VOLTAGE CONTACTORS; VACUUM INTERRUPTERS;

EROSION;

EID: 0029322471     PISSN: 10709886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/95.390312     Document Type: Article

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