Reliability of connections: A comparison of aluminum alloy stranded conductors and electrically equivalent copper conductors

Wire Journal International

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 112-123

  Ganatra, Ravindra H ^a   McKoon, Thomas L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; FRICTION; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMOCOUPLES; YIELD STRESS;

CURRENT CYCLE SUBMERSION TEST; ELECTRICAL UTILITY STANDARDS; HEAT CYCLING TEST;

ELECTRIC WIRE;

EID: 0032115207     PISSN: 02774275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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