The automotive connector: The influence of powering and lubricating a fretting contact interface

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 214, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 615-623

  Swingler, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact resistance; Electrical contacts; Fretting corrosion; Lubricants

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN OF SOLIDS; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRETTING CORROSION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMOOXIDATION; WEAR RESISTANCE;

AUTOMOTIVE CONNECTORS; FRETTING CONTACT INTERFACES;

AUTOMOBILE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0033626026     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954407001527484     Document Type: Article

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