Influence of contact material parameters on contact compatibility of organic vapors

IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 222-226

  Koidl, Hermann P ^a   Rieder, Werner F ^a   Salzmann, Quido R ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CARBON; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELLIPSOMETRY; PYROLYSIS; SURFACES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EFFECTS; VAPORS;

ADSORPTION POWER; BOILING TEMPERATURE; CONTACT BOUNCING; CONTACT COMPATIBILITY; CONTACT RESISTANCE; CONTACT TEMPERATURE; ORGANIC VAPORS;

ELECTRIC CONTACTS;

EID: 0033689251     PISSN: 15213331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/6144.846757     Document Type: Article

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