The impact of sliding motion and current load on the deterioration of tin-coated contact terminals

IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 278-285

  Hammam, Tag ^a  

^a SWEREA KIMAB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Connectors; Contact resistance; Friction; Intermetallic compound; Oxide; Tin coating; Tribology; Wear

Indexed keywords

DETERIORATION; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; INTERMETALLICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; TIN; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

CONTACT RESISTANCE; TIN COATED CONNECTORS; VOLTAGE DROP;

ELECTRIC CONNECTORS;

EID: 0033692030     PISSN: 15213331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/6144.846765     Document Type: Article

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