Application of nanotechnology in a silver/graphite contact material and optimization of its physical and mechanical properties

Rare Metals

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-83

  Yu, Haifeng ^a   Lei, Jingxuan ^a   Ma, Xueming ^b   Zhu, Lihui ^a   Lu, Yao ^c   Xiang, Jing ^c   Weng, Wei ^c  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Shanghai Electrical Apparatus Research Institute   (China)

Author keywords

AgC N; Contact material; High energy ball milling; Nanotechnology; Optimization; Reducer liquid spraying coating method

Indexed keywords

BALL MILLING; GRAPHITE; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SILVER; SPRAYED COATINGS;

COATING POWDERS; CRYSTALLINE SIZE; FLOCCULENT STRUCTURE; HIGH ENERGY BALL MILLING; NANOCRYSTALLINE; REDUCER LIQUID SPRAYING COATING METHOD; SILVER GRAPHITE CONTACT MATERIAL;

ELECTRIC CONTACTS;

EID: 2942726471     PISSN: 10010521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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