Fretting corrosion of tin-plated contacts: Evaluation of surface characteristics

Tribology International

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 548-559

  Park, Young Woo ^a   Sankara Narayanan, T S N ^a   Lee, Kang Yong ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fretting corrosion; Surface characteristics; Tin plating

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; COPPER ALLOYS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FRETTING CORROSION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WEAR RESISTANCE;

CONTACT ZONE; FRETTING CYCLE; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS;

TIN PLATE;

EID: 33748970452     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2006.05.008     Document Type: Article

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