Microstructural and chemical analysis of AgI coatings used as a solid lubricant in electrical sliding contacts

Tribology Letters

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 187-193

  Lauridsen, J ^a   Eklund, P ^a   Lu, J ^a   Knutsson, A ^a   Oden M ^a   Mannerbro, R ^b   Andersson, A M ^c   Hultman, L ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ABB Sweden   (Sweden)

^c ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Contact resistance; DSC; Friction coefficient; Phase transformation; Silver iodide; TEM

Indexed keywords

CUBIC PHASE; DSC; ELECTRICAL CONTACTS; ELECTRICAL SLIDING CONTACT; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; PIN ON DISK; REVERSIBLE TRANSFORMATION; SILVER IODIDE;

COATINGS; CONTACT RESISTANCE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FRICTION; IODINE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SILVER; SOLID LUBRICANTS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

SILVER HALIDES;

EID: 84860723383     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-012-9938-3     Document Type: Article

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