Process and metallurgical variations affecting the performance of internally oxidized, homogeneous, monolithic silver cadmium oxide

Author

Jost, E.M. ; Santala, Timo J.

Author_Institution

Chemet/Checon Corp., Attleboro, MA, USA

Volume

11

Issue

1

fYear

1988

fDate

3/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

74

Lastpage

77

Abstract

It is suggested that monolithic (oxidised from one side only or single phase) internally oxidized Ag/CdO contact material holds the promise to become one of the most popular contact material for medium-duty applications. Recent process developments have reduced manufacturing cost and improved reliability and performance of the material in electrical contact applications. A number of process parameters that have to be controlled to achieve the desired metallurgical and physical properties of the material, and the novel processes which allows this control, are described

Keywords

cadmium compounds; composite materials; electrical contacts; silver; electrical contact applications; medium-duty applications; monolithic Ag-CdO contacts; oxidised from one side only; performance; process developments; process parameters; reduced manufacturing cost; reliability; Cadmium compounds; Coils; Costs; Grain boundaries; Inorganic materials; Lead compounds; Oxidation; Production; Silver; Temperature;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Components, Hybrids, and Manufacturing Technology, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0148-6411

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/33.2965

Filename

2965