Plansee Powertech is a leading producer of arcing contact systems for the power transmission and distribution sector. Located at the heart of the arcing chamber, contact materials have to withstand ...

Switch contacts are made from a variety of metals, but gold and silver are the most common. Each has advantages and disadvantages. The big plus for gold is that it doesn't corrode or tarnish. However, ...

Asperities: Mass-produced switch contacts have an rms roughness ranging from 0.5 to 1 10 6 in. These "smooth" surfaces, in reality, comprise microscopic peaks and valleys. As a result, two mating ...

Copper is not only the standard of conductivity, but also the world’s preferred conductor material. It is present in nearly all electrical contact applications, either in the material of the contacts ...