Correlation between Wear Resistance and Lifetime of Electrical Contacts
Electrical contacts are usually plated in order to prevent corrosion. Platings of detachable electrical contacts experience wear because of the motion between contacts. Once the protecting platings have been worn out, electrical contacts will fail rapidly due to corrosion or fretting corrosion. Ther...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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Series: | Advances in Tribology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/893145 |