Corrosion, oxidation, erosion and performance of Ag/W-based circuit breaker contacts: A review

MT Kesim, H Yu, Y Sun, M Aindow, SP Alpay - Corrosion Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Ag/W composite materials have been widely utilized as electrical contacts in low voltage
circuit breakers. In this review, the corrosion, oxidation and erosion behavior of Ag/W …

Arc-erosion behavior of boric oxide-reinforced silver-based electrical contact materials produced by mechanical alloying

S Biyik, F Arslan, M Aydin - Journal of Electronic Materials, 2015 - Springer
This study investigated the effect of the boric oxide (B 2 O 3) content on the arc-erosion
performance of silver (Ag)-based composite electrical contact materials, produced by …

Preparation and arc erosion mechanism of Ni skeleton reinforced Ag-based contact materials with CuO-coated SnO2

J Wang, H Zhang, Y Wang, Z Li, H Hu, Q Zhang… - Ceramics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Ag-SnO 2 contact material is widely regarded as the most promising
environmental friendly electrical contact material. However, during the make and break …

Formation and effects of CuO nanoparticles on Ag/SnO2 electrical contact materials

G Li, H Cui, J Chen, X Fang, W Feng, J Liu - Journal of Alloys and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Ag/SnO 2 contact materials modified by the in situ formed CuO nanoparticles
were prepared through a self-assembly-precipitation method combined with powder …

Improving dispersion of SnO2 nanoparticles in Ag–SnO2 electrical contact materials using template method

V Ćosović, A Ćosović, N Talijan, D Živković… - Journal of alloys and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Considering that improvement in the performance of Ag–SnO2 electrical contact materials
can be realized by an increase in metal oxide dispersion, the influence of SnO2 …

SEM/EDX and XRD characterization of silver nanocrystalline thin film prepared from organometallic solution precursor

R Dimitrijević, O Cvetković, Z Miodragović… - Journal of Mining and …, 2013 - cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs
The Ag nano-structured thin films prepared on flat glass substrates have been studied. The
ball-like silver nanoparticles have been synthesized in large quantity by using a modified …

Morphology-controllable synthesis and thermal decomposition of Ag and Ni oxalate for Ag-Ni alloy electrical contact materials

Z Lin, S Liu, JG Li, J Chen, M **e, X Li, M Zhang… - Materials & Design, 2016 - Elsevier
Two silver and nickel oxalate precursors with different morphologies (plates and
particulates) were synthesized via precipitation of Ag+ and Ni 2+ ions by C 2 O 4 2−. In the …

Effect of sintering temperature on the physical properties and electrical contact properties of doped AgSnO2 contact materials

H Wang, Z Wang, L Wang, J Wang, Y Zhu - International Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
AgSnO 2 electrical contact materials doped with Bi 2 O 3, La 2 O 3, and TiO 2 were
successfully fabricated by the powder metallurgy method under different initial sintering …

Laser direct fabrication graphene on silver-based contact as high-end electrical product

H Qiang, Q Sun, X Zheng, M Qi, M Chen, N Luo… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Springer
Electrical contact materials are a key core component of switching appliances. However, the
arc-resistance, electrical conductivity and tribological properties of traditional contact …

Effects of oxide-modified spherical ZnO on electrical properties of Ag/ZnO electrical contact material

Z Wei, L Zhang, T Shen, Z Qiao, H Yang, X Fan… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Silver-zinc oxide (Ag/ZnO) electrical contact material is widely used as contacts of
the medium duty switching devices. Effects of modified ZnO on properties of Ag/ZnO …