The Mechanism of Electrical Erosion of Metals,

Abstract

In certain forms of electrical discharge, in a condensed spark discharge, in particular, as we know, server damage occurs to both electrodes or one of them. This phenomenon, which has been given the name electrical erosion, plays an extremely harmful role in a number of practical applications of the discharge. It results in intense damage to high-voltage switches, relay contacts, sparkplugs of internal combustion engines and other discharge devices. At the same time, this phenomenon has come into extensive use recently for machining metals.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 23, 1987
Accession Number
ADA185382

Entities

People

  • S. L. Mandel'shtam
  • S. M. Rayskiy

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Capacitance
  • Capacitors
  • Capillary Tubes
  • Current Density
  • Diameters
  • Electric Arcs
  • Electrical Insulation
  • Electrodes
  • Foreign Technology
  • High Voltage
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Low Voltage
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Photographs
  • Spark Gaps
  • Voltage

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