Gold Based Material for Electrical Contact Materials.

Abstract

There is presented an electrical contact material consisting of an alloy of gold and a compound selected from a group consisting of a carbide, a boride, or a silicide of a refractory element. The compound of the refractory element is selected from a group consisting of WC, Hfb2, TiB2, ZrB2, WSi2, and TiSi2. The resulting alloys have a hexogonal crystal structure and exhibit high wear resistance, low contact resistance, low electrical noise, and a homogeneous uncontaminated microstructure. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 27, 1981
Accession Number
ADD008737

Entities

People

  • Jaydev D. Desai

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Crystal Structure
  • Crystals
  • Materials
  • Microstructure
  • Resistance
  • Wear
  • Wear Resistance

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Powder metallurgy of Titanium alloys.
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.