Fabrication and Arc Erosion Behavior of Ag-SnO2-ZnO Electrical Contact Materials
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Production of Ag-SnO2-ZnO Composite Powders
2.2. Production of Ag-SnO2-ZnO Composite Samples
2.3. Characterization
2.4. Electrical Contact Test
3. Results
3.1. Morphological and Microstructural Examination of the Powders
3.2. Physical and Microstructural Characterization of the Sintered Samples
3.3. Arc Erosion Behavior of Ag-SnO2-ZnO
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Guzmán, D.; González, F.; Muranda, D.; Aguilar, C.; Guzmán, A.; Soliz, Á.; Lozada, L.; Iturriza, I.; Castro, F. Fabrication and Arc Erosion Behavior of Ag-SnO2-ZnO Electrical Contact Materials. Materials 2023, 16, 3618. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16103618
Guzmán D, González F, Muranda D, Aguilar C, Guzmán A, Soliz Á, Lozada L, Iturriza I, Castro F. Fabrication and Arc Erosion Behavior of Ag-SnO2-ZnO Electrical Contact Materials. Materials. 2023; 16(10):3618. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16103618
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuzmán, Danny, Felipe González, Diego Muranda, Claudio Aguilar, Alexis Guzmán, Álvaro Soliz, Lorena Lozada, Iñigo Iturriza, and Felipe Castro. 2023. "Fabrication and Arc Erosion Behavior of Ag-SnO2-ZnO Electrical Contact Materials" Materials 16, no. 10: 3618. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16103618