DE1089491B - Contact material for low-voltage contacts - Google Patents

Contact material for low-voltage contacts

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DE1089491B
DE1089491B DED26972A DED0026972A DE1089491B DE 1089491 B DE1089491 B DE 1089491B DE D26972 A DED26972 A DE D26972A DE D0026972 A DED0026972 A DE D0026972A DE 1089491 B DE1089491 B DE 1089491B
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Dr Hermann Holzmann
Dipl-Phys Alois Kleinle
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Evonik Operations GmbH
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Degussa GmbH
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01HELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00Contacts
    • H01H1/02Contacts characterised by the material thereof
    • H01H1/021Composite material
    • H01H1/023Composite material having a noble metal as the basic material
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22CALLOYS
    • C22C5/00Alloys based on noble metals

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Kontaktmaterial für Schwachstromkontakte Die Erfindung betrifft bestimmte Legierungen zur Verwendung als Kontaktmaterial für Schwachstromkontakte.Contact Material for Low Current Contacts The invention relates to certain Alloys for use as contact material for low voltage contacts.

Palladium-Silber-Gold-Legierungen finden Anwendung in der chemischen Technik wegen ihrer ausgezeichneten chemischen Resistenz. Besonders günstige Korrosionseigenschaften zeigen Legierungen mit 5 bis 65'% Palladium, 15 bis 551% Silber und 15 bis 70'% Gold.Palladium-silver-gold alloys are used in chemical Technology because of its excellent chemical resistance. Particularly favorable corrosion properties show alloys with 5 to 65% palladium, 15 to 551% silver and 15 to 70% Gold.

Es wurde nun gefunden, daß diese wertvollen chemischen Eigenschaften gewisse Legierungen innerhalb dieses Bereichs auch geeignet machen für die Verwendung als Kontaktwerkstoff für Schwachstromkontakte. Es sind dies Legierungen, welche erfindungsgemäß aus 25 bis 359/o Palladium, 35 bis 45% Silber und 25 bis 351% Gold bestehen. Solche Legierungen haben geringe Übergangswiderstände und hohe Schaltsicherheit und erfordern nur sehr geringe Kontaktdrucke.It has now been found that these valuable chemical properties also make certain alloys within this range suitable for use as contact material for weak current contacts. It is these alloys which according to the invention from 25 to 359 / o palladium, 35 to 45% silver and 25 to 351% gold exist. Such alloys have low contact resistance and high switching reliability and require very little contact pressures.

Diese Legierungen sind auch in schwefelhaltiger Atmosphäre anlaufbeständig und widerstandsfähig gegen die Einwirkung von Atmosphärilien und Chemikalien, die in den Geräten, in denen sich die Schalteinrichtungen befinden, anwesend sind.These alloys are tarnish-resistant even in a sulphurous atmosphere and resistant to the effects of atmospheres and chemicals are present in the devices in which the switching devices are located.

Insbesondere hat sich gezeigt, daß sich solche Legierungen als Material für Kontakte für Sprechkreise der Fernmeldetechnik, bei denen es in erster Linie auf Rauscharmut ankommt, sehr günstig verhalten, da infolge der erwähnten großen chemischen Beständigkeit keine hochohmigen Oberflächenschichten entstehen, die Ursache eines Kontakttausches sein können.In particular, it has been shown that such alloys can be used as a material for contacts for speaking groups in telecommunications, where it is primarily low noise is important, behave very favorably, as a result of the aforementioned large chemical resistance no high-resistance surface layers arise, the cause of an exchange of contacts.

Die Legierungen zeichnen sich ferner aus durch eine sehr geringe Feinwanderung beim Schalten von kleinen Leistungen unterhalb der Lichtbogengrenze. Überraschenderweise wurde gefunden, daß die Legierungen auch beim Schalten von größeren Leistungen oberhalb der Lichtbogengrenze einen nur sehr geringen Abbrand erfahren, wodurch die erzielbaren Gesamtschaltzahlen bis zum Unbrauchbarwerden der Kontakte außerordentlich hoch liegen.The alloys are also characterized by very little fine migration when switching small loads below the arc limit. Surprisingly it was found that the alloys also when switching greater powers above the arc boundary experience only a very small amount of burn-off, which means that the achievable Total switching numbers until the contacts become unusable are extremely high.

So weisen beispielsweise Linsenkopfkontakte von 2 mm Durchmesser aus einer Legierung mit 30°/o Palladium, 301/o Gold und 406/o Silber pro 1,0 - 106 Schaltungen nur folgende Materialverluste auf: Anode .................... 0,004 m m3 Kathode .................. 0,015 mm3 während eine bekannte Kontaktlegierung aus 8511/o Palladium und 156/o Kupfer unter den gleichen Schaltverhältnissen höhere Verluste erfahren hatte: Anode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0,002 mm3 Kathode .................. 0,028 mm3 Die Schaltbedingungen waren in beiden Fällen: Wie das vorstehende Beispiel zeigt, ist auch die Materialwanderung klein. Die Übergangswiderstände liegen beispielsweise bei Kontakten aus der Legierung 85 Palladium/15 Kupfer zwischen 10 und 30 i.62, bei der Legierung 30 Palladium/30 Gold/40 Silber dagegen bei nur 8 bis 25 R.52.For example, lens head contacts with a diameter of 2 mm made from an alloy with 30% palladium, 301 / o gold and 406 / o silver show only the following material losses per 1.0-106 switching operations: Anode .................... 0.004 m m3 Cathode .................. 0.015 mm3 while a known contact alloy made of 8511 / o palladium and 156 / o copper had experienced higher losses under the same switching ratios: Anode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.002 mm3 Cathode .................. 0.028 mm3 The switching conditions were in both cases: As the above example shows, material migration is also small. The contact resistance for contacts made of the alloy 85 palladium / 15 copper is between 10 and 30 i.62, for the alloy 30 palladium / 30 gold / 40 silver, on the other hand, it is only 8 to 25 R.52.

Das neue Kontaktmaterial stellt somit eine wesentliche Bereicherung der Kontaktwerkstoffe für die Schwachstromtechnik, insbesondere für die Fernmeldetechnik, dar.The new contact material is therefore an essential asset the contact materials for low-voltage technology, especially for telecommunications technology, represent.

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PATENTANSPRÜCHE: 1. Kontaktmaterial für Schwachstromkontakte; dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es aus einer Legierung von 25 bis 35% Palladium; 35 bis 45m/o Silber und 25 bis 35'% Gold besteht. PATENT CLAIMS: 1. Contact material for low-voltage contacts; through this characterized in that it is made from an alloy of 25 to 35% palladium; 35 to 45m / o Silver and 25 to 35% gold. 2. Kontaktmaterial nach Anspruch 1, bestehend aus einer Legierung mit 30'% Palladium, 40'°/o Silber und 30"/o Gold. In Betracht gezogene Druckschriften: Deutsche Patentschrift Nr. 888 180; -Zeitschrift »Technische Rundschau«, Nr. 14, 1954, S.7. 2. Contact material according to claim 1, consisting of an alloy with 30% palladium, 40% silver and 30% gold. Considered publications: German Patent No. 888 180; -Zeitschrift "Technische Rundschau", No. . 14, 1954, p.7.
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EP0145924A2 (en) * 1983-12-14 1985-06-26 Degussa Aktiengesellschaft Material for low-current contacts
DE3621779A1 (en) * 1986-06-28 1988-01-14 Degussa MATERIAL FOR ELECTRICAL LOW-CURRENT CONTACTS
EP1041591A2 (en) * 1999-03-29 2000-10-04 Nec Corporation Improved electric contact structure as well as relay and switch using the same

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DE888180C (en) * 1942-08-13 1953-08-31 Heraeus Gmbh W C Use of gold alloys for electrical devices, especially potentiometers

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DE888180C (en) * 1942-08-13 1953-08-31 Heraeus Gmbh W C Use of gold alloys for electrical devices, especially potentiometers

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0145924A2 (en) * 1983-12-14 1985-06-26 Degussa Aktiengesellschaft Material for low-current contacts
EP0145924A3 (en) * 1983-12-14 1985-08-07 Degussa Aktiengesellschaft Material for low-current contacts
US4579787A (en) * 1983-12-14 1986-04-01 Degussa Aktiengesellschaft Material for low voltage current contacts
DE3621779A1 (en) * 1986-06-28 1988-01-14 Degussa MATERIAL FOR ELECTRICAL LOW-CURRENT CONTACTS
EP1041591A2 (en) * 1999-03-29 2000-10-04 Nec Corporation Improved electric contact structure as well as relay and switch using the same
EP1041591A3 (en) * 1999-03-29 2002-07-10 Nec Corporation Improved electric contact structure as well as relay and switch using the same

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