EP0414709A1 - Sinterkontaktwerkstoff auf silberbasis zur verwendung in schaltgeräten der energietechnik, insbesondere für kontaktstücke in niederspannungsschaltern. - Google Patents
Sinterkontaktwerkstoff auf silberbasis zur verwendung in schaltgeräten der energietechnik, insbesondere für kontaktstücke in niederspannungsschaltern.Info
- Publication number
- EP0414709A1 EP0414709A1 EP89904519A EP89904519A EP0414709A1 EP 0414709 A1 EP0414709 A1 EP 0414709A1 EP 89904519 A EP89904519 A EP 89904519A EP 89904519 A EP89904519 A EP 89904519A EP 0414709 A1 EP0414709 A1 EP 0414709A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- contact material
- silver
- material according
- sintered contact
- titanium
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
Links
Classifications
-
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
- C22C—ALLOYS
- C22C32/00—Non-ferrous alloys containing at least 5% by weight but less than 50% by weight of oxides, carbides, borides, nitrides, silicides or other metal compounds, e.g. oxynitrides, sulfides, whether added as such or formed in situ
- C22C32/0047—Non-ferrous alloys containing at least 5% by weight but less than 50% by weight of oxides, carbides, borides, nitrides, silicides or other metal compounds, e.g. oxynitrides, sulfides, whether added as such or formed in situ with carbides, nitrides, borides or silicides as the main non-metallic constituents
-
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
- C22C—ALLOYS
- C22C1/00—Making non-ferrous alloys
- C22C1/04—Making non-ferrous alloys by powder metallurgy
- C22C1/0466—Alloys based on noble metals
-
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
- C22C—ALLOYS
- C22C1/00—Making non-ferrous alloys
- C22C1/04—Making non-ferrous alloys by powder metallurgy
- C22C1/05—Mixtures of metal powder with non-metallic powder
- C22C1/059—Making alloys comprising less than 5% by weight of dispersed reinforcing phases
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H1/00—Contacts
- H01H1/02—Contacts characterised by the material thereof
- H01H1/021—Composite material
- H01H1/023—Composite material having a noble metal as the basic material
Definitions
- Silver-based sintered contact material for use in switchgear in power engineering, especially for contact pieces in low-voltage switches
- the invention relates to a sintered contact material based on silver for use in switching devices in power engineering, in particular for contact pieces in low-voltage switches, which contains at least one higher-melting metal, a metal alloy and / or a metal compound as active component in addition to silver.
- switching devices in energy technology are to be understood exclusively as air switching devices.
- contact materials of the silver-metal system have proven themselves for a long time.
- the silver-nickel (AgNi) system had a significant share of these contact materials.
- the advantageous properties of silver-nickel in contact systems are known and together with the test methods for contact materials, for example in Int. J. Powder Metallurgy and Powder Technology, Vol. 12 (1976), P 219-228.
- the object of the invention is therefore to provide a contact material of the type mentioned, in which nickel as an active component by a metal, a metal alloy or a Metal connection is replaced without the contact properties are impaired.
- the contact material contains at least iron (Fe) and / or titanium (Ti) as the active component in addition to silver (Ag).
- the active components can be present in the material in mass proportions of up to 50%.
- iron or titanium it is possible for iron or titanium to be present alone in combination with silver.
- the iron and titanium are in an alloyed form.
- Iron and titanium form an intermetallic phase in which the properties optimally complement one another, particularly in the composition close to 50 atom% (46% by weight Ti).
- the contact material can additionally contain nitrides and / or carbides and / or borides of metals as further active components. Titanium in particular, but also zirconium or tantalum are suitable for this.
- the nitrides and / or carbides and / or borides of the metal can have a mass fraction of 1 to 50% based on the iron-titanium content as the main active component.
- the proportion of base components can be increased by the nitrides, carbides and / or borides, i.e. reduce the necessary amount of silver. Overall, the material can contain the base components in mass fractions up to a maximum of 50%.
- the table shows measured values for the maximum welding force in N, for the volume burn-off in mm 3 and for the contact resistance in m. specified.
- these measured values each characterize the property spectrum of the contact material, in particular the volume erosion is a significant measure of the possible number of switching operations of the contact, ie the service life of the contact piece and the contact resistance is a significant measure of the excess temperature at the contact piece.
- the measured values are compared with the measured values for AgNi10.
- a powder mixture is first produced from commercially available silver powder and iron or titanium powder or FeTi alloy powder and the powders of the other components by wet mixing.
- the maximum particle size of the powder is approximately 25 ⁇ m.
- the powder mixture becomes molded parts at a pressure of 200 MPa
- Pressed contact pieces For a secure connection technique of the contact piece to the contact piece carrier by brazing, it can be advantageous in this pressing process to press a second layer of pure silver together with the contact layer to form a two-layer contact piece.
- the molded parts are sintered at a temperature of about 850 ° C. for about an hour in a vacuum or under protective gas.
- the sintered bodies are subsequently pressed at a pressure of 1000 MPa and sintered again at 650 ° C. for about an hour in a vacuum or under a protective gas.
- the contact piece thus produced is again calibrated at a pressure of 1000 MPa.
- contact pieces can be produced by first processing the contact material into strips or wires by extrusion. Contact pieces with a directional structure can then be separated from this semi-finished product.
- iron-titanium alloy powders were used in series of tests. Optimal properties are available with a FeTi46 alloy, in which iron and titanium form the intermetallic phase FeTi. In particular, the titanium counteracts the tendency of iron to corrode, which could otherwise have a disruptive effect on the iron over a longer service life of the contact piece.
- composition of the active component was predominantly chosen in such a way that a volume fraction corresponding to the nickel int material AgNi10 is achieved.
- titanium nitrides and / or titanium carbides are added to the FeTi46 alloy. Their mass fractions are measured so that they are between 1 and 50% based on the iron-titanium content. Overall, in the examples, care is taken that the material contains a maximum of 50% base components in mass fractions.
- the welding force of the volume burnup and the contact resistance were determined in a known manner in a test switch under constant test conditions at an inrush current of 1000 A and an off current of 1000 A using a switching number of 500.
- the results are summarized in the table and are compared with the measured values of a conventional AgNi10 material.
- the table shows that the maximum welding force in all examples is not significantly above that of the known AgNi10 reference material.
- the volume burn-off, on the other hand, is consistently below that of the reference material.
- the contact resistance is of the same order of magnitude, in some cases also with higher Wexts. Overall, however, the contact property spectrum formed by the combination of the individual values shows values comparable with AgNi10.
- the specified contact materials can therefore replace the AgNi materials, so that the carcinogenic nickel can now be completely dispensed with.
- borides can also be used as additional active components.
- zirconium or tantalum boride can be expected to have good properties, it being possible in each case to combine borides with carbides and / or nitrides.
Landscapes
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Materials Engineering (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Metallurgy (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Composite Materials (AREA)
- Dispersion Chemistry (AREA)
- Contacts (AREA)
- Powder Metallurgy (AREA)
Description
Claims
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
AT89904519T ATE91727T1 (de) | 1988-04-20 | 1989-04-19 | Sinterkontaktwerkstoff auf silberbasis zur verwendung in schaltgeraeten der energietechnik, insbesondere fuer kontaktstuecke in niederspannungsschaltern. |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
DE3813311 | 1988-04-20 | ||
DE3813311 | 1988-04-20 |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
EP0414709A1 true EP0414709A1 (de) | 1991-03-06 |
EP0414709B1 EP0414709B1 (de) | 1993-07-21 |
Family
ID=6352482
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
EP89904519A Expired - Lifetime EP0414709B1 (de) | 1988-04-20 | 1989-04-19 | Sinterkontaktwerkstoff auf silberbasis zur verwendung in schaltgeräten der energietechnik, insbesondere für kontaktstücke in niederspannungsschaltern |
Country Status (6)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US5246480A (de) |
EP (1) | EP0414709B1 (de) |
DE (1) | DE58904983D1 (de) |
DK (1) | DK246590D0 (de) |
IN (1) | IN171942B (de) |
WO (1) | WO1989010417A1 (de) |
Families Citing this family (12)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
DE4117312A1 (de) * | 1991-05-27 | 1992-12-03 | Siemens Ag | Kontaktwerkstoff auf silberbasis zur verwendung in schaltgeraeten der energietechnik sowie verfahren zur herstellung von kontaktstuecken aus diesem werkstoff |
DE4117311A1 (de) * | 1991-05-27 | 1992-12-03 | Siemens Ag | Kontaktwerkstoff auf silberbasis zur verwendung in schaltgeraeten der energietechnik |
DE4205763A1 (de) * | 1992-02-25 | 1993-08-26 | Siemens Ag | Sinterkontaktwerkstoff auf silberbasis zur verwendung in schaltgeraeten der energietechnik |
US5744254A (en) * | 1995-05-24 | 1998-04-28 | Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. | Composite materials including metallic matrix composite reinforcements |
JPH09111419A (ja) * | 1995-10-16 | 1997-04-28 | Alps Electric Co Ltd | 磁気抵抗効果材料および磁気抵抗効果多層膜 |
US5679471A (en) * | 1995-10-16 | 1997-10-21 | General Motors Corporation | Silver-nickel nano-composite coating for terminals of separable electrical connectors |
DE19543208C1 (de) * | 1995-11-20 | 1997-02-20 | Degussa | Silber-Eisen-Werkstoff für elektrische Schaltkontakte (II) |
DE19543223C1 (de) * | 1995-11-20 | 1997-02-20 | Degussa | Silber-Eisen-Werkstoff für elektrische Schaltkontakte (III) |
DE19543222C1 (de) * | 1995-11-20 | 1997-02-20 | Degussa | Silber-Eisen-Werkstoff für elektrische Schaltkontakte (I) |
US5967860A (en) * | 1997-05-23 | 1999-10-19 | General Motors Corporation | Electroplated Ag-Ni-C electrical contacts |
DE19903619C1 (de) * | 1999-01-29 | 2000-06-08 | Louis Renner Gmbh | Pulvermetallurgisch hergestellter Verbundwerkstoff und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung sowie dessen Verwendung |
DE10019121A1 (de) * | 2000-04-18 | 2001-10-25 | Moeller Gmbh | Elektrischer Schaltkontakt und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung |
Family Cites Families (12)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US1984203A (en) * | 1931-12-12 | 1934-12-11 | Mallory & Co Inc P R | Hard metallic composition and contacts thereof |
US3225169A (en) * | 1964-02-24 | 1965-12-21 | Stackpole Carbon Co | Silver-refractory metal electrical contact having refractory metal carbide in the marginal layer of its active contact face |
US3950165A (en) * | 1967-08-09 | 1976-04-13 | Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Method of liquid-phase sintering ferrous material with iron-titanium alloys |
US3482950A (en) * | 1968-03-28 | 1969-12-09 | Stackpole Carbon Co | High density electrical contacts |
US3992199A (en) * | 1973-12-03 | 1976-11-16 | P. R. Mallory & Co., Inc. | Method of making electrical contact materials |
US4137076A (en) * | 1977-02-24 | 1979-01-30 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Electrical contact material of TiC, WC and silver |
JPS589952A (ja) * | 1981-07-10 | 1983-01-20 | Sumitomo Electric Ind Ltd | 電気接点材料 |
JPS5848323A (ja) * | 1981-09-16 | 1983-03-22 | 三菱電機株式会社 | 真空開閉器用接点 |
US4673550A (en) * | 1984-10-23 | 1987-06-16 | Serge Dallaire | TiB2 -based materials and process of producing the same |
JPS6277439A (ja) * | 1985-09-30 | 1987-04-09 | Toshiba Corp | 真空バルブ用接点材料 |
YU46258B (sh) * | 1987-06-06 | 1993-05-28 | Degussa Ag. | Primena srebrno gvozdenog materijala za električne kontakte |
US4743718A (en) * | 1987-07-13 | 1988-05-10 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Electrical contacts for vacuum interrupter devices |
-
1989
- 1989-04-19 US US07/582,871 patent/US5246480A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-04-19 DE DE8989904519T patent/DE58904983D1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1989-04-19 WO PCT/DE1989/000239 patent/WO1989010417A1/de active IP Right Grant
- 1989-04-19 EP EP89904519A patent/EP0414709B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-05-10 IN IN360/CAL/89A patent/IN171942B/en unknown
-
1990
- 1990-10-12 DK DK246590A patent/DK246590D0/da not_active Application Discontinuation
Non-Patent Citations (1)
Title |
---|
See references of WO8910417A1 * |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
US5246480A (en) | 1993-09-21 |
DK246590A (da) | 1990-10-12 |
EP0414709B1 (de) | 1993-07-21 |
WO1989010417A1 (en) | 1989-11-02 |
DE58904983D1 (de) | 1993-08-26 |
DK246590D0 (da) | 1990-10-12 |
IN171942B (de) | 1993-02-13 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
EP0414709A1 (de) | Sinterkontaktwerkstoff auf silberbasis zur verwendung in schaltgeräten der energietechnik, insbesondere für kontaktstücke in niederspannungsschaltern. | |
EP0118708B1 (de) | Sinterkontaktwerkstoff für Niederspannungsschaltgeräte | |
EP0586410B1 (de) | Kontaktwerkstoff auf silberbasis zur verwendung in schaltgeräten der energietechnik sowie verfahren zur herstellung von kontaktstücken aus diesem werkstoff | |
EP0586411B1 (de) | Kontaktwerkstoff auf silberbasis zur verwendung in schaltgeräten der energietechnik sowie verfahren zur herstellung von kontaktstücken aus diesem werkstoff | |
EP0170812A2 (de) | Verfahren zur Herstellung von Sinterkontaktwerkstoffen | |
EP0181149B1 (de) | Kontaktmaterial für Vakuumschalter | |
DE3027732A1 (de) | Kontakt fuer einen vakuumleistungsschalter | |
DE69825227T2 (de) | Vakuumschalter | |
EP0795367B1 (de) | Gesinterter Silber-Eisen-Werkstoff für elektrische Kontakte und Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung | |
DE19503182C1 (de) | Sinterwerkstoff auf der Basis Silber-Zinnoxid für elektrische Kontakte und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung | |
DE2920014C2 (de) | ||
EP0774529A1 (de) | Silber-Eisen-Werkstoff für elektrische Schaltkontakte (I) | |
DE69614489T2 (de) | Kontaktmaterial für Vakuumschalter und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung | |
WO1995017758A1 (de) | Kontaktwerkstoff auf silberbasis zur verwendung in schaltgeräten der energietechnik | |
DE3428276C2 (de) | ||
EP0164664A2 (de) | Sinterkontaktwerkstoff für Niederspannungsschaltgeräte der Energietechnik | |
EP1043409B1 (de) | Pulvermetallurgisch hergestellter Verbundwerkstoff und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung | |
EP0448757A1 (de) | Silber-Kontaktwerkstoff | |
WO1989010419A1 (en) | Sintered contact material based on silver for use in electrical switchgear, in particular for contact pieces in low-voltageswitches | |
WO1993017441A1 (de) | Sinterkontaktwerkstoff auf silberbasis zur verwendung in schaltgeräten der energietechnik | |
DE3116442A1 (de) | "sinterkontaktwerkstoff" | |
EP0172442A2 (de) | Schaltkammer für ein elektrisches Schaltgerät, insbesondere zur Verwendung in der Niederspannungs- Energietechnik | |
DE1764233C2 (de) | Elektrischer Schwachstromkontakt | |
JPS58161739A (ja) | 電気接点材料 | |
DE1764233B1 (de) | Elektrischer schwachstromkontakt |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
PUAI | Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012 |
|
17P | Request for examination filed |
Effective date: 19900731 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT CH DE FR GB IT LI SE |
|
17Q | First examination report despatched |
Effective date: 19921116 |
|
GRAA | (expected) grant |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: B1 Designated state(s): AT CH DE FR GB IT LI SE |
|
REF | Corresponds to: |
Ref document number: 91727 Country of ref document: AT Date of ref document: 19930815 Kind code of ref document: T |
|
REF | Corresponds to: |
Ref document number: 58904983 Country of ref document: DE Date of ref document: 19930826 |
|
ITF | It: translation for a ep patent filed |
Owner name: STUDIO JAUMANN |
|
GBT | Gb: translation of ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(a)/1977) |
Effective date: 19930927 |
|
ET | Fr: translation filed | ||
PLBE | No opposition filed within time limit |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261 |
|
STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT |
|
26N | No opposition filed | ||
EAL | Se: european patent in force in sweden |
Ref document number: 89904519.9 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: GB Payment date: 19960322 Year of fee payment: 8 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: AT Payment date: 19960327 Year of fee payment: 8 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: SE Payment date: 19960410 Year of fee payment: 8 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: CH Payment date: 19960724 Year of fee payment: 8 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: GB Effective date: 19970419 Ref country code: AT Effective date: 19970419 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: SE Effective date: 19970420 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: CH Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 19970430 Ref country code: LI Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 19970430 |
|
GBPC | Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 19970419 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: CH Ref legal event code: PL |
|
EUG | Se: european patent has lapsed |
Ref document number: 89904519.9 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: IT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES;WARNING: LAPSES OF ITALIAN PATENTS WITH EFFECTIVE DATE BEFORE 2007 MAY HAVE OCCURRED AT ANY TIME BEFORE 2007. THE CORRECT EFFECTIVE DATE MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE RECORDED. Effective date: 20050419 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: DE Payment date: 20060619 Year of fee payment: 18 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: DE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20071101 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: FR Payment date: 20070420 Year of fee payment: 19 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: FR Ref legal event code: ST Effective date: 20081231 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: FR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20080430 |