GB871660A - Electric switch contacts comprising a palladium-rhenium alloy - Google Patents

Electric switch contacts comprising a palladium-rhenium alloy

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Publication number
GB871660A
GB871660A GB2433859A GB2433859A GB871660A GB 871660 A GB871660 A GB 871660A GB 2433859 A GB2433859 A GB 2433859A GB 2433859 A GB2433859 A GB 2433859A GB 871660 A GB871660 A GB 871660A
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Prior art keywords
palladium
switch contacts
electric switch
rhenium alloy
rhenium
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GB2433859A
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Evonik Operations GmbH
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Degussa GmbH
Deutsche Gold und Silber Scheideanstalt
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    • 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
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22C—ALLOYS
    • C22C5/00—Alloys based on noble metals
    • C22C5/04—Alloys based on a platinum group metal

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Composite Materials (AREA)
  • Contacts (AREA)

Abstract

Switch contacts comprise an alloy consisting of 1 to 20% of rhenium, the remainder being palladium. In a modification up to 50% of the proportion of rhenium is replaced by tungsten.
GB2433859A 1958-07-15 1959-07-15 Electric switch contacts comprising a palladium-rhenium alloy Expired GB871660A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DED28519A DE1086441B (en) 1958-07-15 1958-07-15 Use of palladium-rhenium alloys as a material for electrical contacts

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GB871660A true GB871660A (en) 1961-06-28

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DE (1) DE1086441B (en)
FR (1) FR1230207A (en)
GB (1) GB871660A (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1608216B1 (en) * 1968-03-08 1971-04-15 Trw Inc USE OF A PRECIOUS METAL ALLOY AS A MATERIAL FOR CURRENT OBJECTS, IN PARTICULAR ELECTRICAL RESISTORS
DE4117312A1 (en) * 1991-05-27 1992-12-03 Siemens Ag SILVER-BASED CONTACT MATERIAL FOR USE IN SWITCHGEAR DEVICES OF ENERGY TECHNOLOGY AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CONTACT PIECES FROM THIS MATERIAL

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FR1230207A (en) 1960-09-14
DE1086441B (en) 1960-08-04

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