• DocumentCode
    3070507
  • Title

    Current status and developing trends of Cu-Cr contact materials for VCB

  • Author

    Baihe Miao ; Yan Zhang ; Guoxun Liu

  • Author_Institution
    University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    Sept. 27 2004-Oct. 1 2004
  • Firstpage
    311
  • Lastpage
    314
  • Abstract
    This paper briefly reviews the Cu-Cr materials which are widely adopted for contacts in medium-voltage, high current vacuum circuit breakers (VCB). It is shown that microstructure is a strategic link between the processing and properties of the contact materials, and why the quality and performance of Cn-Cr alloy contact materials are superior to that of CuCr p/m contact materials.
  • Keywords
    Casting; Chromium alloys; Conducting materials; Contacts; Copper alloys; Inorganic materials; Materials science and technology; Medium voltage; Microstructure; Powders;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, 2004. Proceedings. ISDEIV. XXIst International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Yalta, Crimea
  • ISSN
    1093-2941
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8461-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/DEIV.2004.1422608
  • Filename
    1422608