Abstract
This paper presents technological trials aimed at producing Ag-W, Ag-WC, Ag-W-C and Ag-WC-C composite contact
materials and characterizing their properties. These materials were obtained using two methods, i.e. press-sinter-repress (PSR) at
the refractory phase content of less than 30% by weight as well as press-sinter-infiltration (PSI) at the refractory phase content of
≥50% by weight). The results of research into both the physical and electrical properties of the outcome composites were shown.
They include the analysis of the influence of the refractory phase content (W or WC) on arc erosion and contact resistance changes
for the following current range: 6 kAmax in the case of composites with a low refractory phase content, 10 kAmax in the case of
composites with the refractory phase content of ≥50% by weight.
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