Tribological characteristics of low-voltage sliding electrical contacts of gold alloys

Abstract

The operability of low-voltage sliding electrical contacts made of ZlM-80 and ZlKh-05 alloys has been investigated. The temperature-time parameters of thermal treatment, which ensures the improvement of the physicomechanical properties of alloys and the rise in the operability indices of low-voltage sliding contacts (LVSC), have been investigated. Applying the friction pair of ZlM-80 and ZlKh-05 alloys ensured operation under the conditions of the implementation of the elastic unconcentrated contact in the friction zone and the decrease in the wear rate of low-voltage sliding contacts