Morton Antler

TL;DR: The major contact wear processes are adhesion, abrasion and fretting as discussed by the authors, which occurs when the metal contacts are worn through to their base substrates, and is characterized by transfer from the member with the larger surface involved in sliding to that with the smaller surface.

TL;DR: In this paper, the fretting of palladium contacts was studied at conditions similar to those which occur in separable electronic connectors, and it was found that frictional polymers which form on their surfaces in ordinary room air can cause contact resistance to increase to unacceptable levels.

TL;DR: Gold Lubricants Come of Age in Aerospace Bearing and Electronic Contact Applications as discussed by the authors and have been used extensively in aerospace bearing and electronic contact applications, such as aircraft bearing and contact applications.

TL;DR: In this article, the characteristics of gold and gold alloys that make them suitable for electrical contacts in many types of circuits are described. And current practices in the use of gold-based materials for relay, slip ring and connector applications are summarised, and possible trends in the future development of gold for contacts are considered.

TL;DR: The Electronic Components Conferences of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers constitute a forum for discussion of all aspects of modern electronic components: basic phenomena, device and materials characteristics, interconnections and manufacturing technologies.