EP0774529B1 - Silver-iron material for electrical switch contacts - Google Patents
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
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- the invention relates to silver-iron materials with others oxidic additives for electrical switch contacts.
- Contact materials for use in electrical Energy technology must have high erosion resistance, low Show welding force and low contact resistance.
- Nickel especially harmful in the form of dusts Can have an impact on the human organism.
- Iron is an alternative to nickel been proposed.
- DE-OS 38 16 895 uses a silver-iron material described for electrical contacts, the in addition to silver, 3 to 30% by weight of iron and a total of 0.05 to 5% by weight of one or more of the additives manganese, copper, Zinc, antimony, bismuth oxide, molybdenum oxide, tungsten oxide and Contains chromium nitride. These materials show a clearly better overtemperature behavior with a good service life compared to simple silver-iron materials, however still below the values of corresponding silver-nickel materials.
- contact materials are disclosed that next to Silver 5 to 50% by weight iron and up to 5% by weight one or several of the oxides titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, niobium oxide, Tantalum oxide, molybdenum oxide, tungsten oxide, manganese oxide, May contain copper oxide and zinc oxide.
- a contact material is known, in addition to Silver contains iron oxide, zirconium oxide and tungsten oxide.
- EP-PS 0 586 411 is a contact material made of silver with 1 to 50 wt.% iron and 0.01 to 5 wt.% rhenium described.
- Contact materials are known from JP-A-06 100 965 which contain silver, 0.1 to 15% by weight of iron and less than 10% by weight of Cd, Sn, Sb, Zn, In, Bi and / or Te.
- An internally oxidized alloy powder made of silver with 0.05 to 10% by weight of Cd, Sn, Sb, Zn, In, Bi and / or Te is mixed with iron powder and sintered.
- the Materials made from 0.5 to 4.5% by weight iron and 0.05 to 2% by weight of one or more of the oxidic additives
- the materials are 0.2 to 1.2% by weight magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, yttrium oxide, Lanthanum oxide, titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, hafnium oxide, Cerium oxide, niobium oxide, tantalum oxide, aluminum oxide and Contain silicon oxide.
- the iron content is between 0.5 and 2.5% by weight.
- the silver-iron materials used so far with others Additives normally contained between 10 and 20% by weight Iron. But it has been shown that with the reduction an improvement in the iron content Overheating behavior goes hand in hand. But at the same time the welding behavior and the service life with decreasing Iron content worsened. Surprisingly, it did it has now been shown that by adding the oxides mentioned in Amounts between 0.05 to 2% by weight of the service life and Welding safety increases disproportionately, without the Overtemperature value deteriorates. It is for the overtemperature behavior is advantageous if the Iron content is below 4.5%.
- the materials are resistance weldable and connections with Copper base materials show high Connection strengths. Have proven particularly successful Materials whose iron content is less than 2.5% by weight and the The amount of oxidic additives is less than 1.2% by weight.
- the materials can be manufactured economically and are in all switching characteristics with the Silver-nickel tooling comparable, especially the Overtemperature shows values that also Achieve silver-nickel materials.
- the materials are manufactured using powder metallurgy by mixing the appropriate powder, cold isostatic Pressing, sintering and extrusion into wires or Profiles.
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Description
Die Erfindung betrifft Silber-Eisen-Werkstoffe mit weiteren oxidischen Zusätzen für elektrische Schaltkontakte.The invention relates to silver-iron materials with others oxidic additives for electrical switch contacts.
Kontaktwerkstoffe für den Einsatz in der elektrischen Energietechnik müssen eine hohe Abbrandfestigkeit, geringe Verschweißkraft und niedrigen Kontaktwiderstand aufweisen. Für luftoffene Schaltgeräte der Niederspannungstechnik hat sich für Schaltströme von kleiner als 100A der Verbundwerkstoff Silber-Nickel bewährt. Er besitzt eine hohe Abbrandfestigkeit bei sehr gutem Übertemperaturverhalten.Contact materials for use in electrical Energy technology must have high erosion resistance, low Show welding force and low contact resistance. For open-air switching devices in low-voltage technology suitable for switching currents of less than 100A Proven silver-nickel composite. He has one high erosion resistance with very good Over temperature behavior.
Ein Nachteil dieses Werkstoffes liegt jedoch darin, daß Nickel insbesondere in Form von Stäuben schädliche Auswirkungen auf den menschlichen Organismus haben kann. Als Alternative zu Nickel ist verschiedentlich Eisen vorgeschlagen worden.A disadvantage of this material, however, is that Nickel especially harmful in the form of dusts Can have an impact on the human organism. Iron is an alternative to nickel been proposed.
In der DE-OS 38 16 895 wird die Verwendung eines Silber-Eisen-Werkstoffs für elektrische Kontakte beschrieben, der neben Silber 3 bis 30 Gew.% Eisen und insgesamt 0,05 bis 5 Gew.% von einem oder mehreren der Zusätze Mangan, Kupfer, Zink, Antimon, Wismutoxid, Molybdänoxid, Wolframoxid und Chromnitrid enthält. Diese Werstoffe zeigen ein deutlich besseres Übertemperaturverhalten bei guter Lebensdauer gegenüber einfachen Silber-Eisen-Werkstoffen, liegen jedoch noch unter den Werten entsprechender Silber-Nickel-Werkstoffe.DE-OS 38 16 895 uses a silver-iron material described for electrical contacts, the in addition to silver, 3 to 30% by weight of iron and a total of 0.05 to 5% by weight of one or more of the additives manganese, copper, Zinc, antimony, bismuth oxide, molybdenum oxide, tungsten oxide and Contains chromium nitride. These materials show a clearly better overtemperature behavior with a good service life compared to simple silver-iron materials, however still below the values of corresponding silver-nickel materials.
Das gilt auch für weitere bekannte Kontaktwerkstoffe auf der Basis Silber-Eisen. In der DE-OS 39 11 904 werden beispielsweise Kontaktwerkstoffe geoffenbart, die neben Silber 5 bis 50 Gew.% Eisen und bis zu 5 Gew.% eines oder mehrerer der Oxide Titanoxid, Zirkoniumoxid, Nioboxid, Tantaloxid, Molybdänoxid, Wolframoxid, Manganoxid, Kupferoxid und Zinkoxid enthalten kann. Aus der DE-OS 43 43 550 ist ein Kontaktwerkstoff bekannt, der neben Silber Eisenoxid, Zirkoniumoxid und Wolframoxid enthält. In der EP-PS 0 586 411 wird ein Kontaktwerkstoff aus Silber mit 1 bis 50 Gew.% Eisen und 0,01 bis 5 Gew.% Rhenium beschrieben. Aus der JP-A-06 100 965 sind Kontaktwerkstoffe bekannt, die Silber, 0,1 bis 15 Gew.% Eisen und weniger als 10 Gew.% von Cd, Sn, Sb, Zn, In, Bi und/oder Te enthalten. Ein intern oxidiertes Legierungspulver aus Silber mit 0,05 bis 10 Gew.% von Cd, Sn, Sb, Zn, In, Bi und/oder Te wird mit Eisenpulver gemischt und gesintert.This also applies to other known contact materials the base silver-iron. In DE-OS 39 11 904 For example, contact materials are disclosed that next to Silver 5 to 50% by weight iron and up to 5% by weight one or several of the oxides titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, niobium oxide, Tantalum oxide, molybdenum oxide, tungsten oxide, manganese oxide, May contain copper oxide and zinc oxide. From the DE-OS 43 43 550 a contact material is known, in addition to Silver contains iron oxide, zirconium oxide and tungsten oxide. In EP-PS 0 586 411 is a contact material made of silver with 1 to 50 wt.% iron and 0.01 to 5 wt.% rhenium described. Contact materials are known from JP-A-06 100 965 which contain silver, 0.1 to 15% by weight of iron and less than 10% by weight of Cd, Sn, Sb, Zn, In, Bi and / or Te. An internally oxidized alloy powder made of silver with 0.05 to 10% by weight of Cd, Sn, Sb, Zn, In, Bi and / or Te is mixed with iron powder and sintered.
Es war daher Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, Silber-Eisen-Werkstoffe mit weiteren oxidischen Zusätzen für elektrische Schaltkontakte zu finden, die in ihrer Verschweißneigung, Kontaktwiderstand und Lebensdauer den bekannten Silber-Nickel-Werkstoffen möglichst nahe kommen. Des weiteren muß der Werkstoff wirtschaftlich als Draht herstellbar sein und durch Widerstandschweißen auf Kontaktträgerstoffe aufgeschweißt werden können.It was therefore an object of the present invention Silver-iron materials with further oxidic additives for electrical switch contacts to be found in their Welding tendency, contact resistance and service life come as close as possible to known silver-nickel materials. Furthermore, the material must be economical as wire be producible and by resistance welding Contact carrier materials can be welded on.
Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß die Werkstoffe aus 0,5 bis 4,5 Gew.% Eisen und 0,05 bis 2 Gew.% von einem oder mehreren der oxidischen Zusätze Magnesiumoxid, Calziumoxid, Yttriumoxid, Lanthanoxid, Titanoxid, Zirkoniumoxid, Hafniumoxid, Ceroxid, Nioboxid, Tantaloxid, Chromoxid, Manganoxid, Eisenoxid, Zinkoxid, Aluminiumoxid, Indiumoxid, Siliziumoxid und Zinnoxid, Rest Silber, bestehen.This object is achieved in that the Materials made from 0.5 to 4.5% by weight iron and 0.05 to 2% by weight of one or more of the oxidic additives Magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, yttrium oxide, lanthanum oxide, Titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, hafnium oxide, cerium oxide, niobium oxide, Tantalum oxide, chromium oxide, manganese oxide, iron oxide, zinc oxide, Aluminum oxide, indium oxide, silicon oxide and tin oxide, the rest Silver.
Vorzugsweise setzt man 0,2 bis 1,5 Gew.% oxidische Bestandteile zu.It is preferred to use 0.2 to 1.5% by weight of oxidic Ingredients too.
Besonders bewährt hat es sich, wenn die Werkstoffe 0,2 bis 1,2 Gew.% Magnesiumoxid, Calziumoxid, Yttriumoxid, Lanthanoxid, Titanoxid, Zirkoniumoxid, Hafniumoxid, Ceroxid, Nioboxid, Tantaloxid, Aluminiumoxid und Siliziumoxid enthalten. It has proven particularly useful if the materials are 0.2 to 1.2% by weight magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, yttrium oxide, Lanthanum oxide, titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, hafnium oxide, Cerium oxide, niobium oxide, tantalum oxide, aluminum oxide and Contain silicon oxide.
Es ist weiterhin von Vorteil, wenn der Eisengehalt zwischen 0,5 und 2,5 Gew.% liegt.It is also beneficial if the iron content is between 0.5 and 2.5% by weight.
Die bisher verwendeten Silber-Eisenwerkstoffe mit weiteren Zusätzen enthielten normalerweise zwischen 10 und 20 Gew.% Eisen. Es hat sich aber gezeigt, daß mit der Reduzierung des Eisengehaltes eine Verbesserung des Übertemperaturverhalten einhergeht. Gleichzeitig wird aber das Verschweißverhalten und die Lebensdauer mit abnehmendem Eisen-Gehalt verschlechtert. Überraschenderweise hat es sich nun gezeigt, daß durch Zusatz genannter Oxide in Mengen zwischen 0,05 bis 2 Gew.% die Lebensdauer und Verschweißsicherheit überproportional steigen, ohne das der Übertemperaturwert verschlechtert wird. Dabei ist es für das Übertemperaturverhalten von Vorteil, wenn der Eisen-Gehalt unter 4,5 % liegt. Die Werkstoffe sind widerstandsschweißbar und Verbindungen mit Kupfer-Trägerwerkstoffen zeigen hohe Verbindungsfestigkeiten. Besonders bewährt haben sich Werkstoffe, deren Eisen-Gehalt unter 2,5 Gew.% und die Menge der oxidischen Zusätze unter 1,2 Gew.% liegen.The silver-iron materials used so far with others Additives normally contained between 10 and 20% by weight Iron. But it has been shown that with the reduction an improvement in the iron content Overheating behavior goes hand in hand. But at the same time the welding behavior and the service life with decreasing Iron content worsened. Surprisingly, it did it has now been shown that by adding the oxides mentioned in Amounts between 0.05 to 2% by weight of the service life and Welding safety increases disproportionately, without the Overtemperature value deteriorates. It is for the overtemperature behavior is advantageous if the Iron content is below 4.5%. The materials are resistance weldable and connections with Copper base materials show high Connection strengths. Have proven particularly successful Materials whose iron content is less than 2.5% by weight and the The amount of oxidic additives is less than 1.2% by weight.
Die Werkstoffe lassen sich wirtschaftlich herstellen und sind in allen Schalteigenschaften mit dem Silber-Nickel-Wersktoff vergleichbar, insbesondere die Übertemperatur zeigt Werte, die auch die Silber-Nickel-Werkstoffe erzielen.The materials can be manufactured economically and are in all switching characteristics with the Silver-nickel tooling comparable, especially the Overtemperature shows values that also Achieve silver-nickel materials.
Dies wurde durch elektrische Schaltversuche in
serienmäßigen Schützen nachgewiesen. Die Versuche wurden in
einem 5,5 KW-Schütz unter den Schaltbedingungen AC1 nach
DIN VDE 0660 durchgeführt. Die Übertemperaturmessung
erfolgte an den Kontaktbrücken bei einer Strombelastung von
20 A und wurde jeweils nach 200.000 Schaltungen gemessen.
Die Werkstoffe und die Ergebnisse der mit diesen
Werkstoffen durchgeführten Schaltversuche nach einer
Gesamtschaltbelastung von 600.000 Schaltspielen sind in
folgender Tabelle enthalten und zeigen die Verbesserung der
erfindungsgemäßen Werkstoffe hinsichtlich der
Kontakterwärmung gegenüber den bekannten Werkstoffen AgNi20
und AgFe8,5Zn1,5.
Die Herstellung der Werkstoffe erfolgt pulvermetallurgisch durch Mischen der entsprechenden Pulver, kaltisostatischem Pressen, Sintern und Strangpressen zu Drähten oder Profilen.The materials are manufactured using powder metallurgy by mixing the appropriate powder, cold isostatic Pressing, sintering and extrusion into wires or Profiles.
Claims (4)
- Silver-iron materials with further oxidic additions for electrical switching contacts, which consist of 0.5 to 4.5 wt % of iron and 0.05 to 2 wt % of one or more of the oxidic additions magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, yttrium oxide, lanthanum oxide, titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, hafnium oxide, cerium oxide, niobium oxide, tantalum oxide, chromium oxide, manganese oxide, iron oxide, zinc oxide, aluminium oxide, indium oxide, silicon oxide and tin oxide, remainder silver.
- Silver-iron materials according to claim 1,
characterised in that they contain 0.2 to 1.5 wt % of oxidic components. - Silver-iron materials according to claim 1,
characterised in that they contain 0.2 to 1.2 wt % of magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, yttrium oxide, lanthanum oxide, titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, cerium oxide, niobium oxide, tantalum oxide, aluminium oxide and silicon oxide. - Silver-iron materials according to claims 1 to 3,
characterised in that the iron content lies between 0.5 and 2.5 wt %.
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| DE19543222A DE19543222C1 (en) | 1995-11-20 | 1995-11-20 | Silver@-iron material contg. oxide additives |
| DE19543222 | 1995-11-20 |
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