Main contact materials for electrical devices
The following table helps you depending the case of use to choose the right silver alloy for your electrical application.
| Current (AC and DC) | 1 | 10 | 100 | 1'000 | 10'000 | 100'000 A | ||||||||||
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| Switches for domestic applications | Ag (Doped) - Ag - AgCu - AgNi (0.15) |
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AgNi (10) |
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| Light switches | Ag - AgCu - AgNi (0.15) |
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| Circuit breakers (domestic) | ||||||||||||||||
| Auxiliary switches | Ag - AgCu - AgNi (0.15) |
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| Contactors - Relays | Ag - AgCu - AgNi (0.15) |
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