Electrical Contacts, 2nd Edition

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Contact Design and Attachment

Gerald J. Witter and Guenther Horn

I wish I did not have to write the instruction manual on the uses of a new metal.

The Instruction Manual, John Ashbery

CONTENTS

17.1    Introduction

17.1.1    Arc-Induced Contact Stresses and Interface Bond Quality

17.2    Staked Contact Assembly Designs

17.2.1    Contact Rivets

17.2.1.1    Solid Rivets

17.2.1.2    Machine-Made Composite Rivets

17.2.1.3    Brazed Composite Rivets

17.2.1.4    Rivet Staking

17.3    Welded Contact Assembly Designs

17.3.1    Resistance Welding

17.3.1.1    Button Welding

17.3.1.2    Wire-Welding

17.3.1.3    Contact Tape Welding

17.3.2    Special Welding Methods

17.3.2.1    Percussion Welding

17.3.2.2    Ultrasonic Welding of Contacts

17.3.2.3    Friction ...