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Quality criteria for the actual tin coatings are usually agreed upon separately.
===7.5 Contact Lubricants===
By using suitable lubricants the mechanical wear and frictional oxidation of
sliding and connector contacts can be substantially reduced. In the electrical
Among the various contact lubricants offered on the market contact lubrication
oils have shown performance advantages. They are mostly synthetic,chemically inert, and silicone-free oils such as for example the DODUCONTAcontact lubricants which differ in their chemical composition and viscosity. For sliding contact systems with contact forces < 50 cN and higher slidingspeeds oils with a lower viscosity (<50 mPa·s) are preferential. For applicationswith higher contact forces and operating at higher temperatures contact oilswith a higher viscosity are advantageous. Contact oils are mainly suited forapplications at low current loads. At higher loads and in situations wherecontact separation occurs during the sliding operation thermal decompositionmay be initiated which causes the lubricating properties to be lost. Most compatible with plastics are the contact oil varieties B5, B12K, and B25,which also over longer operating times do not lead to tension stress corrosion. For the optimum lubrication only a very thin layer of contact oil is required.Therefore it is for example recommended to dilute the oil in iso-propylenealcoholduring the application to contact parts. After evaporation of the alcohola thin and uniform layer of lubricant is retained on the contact surfaces. *'''Properties of the Synthetic DODUCONTA Contact Lubricants''' <table border="1" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tr><td><p class="s8">Lubricant</p></td><td><p class="s8">DODUCONTA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p class="s8">Lubricant</p></td><td><p class="s8">B5</p></td><td><p class="s8">B9</p></td><td><p class="s8">B10</p></td><td><p class="s8">B12K</p></td><td><p class="s8">B25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p class="s8">Contact force</p></td><td><p class="s8">>1N</p></td><td><p class="s8">0.1 - 2N</p></td><td><p class="s8">< 0.2N</p></td><td><p class="s8">0.2 - 5N</p></td><td><p class="s8"><1N</p></td></tr><tr><td><p class="s8">Density (20°C)</p><p class="s8">[g/cm³]</p></td><td><p class="s8">1.9</p></td><td><p class="s8">1.0</p></td><td><p class="s8">0.92</p></td><td><p class="s8">1.0</p></td><td><p class="s8">1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p class="s8">Specificel. Resis-</p><p class="s8">tance [<span class="s9">S · </span>cm]</p></td><td/><td><p class="s8">2 x 10<span class="s18">10</span></p></td><td><p class="s8">10<span class="s18">10</span></p></td><td><p class="s8">6 x 10<span class="s18">9</span></p></td><td><p class="s8">5 x 10<span class="s18">8</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p class="s8">Viscosity (20°C)</p><p class="s8">[mPa·s]</p></td><td><p class="s8">325</p></td><td><p class="s8">47</p></td><td><p class="s8">21</p></td><td><p class="s8">235</p></td><td><p class="s8">405</p></td></tr><tr><td><p class="s8">Congeal temp.[°C]</p></td><td/><td><p class="s8">-55</p></td><td><p class="s8">-60</p></td><td><p class="s8">-40</p></td><td><p class="s8">-35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p class="s8">Flash point[°C]</p></td><td/><td><p class="s8">247</p></td><td><p class="s8">220</p></td><td><p class="s8">238</p></td><td><p class="s8">230</p></td></tr><tr><td/><td><p class="s8">220</p></td><td/><td/></tr></table> *'''Applications of the Synthetic DODUCONTA Contact Lubricants''' <table border="1" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tr><td><p class="s8">Lubricant</p></td><td><p class="s8">Applications</p></td></tr><tr><td><p class="s8">DODUCONTA B5</p></td><td><p class="s8">Current collectors, connectors, slider switches</p></td></tr><tr><td><p class="s8">DODUCONTA B9</p></td><td><p class="s8">Wire potentiometers, slip rings, slider switches, measuring range selectors, miniature connectors</p></td></tr><tr><td><p class="s8">DODUCONTA B10</p></td><td><p class="s8">Precision wire potentiometers, miniature slip rings</p></td></tr><tr><td><p class="s8">DODUCONTA B12K</p></td><td><p class="s8">Wire potentiometers, slider switches, miniature slip rings, connectors</p></td></tr><tr><td><p class="s8">DODUCONTA B25</p></td><td><p class="s8">Current collectors, measuring range selectors, connectors</p></td></tr></table> ===7.6 Passivation of Silver Surfaces===