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Revision as of 10:47, 2 April 2014
6.4.6 General Rules for Dimensioning of Contacts
- Recommended Minimum Contact Forces at Slightly Sliding Contact Make:
Gold | 0.03 N |
Silver | 0.1 N |
Tungsten | 0.5 N |
- Contact Force Recommendations:
Signal relays | ≥ 3 cN |
AC power relays | ≥ 20 cN |
Automotive relays | ≥ 20 cN |
Motor switches (Contactors) (Silver – Metal oxide contacts) |
0.05 - 0.08 N/A |
Power switches | 0.1 - 0.2 N/A |
Connectors (Gold coating) |
≥ 30 cN/contact element |
Connectors (Silver coating) |
≥ 50 cN/contact element |
Connectors (Tin coating) |
≥ 1 N/contact element |
- General Rules for Dimensioning of Contact Rivets
Dimensioning | Solid Rivets (1) | Composite Rivets (2) |
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a : d | 1.5 : 1 bis 2.5 : 1 | 2 : 1 bis 2.5 : 1 |
a : b | 2.5 : 1 bis 10 : 1 | 3 : 1 bis 5 : 1 |
c : b | ≥ 1 : 1 | ≥ 1 : 1 |
b : s | ≥ 2 : 1 | |
smin | ≈ 0.3 mm |
- Head diameter for electrical loads
For AC currents: approx. 1 – 1.5 A/mm² For 1 A min. 2 mm head diameter 10 A approx. 3 – 3.5 mm head diameter 20 A approx. 5 mm head diameter For DC currents: approx. 0.5 – 0.8 A/mm²
- Head radius R for electrical loads
for I < 1 A R 1,5 mm I = 6 A R 5 mm I = 10 A R 10 mm I = 20 A R 15 mm
- Failure Probability of Single and Double (Bifurcated) Contacts (according to Thielecke)
Fig. 6.18: Failure probability of a contact as a function of the voltage (according to Kirchdorfer); Ag/Ni10; 10 mA
Fig. 6.19: Failure probability of a contact as a function of the current (according to Kirchdorfer); Ag/Ni10; F = 0.45 N; U = 24 V