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→5.4 Thermostatic Bimetals
*'''Stamped and formed parts''' for special designs and applications
The wide variety of thermostatic bimetal types is specified mostly through DIN 1715 and/or applicable ASTM standards ''<xr id="tab:tab5.23"/> (Table 5.23)''. The different types have varying material compositions for the active and passive side of the materials. The mostly used alloys are iron-nickel and manganese-copper-nickel. Mainly used in circuit protection switches (i.e. circuit breakers) some thermo-bimetals include an intermediate layer of copper or nickel which allows to design parts with a closely controlled electrical resistance.
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'''Table 5.23: Partial Selection from the Wide Range of Available Thermo-Bimetals'''
|Three components with Ni intermediale layer
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===5.4.1 Design Formulas===
