Ag/Mo materials with typically 50-70 wt% molybdenum are usually produced by the powder metallurgical infiltration process (<xr id="fig:Micro structure of Ag Mo 35 65"/><!--(Fig. 2.137)--> and <xr id="tab:Physical Properties of-Contact Materials Based"/><!--(Table 2.36)-->). Their contact properties are similar to those of Ag/W materials (<xr id="tab:Contact and Switching Properties of Contact Materials Based on Silver – Tungsten (SIWODUR), Silver–Tungsten Carbide (SIWODUR C) and Silver Molybdenum (SILMODUR)"/><!--(Table 2.37)-->). Since the molybdenum oxide is thermally less stable than tungsten oxide, the self-cleaning effect of Ag/Mo contact surface during arcing is more pronounced and the contact resistance remains lower than that of Ag/W. The arc erosion resistance of Ag/Mo however is lower than the one for Ag/W materials. The main applications for Ag/Mo contacts are in equipment protecting switching devices (<xr id="tab:Contact and Switching Properties of Contact Materials Based on Silver – Tungsten (SIWODUR), Silver–Tungsten Carbide (SIWODUR C) and Silver Molybdenum (SILMODUR)"/><!--(Table 2.38)-->).

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