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Copper–Tungsten (CUWODUR) Materials
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=== Copper–Tungsten (CUWODUR) Materials===Copper–tungsten (CUWODUR) materials with typically 50-85 wt% tungsten are produced by the infiltration process with the tungsten particle size selected according to the end application [[#figures4|(Figs. 5 – 8)]] <!--(Figs. 2.138 – 2.141)--> (<xr id="tab:Physical Properties of Copper Tungsten CUWODUR Contact Materials"/><!--(Table 2.39)-->). To increase the wettability of the tungsten skeleton by copper a small amount of nickel < 1 wt% is added to the starting powder mix.
W/Cu materials exhibit a very high arc erosion resistance <xr id="tab:Contact and Switching Properties of Copper–Tungsten (CUWODUR) Contact Materials"/><!--(Table 2.40)-->. Compared to silver–tungsten materials they are however less suitable to carry permanent current.