=== Silver–Molybdenum (SILMODUR) Materials===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)-->).

<caption>'''<!--Table 2.37:-->Contact and Switching Properties of Contact Materials Based on Silver – Tungsten (SIWODUR), Silver–Tungsten Carbide (SIWODUR C) and Silver Molybdenum (SILMODUR)'''</caption>

<tr><th><p class="s12">Material/ DODUCO- Designation</p></th><th><p class="s12">Properties</p></th></tr><tr><td><p class="s12">Silver-Tungsten</p><p class="s12">SIWODUR</p><p class="s12">Silver-tungsten carbide SIWODUR C</p></td><td><p class="s12">Tendency to weld at high make currents in symmetrical pairing,</p><p class="s12">Higher contact resistance and higher temperature rise over increased number of operations through tungsten oxide and tungstate formation, especially for Ag/W,</p><p class="s12">High welding tendency of closed contacts during short circuit,</p><p class="s12">Very high arc erosion resistance, poor arc moving properties, High hardness and low formability,</p><p class="s12">Easy to braze and weld through Ag enriched backing layer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p class="s12">Silver-Tungsten Carbide plus Grafit SIWODUR C Plus</p></td><td><p class="s12">Low contact resistance and low temperature rise through graphite addition,</p><p class="s12">Lower tendency to contact welding, Lower arc erosion resistance than Ag/W</p></td></tr><tr><td><p class="s12">Silver-Molybdenum</p><p class="s12">SILMODUR</p></td><td><p class="s12">Better contact resistance stability due to less stable surface layers,</p><p class="s12">Lower arc erosion resistance than Ag/W</p></td></tr></table>

<caption>'''<!--Table 2.38:-->Contact and Switching Properties of Contact Materials Based on Silver – Tungsten (SIWODUR), Silver–Tungsten Carbide (SIWODUR C) and Silver Molybdenum (SILMODUR)'''</caption>

|Ag/W<br />SIWODUR

|Ag/W<br />SIWODUR<br />Ag/WC<br />SIWODUR C<br />Ag/WC/C<br />SIWODUR C/C

|Ag/Mo<br />SILMODUR