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US 2019/0172658 A1Published application
Silver metal oxide alloy and method of making
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsBrian Keith OLMSTED, Jeffrey HALL, Darryl BALLARD
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Abstract
Various embodiments disclosed relate to an alloy. The alloy includes elemental silver. The alloy further includes a metal oxide phase in the elemental silver. The metal oxide phase includes a wetting agent layer that coats the metal oxide phase.
Claims20
An alloy comprising:
- elemental silver;
- and
- a metal oxide phase in the elemental silver, wherein the metal oxide phase comprises a wetting agent layer, wherein the wetting agent layer defines an interface between the metal oxide phase and the elemental silver that is adjacent thereto.
A switch comprising:
- a first stationary contact carrier;
- a first contact pad attached to the first stationary contact carrier and comprising a first alloy;
- a movable contact carrier;
- and
- a second contact pad attached the movable contact carrier, wherein the second contact pad is configured to selectively engage the first contact pad and is formed from an alloy comprising:
- elemental silver;
- and
- a metal oxide phase in the elemental silver, wherein the metal oxide phase comprises a wetting agent layer and the wetting agent layer defines an interface between the metal oxide phase and the elemental silver that is adjacent thereto.
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A method of forming an alloy, the method comprising:
- coating a metal oxide phase with a wetting agent to form a coated metal oxide phase comprising a wetting agent layer;
- and
- compacting the coated metal oxide phase with elemental silver,
- wherein the wetting agent layer defines an interface between the metal oxide phase and the elemental silver that is adjacent thereto.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.