UniMetal (Thomaston, CT) has announced the production scaling of C100 Silver Graphite Dispersion, a unique electrolyte plating that’s proved particularly beneficial for high power components.
C100 provides superior resistance to fretting corrosion, oxidation, vibration and high temperatures. It is highly conductive, and retains silver’s conductive properties while providing significant anti-tarnish protection.
Friction trace tests on C-100 indicate low abrasion and zero wear-through. C100 achieves its exceptional abrasion performance through embedded graphite particles. The graphite component in the silver matrix acts as a solid lubricant: with each friction event, the surface is recreated, and the abraded tips of the graphite lamellae are distributed over the friction surface. The abrasion that plagues pure silver plating is prevented, contact resistance is minimized, and continuously high charging performance is ensured.
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