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Recommendation for using a Tungsten-Copper alloy (Elmet) for switch contacts.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 168a\2\  img350
Date  2nd July 1937 guessed
  
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We consider the performance of the switch to be very satisfactory, but would recommend that the contacts be tipped with a Tungsten-Copper alloy such as Elmet " " which is manufactured by the Compound Electro Metals Ltd. London. This alloy has the advantage of a permanent low contact resistance, a high welding point and a surface which does not oxidize.

RM {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /KC.
  
  
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).


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