Standard Terminology Relating to Electrical Contacts and Their Use

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Hardcopy , PDF

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English

Published date

20-05-2024

Publisher

American Society for Testing and Materials

1.1The terms included in this list are those that are peculiar to electric contacts or general terms that have a specific meaning when related to electric contacts. The definitions were prepared assuming that the reader has a general knowledge in a physical science but is unfamiliar with the terminology of the literature of electric contacts.

1.2This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

Committee	B 02
DocumentType	Reference Material
Pages	5
PublisherName	American Society for Testing and Materials
Status	Current
Supersedes	ASTM B 542 : 2013 : R2019

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ASTM B 488 : 2018	Standard Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of Gold for Engineering Uses
ASTM B 1004 : 2016 : R2022	Standard Practice for Contact Performance Classification of Electrical Connection Systems
ASTM B 877 : 1996 : R2018	Standard Test Method for Gross Defects and Mechanical Damage in Metallic Coatings by the Phosphomolybdic Acid (PMA) Method
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ASTM B 827 : 2005 : R2020	Standard Practice for Conducting Mixed Flowing Gas (MFG) Environmental Tests
ASTM B 667 : 1997 : R2019	Standard Practice for Construction and Use of a Probe for Measuring Electrical Contact Resistance
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