5 Benefits of Using Silver Electrical Contacts
by Hoyt Corporation Hoyt CorporationIf
you're in manufacturing, you know the important role that electrical contacts
play in your business. Throughout a wide range of industries - from mining
to locomotive, mass transit to mining - manufacturers and construction
companies rely on electrical contacts for their businesses to operate as
efficiently as possible. Here are a few reasons manufacturers have come to
prefer silver electrical contacts.
1.
Conducting Heat and Electricity
If
you're only familiar with silver as a beautiful piece of jewelry, you might be
surprised to learn that silver is better at conducting heat and electricity
than any other metal. Often combined with nitric acid to create silver nitrate,
and then transformed into a paste, silver is used to coat electrical contacts
to create switches. In fact, despite its popularity in the fashion industry,
the electronics industry is where silver is used the most.
2.
Strong and Malleable
Silver
can be bent and shaped into practically any position without ever losing its
conductivity. This malleability and reliability make it perfectly suited for
heavy industries like transportation where you need a material that can
withstand tremendous pressure and repetitive strain.
3. Resistant to
Rust and Corrosion
There
are cheaper metals than silver for resisting rust and corrosion, but none is as
resistant as silver. Silver electrical contacts can be counted on to last for
years without suffering any detrimental environmental effects, operating as
well at the end of their service as they were at the beginning.
4. Less
Expensive Than Gold
Gold,
of course, has its own properties that make it an effective contact.
However, gold is far more expensive than silver. Unless you have a job that
requires the particular characteristics that only gold can provide, there's no
reason to spend any more than you have to when silver can fulfill exactly the
same function at a fraction of the cost of gold.
5.
Silver is Durable
Whatever type
of heavy industry you're in, you're going to need electrical contacts that
last. Silver is incredibly tough and long lasting. Any visit to a
museum can show you silver's ability to retain its shape and strength
over centuries. Those same attributes provide tremendous value when
applied to electrical contacts, so you know they can function optimally after
years of performance.
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