Open AccessEquilibrum Composition of Thermal Plasma with Copper and Chromium Vapours Admixtures
Author(s) -
Milada Bartlová,
Oldřich Coufal,
A. Veklich,
Jan Pokorný
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
plasma physics and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2336-2634
pISSN - 2336-2626
DOI - 10.14311/ppt.2019.3.251
Subject(s) - materials science , plasma , electric arc , copper , vapours , getter , chromium , metallurgy , plasma arc welding , arc (geometry) , thermal , welding , argon , mechanical engineering , chemistry , optoelectronics , electrode , thermodynamics , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , neuroscience , engineering , biology
Thermal plasma of electric arc is widely used in various technological applications: welding, cutting, lamps, spraying, protection of electrical installations, etc. Process efficiency is defined by different parameters that determine arc operation and influence the energy transfer within the medium. All energy exchanges depend on the medium, which is modified by the presence of the arc and more particularly by the appearance of new species from contact erosion. Sintered Cu-Cr composites are widely used as electrical contacts for vacuum circuit breakers. These materials take advantage of the high thermal and electrical conductivity of Cu and of the refractory and oxygen getter properties of reinforcing Cr particles. The aim of this paper is to give results of the calculation of the equilibrium composition of argon and air plasma with various admixtures of Cu and Cr.