采用等离子喷涂技术在纯Cu表面制备了Ag/(Sn0.8La0.2)O2涂层,利用XRD和SEM对涂层的相结构和微观匀织进行了分析,用拉伸法测定了涂层与基体的结合强度,通过电弧侵蚀实验测试了涂层的耐电压强度以及耐电弧侵蚀性能.结果岽明,所得涂层结构均匀致密,与基体结合强度为18.8MPa,涂层内纳米级(Sn0.8La0.2)O2颗粒均匀分布在Ag基体中;涂层自耐电压强度以及电弧烧蚀速率与块体合金接近,分别为3.76×10^7V/m和37.7μg/C;电弧侵蚀实验后,涂层表面阴极斑点乡散,烧蚀轻微,其电弧侵蚀机制有从液态喷溅向蒸发侵蚀转变的趋势.
As a pollution-free contact material, Ag/SnO2 has shown a promising prospect to replace noxious Ag/CdO because of its remarkable resistance to arc-erosion and welding. Especially La-doped Ag/SnO2 contact alloy shows excellent electrical properties during arcing test. In this paper, Ag/(Sn0.8La0.2)O2 coating on the Cu substratc was prepared by atmospheric plasma spraying. The phase structure and microstructure of Ag/(Sn0.8La0.2)O2 coating were characterized using XRD and SEM, respectively. The tests of tensile and arc erosion were employed to evaluate bonding strength and electrical properties of coating. The results show that the prepared coating has the uniform dense microstructure. The nanosized (Sn0.8La0.2)O2 particles are uniformly dispersed within the Ag matrix of coating. The bonding strength is 18.8 MPa. The breakdown strength and arc erosion rate of coating are 3.76×10^7 V/m and 37.7 μg/C, and the value are close to the bulk material. After arcing test, the surface of coating presents the dispersion of cathode spots and a little erosion, and the arc erosion mechanism of Ag/(Sn0.8La0.2)O2 coating has a change tendency from liquid splash to evaporation erosion.