Current State and Prospects of High-Speed Electron-Beam Evaporation and Subsequent Vacuum Condensation of Metals and Nonmetals to Produce Electric Contacts and Electrodes

Abstract

The paper describes the structural features and properties of condensed composites based on copper and refractory metals (W, Mo, Cr). It is established that these condensed materials have a lamellar structure with a hierarchy of macro- micro- and submicron levels. In the condensed materials based on copper and chromium, oversaturated chromium solid solutions form and decompose. Examples of applying the Си-Mo, Cu-W, Cu-Cr, and Сr-Аl₂O₃ composites condensed from the vapor phase to produce electric contacts and electrodes are shown.