Electrical Contact Materials and Precious Metal Alloys

Discover Checon's extensive selection of high-performance electrical contact materials and precious metal alloys for light-switching, mid-power, and high-temperature applications. Our comprehensive offering features silver-based precious metal alloys and non-silver materials for electrical contacts, such as fine silver and silver nickel for light-switching applications, metal oxides for mid-power switching, and tungsten-based refractory materials for high-temperature performance. Each is custom-manufactured to meet specific performance, quality, and packaging standards, ensuring our customers receive what they need to complete their projects successfully.

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what we offer

Precious Metal Alloys,  Brazing Alloys & Other Electrical Contact Materials

Checon provides an extensive selection of high-performance electrical contact materials and precious metal alloys for various power control and switch applications. Available in multiple forms, including wire, strip, discrete tip, and tape, our materials deliver exceptional conductivity, minimal contact resistance, and superior arc suppression for extended contact life.

WHAT WE OFFER

Material Specifications and Properties

Powder
Metallurgy

  • Silver Nickel Properties
    (Checon GNI & SNI)
  • Silver Tin Oxide Properties
    (Checon GTI)
  • Silver Cadmium Oxide Properties
    (Checon SKO)
Spec Sheet

Silver Cast
Alloys
‍

  • Fine Silver
    (Ag)
  • Fine Grain Silver
    (FG-Ag)
  • SC5 - Grain Ag
  • Sterling Ag
  • Coin Ag
  • Silver Copper Nickel
    (AgCuNi)



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Spec Sheet

Refractory
Metals

  • Silver Tungsten
    (AgW)
  • Silver Graphite
    (AgC)
  • Copper Tungsten
    (CuW)
  • Silver Tungsten Carbide Graphite
    (AgWC/C)
  • Silver Tungsten Carbide Graphite
    (AgWC/C)
Spec Sheet

Braze Alloys &
Specialty
Products
‍

Silver and Copper Based Strip, Wire & Rod Brazing Alloys

Triply Alloys

Brazing Grains

Brazing Paste
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Specialty Products
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Checon Refractory Contact Materials

As a leading US manufacturer, Checon focuses on refractory electrical contact materials to meet the needs of the most demanding applications, including industrial circuit protection, automatic transfer switching, and grid power distribution. These applications require the strength and heat resistance found only in refractory contact materials like silver tungsten, silver tungsten carbide, and silver graphite. Checon offers these materials in discrete tip forms and advanced subassemblies, utilizing our proprietary attachment processes, such as the RapidOne furnace, inductance, and resistance brazing, ensuring reliable performance and durability.

Industrial Circuit Protection

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Automatic Transfer Switch

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Power Distribution, Substation and Energy Grid

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