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Electric Contact Catalog

For over one hundred years the TANAKA PRECIOUS METALS Group has played an important role as a major manufacturer of electric contacts, for customers throughout the world. It is with this experience and expertise, that we bring our electric contact catalog to the Web. The table of contents is here.

The following chart is a summary of electric contact applications and materials.
Please refer to it while you use this electric contact catalog.

Major applications and materials for electric contacts

Application
(Current Load) 		Major
Requirements for
Materials 		Major
Recommendation

Telecommunication/
Control Signal,
Relay

 Small Current

(Less than 2A)

- Stable Contact resistance

- No Adhesion

 +1st layer-Au alloy
+1st/2nd layer-Ag alloy
+1st/2nd layer-Pd alloy
Contact Type

+ Crossbar Contact

+ Wire for staking contact

Automotive Relay

 Medium Current

(2A - 20A)

- No Welding

- Lower erosion

- Ecological

+Ag-Cd Free Oxidized alloy

+AgCdO alloy

+Pd alloy
Contact Type

+ Rivet contact

+ Square wire contact

+ Wire for staking contact

Power Relay

Medium Current

(2A - 20A)

- No Welding

- Suppression of rising
temperature

- Ecological

+Ag-Cd Free Oxidized alloy

+AgCdO alloy

+Pd alloy
Contact Type

+ Rivet contact

+ Square wire contact

+ Wire for staking contact



This catalog contains:

Material Catalog

General Electric Contact Materials
ELCOMAT
ELCOMAT is a general term for a contact material of which the main components are Ag-CdO that we manufacture.
Cadmium Free Electric Contact Materials

Electric Contact Type Catalog

Crossbar Contacts
 - Crossbar Component Materials, Dimensions and Applications
- Twin Contacts and Single Contacts Staking Contacts of Square Wire - Staking Contacts of Round Wire Rivet Contacts - Rivet Shapes and Applications Electric Contact Standard Catalog
TANAKA Standard Square Wire Type Contact Catalog
TANAKA Standard Crossbar Contact Catalog (XTC)

Standard Dimensions of XTC
TX3F100 Type
TX3D100 Type
TX3F300 Type
TX3F400 Type
TX2F100 Type
TX2F200 Type
TX2D100 Type
TX2D200 Type
TX2F300 Type
TX2F400 Type

Standard Rivet Type Contact Catalog

Standard Dimensions of TANAKA-Clad-Contact (TCC)
Standard Dimensions of Double TANAKA Clad Contact (WTCC)
Standard Dimensions of TANAKA Solid Contact (TSC)
Miniature Contacts
Standard Dimensions of Button Type Contacts


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