http://www.imechanica.org/taxonomy/term/503 Comments for "contact resistance" en http://www.imechanica.org/node/671#comment-6722 <p>Allow me to&nbsp;apologize in advance for asking such a basic question -- I am a senior in high school attempting to develop an understanding of electrical contacts.&nbsp; Down to the atomic scale, what is the reason for asperity formation?&nbsp; I understand their significance and by no means question their existence, but it seems that the nature of metallic bonding would not be conducive to such formations.&nbsp; What, then, is the mechanism for their existence?&nbsp; Thank you for any information.</p> <br class="clear" /> Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:14:38 -0400 Stephen G. Goodman comment 6722 at http://www.imechanica.org