Abstract: In a contact material, there is present in addition to silver, at least one higher melting point metal, metal alloy or metal compound. According to the invention, the material contains in addition to silver (Ag), at least iron (Fe) and/or titanium (Ti) in percent by weight of from 2 to 50%. Optionally, nitrides, carbides and/or borides of the metals titanium, zirconium and/or tantalum may also e present. It has been found that in their contact property spectrum such materials are largely equivalent to the material AgNi10. Thus the latter contact material can be replaced completely.

Abstract: Sinter materials having the constitution AgSnO.sub.2 Bi.sub.2 O.sub.3 CuO produced from an intraoxidized alloy powder have added thereto bismuth zirconate and/or bismuth titanate in parts by weight of preferably between 0.1 and 5%. For the production of these materials, bismuth zirconate and/or bismuth titanate is added as a separate powder to the intraoxidized alloy powder of AgSnO.sub.2 Bi.sub.2 O.sub.3 CuO. With such a contact material, the excess temperature behavior in motor contactors is significantly improved.