heating resistance alloy wire
Constatnan Wire: Material: CuNi44 CuNi23, CuNi1, CuNi2, CuNi6, CuNi8, CuNi14, CuNi19, CuNi30, CuNi34, we supply!
Constantan Wire/CuNi44 Wire
Grade: 55.00 Copper, 44.00 Nickel, 1.0 Mn.
Electrical Resistivity: 0.49 ohm mm2/m
Shape: Wire, rod, bar
Diameter: 0.03mm-30mm
Those are alloys of chemical composition copper + nickel with addition of manganese with a low resistivity (from 231.5 to 23.6 Ohm. Mm2/ft). The most known, CuNi 44 (also called Constantan) presents the advantage of a very low temperature coefficient.
Electrical resistivity at room temperature
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500 nΩ·m
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Temperature coefficient at 20 C
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8 ppm/K-1
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Temperature coefficient -55 to 105 C
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±40 ppm/K-1
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Density
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8.9 × 103 kg/m³
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Melting point
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1221 to 1300 °C
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Specific heat capacity
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0.39 J/(g·K)
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Thermal conductivity at 23C
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19.5 W/(m.K)
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Linear coefficient of thermal expansion at 25-105C
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14.9 × 10-6 K-1
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Tensile strength
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455-860 MPa
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Elongation at fracture
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<45%
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Elastic modulus
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162 GPa
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