California Fine Wire is a manufacturer of many types of Resistance Wire. We supply several alloys of Nichrome Wire as well as the other materials below in fine wire and ultra fine wire sizes.

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Resistance Fine and Ultra Fine Wires

Manganin 230 Shunt Wire
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Resistance Fine and Ultra Fine Wires

Manganin 282 Wire
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Resistance Fine and Ultra Fine Wires

Nickel Alloy 30 Wire
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Resistance Fine and Ultra Fine Wires

Nickel Alloy 60 Wire
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Resistance Fine and Ultra Fine Wires

Nickel Alloy 90 Wire
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Brands N/A California Fine Wire Co.
Specific Resistance N/A 230.000 Ohm·cm/ft N/A 282.72 Ohm·cm/ft N/A 30.000 Ohm·cm/ft N/A 60.000 Ohm·cm/ft N/A 90.000 Ohm·cm/ft
Specific Resistivity N/A 38.24 µOhm·cm²/cm N/A 47.00 µOhm·cm²/cm N/A 4.99 µOhm·cm²/cm N/A 9.97 µOhm·cm²/cm N/A 14.96 µOhm·cm²/cm
Commercial Resistance Tolerance (On Sizes below 0.020) N/A 3.00 % N/A N/A 3.00 % N/A 3.00 % N/A 3.00 %
Temperature Coefficient of Resistance (0 to 100 Degree Celsius (ºC) Temperature) N/A 0.000015 Ohm/Ohm/ºC N/A 0.000015 Ohm/Ohm/ºC N/A 0.00135 Ohm/Ohm/ºC N/A 0.0005 Ohm/Ohm/ºC N/A 0.0004 Ohm/Ohm/ºC
Thermal Electromotive Force (EMF) Vs Copper N/A -0.014 N/A N/A -0.014 N/A -0.014 N/A -0.014
Density N/A 8.19 g/cm³ N/A 8.76 g/cm³ N/A 8.89 g/cm³ N/A 8.89 g/cm³ N/A 8.89 g/cm³
Youngs Modulus N/A
Specific Heat at 20 Degree Celsius (ºC) Temperature N/A 0.097 cal/g N/A N/A 0.092 cal/g N/A 0.092 cal/g N/A 0.092 cal/g
Thermal Conductivity N/A 0.198000 W/cm/ºC N/A 0.22 W/cm/ºC N/A 1.160000 W/cm/ºC N/A 0.900000 W/cm/ºC N/A 0.600000 W/cm/ºC
Coefficient of Linear Expansion N/A 18.7 x 10-6 in/in ºC N/A 18.0 x 10-6 in/in ºC N/A 16.4 x 10-6 in/in ºC N/A 16.2 x 10-6 in/in ºC N/A 16.0 x 10-6 in/in ºC
Melting Point N/A 1020.00 ºC N/A N/A 1100.00 ºC N/A 1100.00 ºC N/A 1100.00 ºC
Industry Standards N/A N/A N/A American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) B-267 N/A American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) B-267 N/A American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) B-267
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Ribbon N/A
Square N/A
Insulated N/A
Plated N/A
Element N/A Copper (Cu) Manganese (Mn) Nickel (Ni) N/A Copper (Cu) Manganese (Mn) Nickel (Ni) N/A Copper (Cu) Nickel (Ni) N/A Copper (Cu) Nickel (Ni) N/A Copper (Cu) Nickel (Ni)
Second Element N/A Copper (Cu) Manganese (Mn) Nickel (Ni) N/A Copper (Cu) Manganese (Mn) Nickel (Ni) N/A Copper (Cu) Nickel (Ni) N/A Copper (Cu) Nickel (Ni) N/A Copper (Cu) Nickel (Ni)
Nominal Aluminum (Al) Composition N/A
Nominal Chromium (Cr) Composition N/A
Maximum Chromium (Cr) Composition N/A
Nominal Copper (Cu) Composition N/A 84.0000 % N/A 84.0000 % N/A 98.0000 % N/A 94.0000 % N/A 90.0000 %
Nominal Manganese (Mn) Composition N/A 12.0000 % N/A 14.0000 % N/A N/A N/A
Nominal Iron (Fe) Composition N/A
Nominal Nickel (Ni) Composition N/A 4.0000 % N/A 2.0000 % N/A 2.0000 % N/A 6.0000 % N/A 10.0000 %
Minimum Silicone (Si) Composition N/A
Nominal Silicone (Si) Composition N/A
Maximum Silicone (Si) Composition N/A
Hard Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS) N/A 150000 psi N/A N/A 60000 psi N/A 70000 psi N/A 75000 psi
Annealed Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS) N/A 70000 psi N/A 60000 psi N/A 30000 psi N/A 35000 psi N/A 35000 psi
Hard Yield Tensile Strength (YTS) N/A N/A 80000 psi N/A N/A N/A
Annealed Yield Tensile Strength (YTS) N/A N/A 25000 psi N/A N/A N/A
Note N/A All values may vary dependent on specific design and usage.
Magnetic N/A
Operating Temperature N/A N/A N/A 600.00 ºC N/A 600.00 ºC N/A 800.00 ºC