California Fine Wire is a manufacturer of many types of Precious Metal Wire. Alloy categories include pure gold wire, pure platinum wire, platinum iridium wire and more. We supply the materials below in fine wire and ultra fine wire sizes.

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Silver Fine and Ultra Fine Wires

Alloy 406 Wire
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Silver Fine and Ultra Fine Wires

Alloy 411 Wire
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Silver Fine and Ultra Fine Wires

Alloy 417 Wire
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Silver Fine and Ultra Fine Wires

Alloy 422 Wire
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Precious Metal Fine and Ultra Fine Wires

Alloy 486 Wire
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Brands N/A California Fine Wire Co.
Specific Resistance N/A 75.000 Ohm·cm/ft N/A 37.0009 Ohm·cm/ft N/A 57.000 Ohm·cm/ft N/A 180.000 Ohm·cm/ft N/A 610.000 Ohm·cm/ft
Specific Resistivity N/A 12.47 µOhm·cm²/cm N/A 6.15 µOhm·cm²/cm N/A 9.48 µOhm·cm²/cm N/A 29.92 µOhm·cm²/cm N/A 101.41 µOhm·cm²/cm
Commercial Resistance Tolerance (On Sizes below 0.020) N/A 3.00 %
Temperature Coefficient of Resistance (0 to 100 Degree Celsius (ºC) Temperature) N/A 0.0004 Ohm/Ohm/ºC N/A 0.0008 Ohm/Ohm/ºC N/A 0.0007 Ohm/Ohm/ºC N/A 0.0007 Ohm/Ohm/ºC N/A 0.0010 Ohm/Ohm/ºC
Thermal Electromotive Force (EMF) Vs Copper N/A -0.014
Density N/A 10.93 g/cm³ N/A 10.88 g/cm³ N/A 19.32 g/cm³ N/A 19.32 g/cm³ N/A 11.9 g/cm³
Youngs Modulus N/A 6 x 106 psi N/A 40 x 106 psi N/A N/A 32 x 106 psi N/A 14 x 106 psi
Specific Heat at 20 Degree Celsius (ºC) Temperature N/A
Thermal Conductivity N/A
Coefficient of Linear Expansion N/A
Melting Point N/A N/A N/A N/A 1880.00 ºC N/A 1700.00 ºC
Wire N/A
Ribbon N/A
Square N/A
Insulated N/A
Plated N/A
Element N/A Palladium (Pd) Silver (Ag) N/A Palladium (Pd) Silver (Ag) N/A Palladium (Pd) Silver (Ag) N/A Platinum (Pt) Rhodium (Rh) Ruthenium (Ru) N/A Molybdenum (Mo) Palladium (Pd) Platinum (Pt)
Second Element N/A N/A Palladium (Pd) Silver (Ag) N/A N/A N/A
Minimum Gold (Au) Composition N/A
Minimum Palladium (Pd) Composition N/A
Nominal Palladium (Pd) Composition N/A 25.4 % N/A 11.3 % N/A 19.6 % N/A N/A 85.7 %
Nominal Iridium (Ir) Composition N/A
Minimum Platinum (Pt) Composition N/A
Nominal Platinum (Pt) Composition N/A N/A N/A N/A 80 % N/A 1 %
Minimum Silver (Ag) Composition N/A 74.6 % N/A N/A N/A N/A
Nominal Silver (Ag) Composition N/A N/A 88.7 % N/A 80.4 % N/A N/A
Nominal Rhodium (Rh) Composition N/A N/A N/A N/A 15 % N/A
Nominal Tungsten (W) Composition N/A
Hard Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS) N/A 85000 psi N/A 71500 psi N/A 220000 psi N/A 220000 psi N/A 225000 psi
Annealed Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS) N/A
Note N/A All values may vary dependent on specific design and usage.
Magnetic N/A
Operating Temperature N/A
Nominal Molybdenum (Mo) Composition N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 14 %
Nominal Ruthenium (Ru) Composition N/A N/A N/A N/A 5 % N/A