California Fine Wire is a manufacturer of Stainless Steel 308 fine wire. Our specialty is supplying Stainless Steel 308 wire in the smallest diameters on the market.
Unit of Measure

Specifications

Brands

N/A California Fine Wire Co.

Industry Standards

N/A American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) A-580

Second Element

N/A Chromium (Cr) Iron (Fe) Manganese (Mn) Nickel (Ni) Silicon (Si)

Electrical

Specific Resistivity

N/A 75.64 µOhm·cm²/cm

Commercial Resistance Tolerance (On Sizes below 0.020)

N/A 3.00 %

Thermal Electromotive Force (EMF) Vs Copper

N/A -0.014

Specific Resistance

N/A 455.000 Ohm·cm/ft

Temperature Coefficient of Resistance (0 to 100 Degree Celsius (ºC) Temperature)

N/A 0.000425 Ohm/Ohm/ºC

Physical

Density

N/A 7.92 g/cm³

Specific Heat at 20 Degree Celsius (ºC) Temperature

N/A 0.180 cal/g

Thermal Conductivity

N/A 1.903000 W/cm/ºC

Coefficient of Linear Expansion

N/A 9.6 x 10-6 in/in ºC

Melting Point

N/A 1399.00 ºC

Composition

Element

N/A Chromium (Cr) Iron (Fe) Manganese (Mn) Nickel (Ni) Silicon (Si)

Minimum Chromium (Cr) Composition

N/A 19.0000 %

Maximum Chromium (Cr) Composition

N/A 21.0000 %

Minimum Iron (Fe) Composition

N/A 64.0000 %

Maximum Iron (Fe) Composition

N/A 71.0000 %

Minimum Nickel (Ni) Composition

N/A 10.0000 %

Maximum Nickel (Ni) Composition

N/A 12.0000 %

Maximum Silicone (Si) Composition

N/A 1.0000 %

Minimum Manganese (Mn) Composition

N/A 10.0000 %

Maximum Manganese (Mn) Composition

N/A 12.0000 %

Tensile Strength

Hard Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS)

N/A 230000 psi

Annealed Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS)

N/A 95000 psi

Hard Yield Tensile Strength (YTS)

N/A 205000 psi

Annealed Yield Tensile Strength (YTS)

N/A 35000 psi

Note

N/A All values may vary dependent on specific design and usage.