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Constantan® Resistance Alloy Foil

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Description

Constantan is a copper-nickel alloy. It is manufactured under close control from electrolytic copper and pure nickel, and it is available in the form of a foil.

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Properties

General

PropertyTemperatureValue

Density

23.0 °C

8.9 g/cm³

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Mechanical

PropertyTemperatureValueComment

Tensile strength

23.0 °C

480 MPa

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annealed

Thermal

PropertyTemperatureValue

Coefficient of thermal expansion

200.0 °C

1.45E-5 1/K

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Melting point

1225 - 1300 °C

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Specific heat capacity

23.0 °C

395 J/(kg·K)

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Thermal conductivity

100.0 °C

25.3 W/(m·K)

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Electrical

PropertyTemperatureValue

Electrical resistivity

23.0 °C

5.2E-7 Ω·m

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Temperature coefficient of resistance

23.0 °C

2E-5 1/K

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Chemical properties

PropertyValue

Chromium

45 %

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Copper

55 %

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Technological properties

Property
Application areas

It is an ideal alloy for winding heavy-duty industrial rheostats and electric motor starter resistances. High specific resistance, together with good ductility and resistance to corrosion are all-important requirements in the category, and Constantans satisfies the most demanding specifications. It is commonly used as a thermocouple alloy, in conjunctions with copper up to 400 °C and with iron up to 800 °C. In addition, it is used in precision resistors, temperature stable potentiometer, volume control devices and strain gauges. In the resistor field, its high resistance and negligible temperature coefficient of resistance are its main attractions.