6J40 Constantan-Type Copper-Nickel Alloy Resistor Element for Industrial Applications
A constant alloy is a type of metal alloy that is designed to maintain its properties under a wide range of conditions, often focused on maintaining consistent electrical, thermal, or mechanical performance over time. These alloys are commonly used in electrical applications, thermocouples, resistance wires, and heating elements due to their stable properties.
One of the best-known constant alloys is Constantan, a copper-nickel alloy, which is particularly famous for its constant electrical resistance over a wide temperature range.
The defining feature of a constant alloy, like Constantan, is its ability to maintain stable electrical and thermal properties over a wide range of conditions, including temperature fluctuations. These alloys are essential in precise, high-performance applications such as temperature sensing (thermocouples), resistor manufacturing, and heating elements, where consistent and reliable material performance is critical.
Chemical composition
Name | Code | Main Composition(%) | Density | |||
Cu | Mn | Ni | Cr | g/mm2 | ||
Constantan | 6J40 | Bal. | 1~2 | 39~41 | -- | 8.9 |
Properties
Name | Code | Resistivity(20℃)(μΩm) | Temp.Coeff.Of Resistance (20℃)(α×10-6/℃) | (0~100℃) Thermal EMF vs. Copper (μv/℃) | Max. Working Temp. (℃) | Elongation(%) | Tensile Strength(N/mm2) |
Constantan | 6J40 | 0.48±0.03 | -40~+40 | 45 | ≤500 | ≥15 | ≥390 |
Diameter and Tolerance
Diameter | 0.02~0.028 | 0.032~0.10 | 0.112~0.28 | 0.315~0.50 | 0.56~1.0 | 1.06~1.60 | 1.70~2.12 | 2.24~3.00 | 3.15~4.50 |
Tolerance | ±0.002 | ±0.003 | ±0.005 | ±0.010 | ±0.015 | ±0.020 | ±0.025 | ±0.030 | ±0.035 |
Some key features of 6J40 include:
The 6J40 is designed to handle high voltage levels, making it suitable for applications requiring substantial electrical input.
This component can manage significant current flows, ensuring reliable performance even under heavy loads.
The 6J40 operates with minimal noise, which is beneficial for applications where noise interference could be problematic.
It offers stable performance characteristics, ensuring consistent operation over extended periods.
Due to its features, the 6J40 can be used in a variety of applications, including but not limited to power amplification and signal processing.
Note:
The 6J40's specific features make it a valuable component in electrical and electronic systems, particularly where high voltage, current handling, and low noise are essential.
Applications:
Constantan (6J40) Technical data of wires
Dia(m) | Cross-sectional area(m²) | Weight/m (g/m) | Resistance/m at 20℃(Ω/m) | Dia(m) | Cross-sectional area(m²) | Weight/m (g/m) | Resistance/m at 20℃(Ω/m) |
0.020 | 0.000314 | 0.00279 | 1375-1681 | 0.224 | 0.03941 | 0.350 | 11.4-12.9 |
0.022 | 0.000318 | 0.00337 | 1136-1389 | 0.250 | 0.04909 | 0.436 | 9.19-10.37 |
0.025 | 0.000491 | 0.00434 | 880-1076 | 0.280 | 0.06158 | 0.5468 | 7.33-8.26 |
0.028 | 0.000616 | 0.00547 | 702-857 | 0.315 | 0.07793 | 0.6920 | 5.85-6.47 |
0.032 | 0.000804 | 0.00714 | 549-645 | 0.355 | 0.09898 | 0.8789 | 4.61-5.09 |
0.036 | 0.001018 | 0.00904 | 434-509 | 0.400 | 0.12570 | 1.116 | 3.63-4.01 |
0.040 | 0.001257 | 0.01116 | 351-413 | 0.450 | 0.15900 | 1.412 | 2.87-3.17 |
0.045 | 0.001509 | 0.01412 | 278-326 | 0.500 | 0.19630 | 1.744 | 2.32-2.57 |
0.050 | 0.001963 | 0.01744 | 225-264 | 0.560 | 0.24630 | 2.19 | 1.87-2.03 |
0.056 | 0.002463 | 0.02187 | 179-210 | 0.630 | 0.31170 | 2.77 | 1.48-1.60 |
0.063 | 0.003117 | 0.02768 | 142-166 | 0.710 | 0.39590 | 3.52 | 1.16-1.26 |
0.071 | 0.003959 | 0.03516 | 112-131 | 0.750 | 0.44180 | 3.92 | 1.04-1.13 |
0.080 | 0.005027 | 0.04464 | 87.9-103.1 | 0.800 | 0.50270 | 4.46 | 0.917-0.993 |
0.090 | 0.006362 | 0.05650 | 69.4-81.5 | 0.850 | 0.56740 | 5.04 | 0.812-0.880 |
0.100 | 0.007854 | 0.06970 | 56.2-66.0 | 0.900 | 0.63620 | 5.65 | 0.724-0.785 |
0.112 | 0.009852 | 0.08749 | 45.3-52.1 | 0.950 | 0.70880 | 6.29 | 0.650-0.704 |
0.125 | 0.012270 | 0.10900 | 36.4-41.9 | 1.000 | 0.78540 | 6.97 | 0.587-0.636 |
0.140 | 0.015390 | 0.13670 | 29.0-33.4 | 1.060 | 0.88250 | 7.84 | 0.522-0.566 |
0.150 | 0.017670 | 0.15690 | 25.3-29.1 | 1.120 | 0.98520 | 8.75 | 0.468-0.507 |
0.160 | 0.020110 | 0.17850 | 22.2-25.5 | 1.180 | 1.09400 | 9.71 | 0.421-0.456 |
0.170 | 0.022700 | 0.20160 | 19.7-22.6 | 1.250 | 1.22700 | 10.9 | 0.375-0.407 |
0.180 | 0.025450 | 0.22600 | 17.5-20.2 | 1.320 | 1.36800 | 12.15 | 0.337-0.365 |
0.190 | 0.028350 | 0.25200 | 15.7-18.1 | 1.400 | 1.53900 | 13.67 | 0.299-0.324 |
0.200 | 0.031420 | 0.27900 | 14.4-16.2 | 1.500 | 1.76700 | 15.69 | 0.261-0.282 |
0.212 | 0.035300 | 0.31350 | 12.8-14.4 | 1.600 | 2.01100 | 17.86 | 0.229-0.248 |
Constantan strip resistance value (Ω/m)
Width Thickness |
6.3 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 12.5 | 16.0 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 31.5 | 40.0 |
0.180 | 0.150 | ||||||||
0.200 | 0.405 | ||||||||
0.224 | 0.362 | 0.2850 | |||||||
0.250 | 0.324 | 0.2550 | 0.196 | ||||||
0.280 | 0.289 | 0.2280 | 0.175 | ||||||
0.315 | 0.257 | 0.2030 | 0.155 | 0.124 | |||||
0.355 | 0.228 | 0.1800 | 0.138 | 0.110 | |||||
0.400 | 0.203 | 0.1600 | 0.122 | 0.980 | 0.0765 | ||||
0.450 | 0.180 | 0.1420 | 0.109 | 0.0871 | 0.0680 | 0.0544 | 0.0435 | ||
0.500 | 0.162 | 0.1280 | 0.098 | 0.0784 | 0.0612 | 0.0490 | 0.0392 | ||
0.560 | 0.145 | 0.1140 | 0.0875 | 0.0700 | 0.0547 | 0.0437 | 0.0350 | ||
0.630 | 0.129 | 0.1010 | 0.0777 | 0.0622 | 0.0486 | 0.0389 | 0.0311 | ||
0.710 | 0.114 | 0.0900 | 0.0690 | 0.0552 | 0.0431 | 0.0345 | 0.0276 | ||
0.800 | 0.101 | 0.0800 | 0.0612 | 0.0490 | 0.0383 | 0.0306 | 0.0245 | 0.0194 | 0.0153 |
0.900 | 0.090 | 0.0710 | 0.0544 | 0.0435 | 0.0340 | 0.0272 | 0.0218 | 0.0173 | 0.0136 |
1.000 | 0.081 | 0.0640 | 0.0490 | 0.0392 | 0.0306 | 0.0245 | 0.0196 | 0.0155 | 0.0122 |
1.120 | 0.072 | 0.0570 | 0.0437 | 0.0350 | 0.0273 | 0.0219 | 0.0175 | 0.0139 | 0.0109 |
1.250 | 0.065 | 0.0510 | 0.0392 | 0.0313 | 0.0245 | 0.0196 | 0.0157 | 0.0124 | 0.0098 |
1.400 | 0.058 | 0.0460 | 0.0350 | 0.0280 | 0.0219 | 0.0175 | 0.0140 | 0.0111 | 0.0088 |
1.600 | 0.051 | 0.0400 | 0.0306 | 0.0245 | 0.0191 | 0.0153 | 0.0122 | 0.0097 | 0.0077 |
1.800 | 0.045 | 0.0350 | 0.0272 | 0.0218 | 0.0170 | 0.0136 | 0.0109 | 0.0086 | 0.00680 |
2.000 | 0.041 | 0.0320 | 0.0245 | 0.0196 | 0.0153 | 0.0122 | 0.0098 | 0.0078 | 0.0061 |
Constantan&Manganin wire table
Dia.(mm) | Sectional area nominal value(mm2) | Resistance per meter (Ω/m) | ||||||||
6J12X | 6J8X | 6J13X | 6J40X | |||||||
Nominal value(mm) | Tolerance | Nominal value (Ω/m) | Tolerance | Nominal value (Ω/m) | Tolerance | Nominal value (Ω/m) | Tolerance | Nominal value (Ω/m) | Tolerance | |
0.020 | ±0.002 | 0.000314 | 1496 | ±10% | 1528 | ±10% | ||||
0.022 | 0.000380 | 1236 | 1263 | |||||||
0.025 | 0.000491 | 957 | 978 | |||||||
0.028 | 0.000616 | 763 | 780 | |||||||
0.032 | ±0.003 | 0.000804 | 584 | ±8% | ±8% | ±8% | 597 | ±8% | ||
0.036 | 0.001018 | 462 | 472 | |||||||
0.040 | 0.001257 | 374 | 382 | |||||||
0.045 | 0.001590 | 296 | 302 | |||||||
0.050 | 0.001963 | 239 | 244 | |||||||
0.056 | 0.002463 | 191 | 195 | |||||||
0.063 | 0.003117 | 151 | 154 | |||||||
0.071 | 0.003959 | 119 | 121 | |||||||
0.080 | 0.005027 | 93.5 | 69.6 | 87.5 | 95.5 | |||||
0.090 | 0.006362 | 73.9 | 55.0 | 69.2 | 75.5 | |||||
0.100 | 0.007854 | 59.8 | 44.6 | 56.0 | 61.1 | |||||
0.112 | ±0.005 | 0.009852 | 47.7 | ±7% | 35.5 | ±7% | 44.7 | ±7% | 48.7 | ±7% |
0.125 | 0.01227 | 38.3 | 28.5 | 35.9 | 39.1 | |||||
0.140 | 0.01539 | 30.5 | 22.7 | 28.6 | 31.2 | |||||
0.160 | 0.02011 | 23.4 | 17.4 | 21.9 | 23.9 | |||||
0.180 | 0.02545 | 18.5 | 13.8 | 17.3 | 18.9 | |||||
0.200 | ±0.005 | 0.03142 | 15.0 | ±6% | 11.1 | ±6% | 14.0 | ±6% | 15.3 | ±6% |
0.224 | 0.03941 | 11.9 | 8.88 | 11.2 | 12.2 | |||||
0.250 | 0.04909 | 9.57 | 7.13 | 8.96 | 9.78 | |||||
0.280 | 0.06158 | 7.63 | 5.68 | 7.15 | 7.80 | |||||
0.315 | ±0.010 | 0.007793 | 6.03 | ±5% | 4.49 | ±5% | 5.65 | ±5% | 6.16 | ±5% |
0.355 | 0.09898 | 4.75 | 3.54 | 4.45 | 4.85 | |||||
0.400 | 0.1257 | 3.74 | 2.79 | 3.50 | 3.82 | |||||
0.450 | 0.1590 | 2.96 | 2.20 | 2.77 | 3.02 | |||||
0.500 | ±0.015 | 0.1963 | 2.39 | ±4% | 1.78 | ±4% | 2.24 | ±4% | 2.44 | ±4% |
0.560 | 0.2463 | 1.91 | 1.42 | 1.79 | 1.95 | |||||
0.630 | 0.3117 | 1.51 | 1.12 | 1.41 | 1.51 | |||||
0.710 | 0.3959 | 1.19 | 0.884 | 1.11 | 1.21 | |||||
0.750 | 0.4418 | 1.06 | 0.792 | 1.00 | 1.09 | |||||
0.800 | 0.5027 | 0.935 | 0.696 | 0.875 | 0.955 | |||||
0.850 | 0.5674 | 0.828 | 0.617 | 0.775 | 0.846 | |||||
0.900 | 0.6362 | 0.739 | 0.550 | 0.692 | 0.755 | |||||
0.950 | 0.7088 | 0.663 | 0.494 | 0.621 | 0.677 | |||||
1.000 | 0.7854 | 0.598 | 0.446 | 0.560 | 0.611 | |||||
1.060 | ±0.020 | 0.8852 | 0.533 | ±4% | 0.397 | ±4% | 0.499 | ±4% | 0.544 | ±4% |
1.120 | 0.9852 | 0.477 | 0.355 | 0.447 | 0.487 | |||||
1.180 | 1.094 | 0.430 | 0.320 | 0.402 | 0.439 | |||||
1.250 | 1.227 | 0.383 | 0.285 | 0.359 | 0.391 | |||||
1.320 | 1.368 | 0.343 | 0.256 | 0.322 | 0.351 | |||||
1.400 | 1.539 | 0.305 | 0.227 | 0.286 | 0.312 | |||||
1.500 | 1.767 | 0.266 | 0.198 | 0.249 | 0.272 | |||||
1.600 | 2.011 | 0.234 | 0.174 | 0.219 | 0.239 | |||||
1.700 | ±0.025 | 2.270 | 0.207 | ±4% | 0.154 | ±4% | 0.194 | ±4% | 0.211 | ±4% |
1.800 | 2.545 | 0.185 | 0.138 | 0.173 | 0.189 | |||||
1.900 | 2.835 | 0.166 | 0.123 | 0.155 | 0.169 | |||||
2.000 | 3.142 | 0.15 | 0.111 | 0.140 | 0.153 | |||||
2.120 | 3.530 | 0.133 | 0.0992 | 0.125 | 0.136 | |||||
2.240 | ±0.030 | 3.941 | 0.119 | ±4% | 0.0888 | ±4% | 0.112 | ±4% | 0.122 | ±4% |
2.360 | 4.374 | 0.107 | 0.0800 | 0.101 | 0.110 | |||||
2.500 | 4.909 | 0.0957 | 0.0713 | 0.0896 | 0.0978 | |||||
2.650 | 5.515 | 0.0852 | 0.0635 | 0.0798 | 0.0870 | |||||
2.800 | 6.158 | 0.0763 | 0.0568 | 0.0715 | 0.0780 | |||||
3.000 | 7.069 | 0.0665 | 0.0495 | 0.0622 | 0.0679 | |||||
3.150 | ±0.035 | 7.793 | 0.0603 | ±4% | 0.0449 | ±4% | 0.0565 | ±4% | 0.0616 | ±4% |
3.350 | 8.814 | 0.0533 | 0.0397 | 0.0499 | 0.0545 | |||||
3.550 | 9.898 | 0.0475 | 0.0354 | 0.0445 | 0.0485 | |||||
3.750 | 11.04 | 0.0426 | 0.0317 | 0.0398 | 0.0435 | |||||
4.000 | 12.57 | 0.0374 | 0.0279 | 0.0350 | 0.0382 | |||||
4.250 | 14.19 | 0.0331 | 0.0247 | 0.0310 | 0.0338 | |||||
4.500 | 15.90 | 0.0296 | 0.0220 | 0.0277 | 0.0302 | |||||
4.750 | ±0.040 | 17.72 | 0.0265 | ±4% | 0.0198 | ±4% | 0.0248 | ±4% | 0.0271 | ±4% |
5.000 | 19.63 | 0.0239 | 0.0178 | 0.0224 | 0.0244 | |||||
5.300 | ±0.050 | 22.06 | 0.0213 | ±4% | 0.0159 | ±4% | 0.0199 | ±4% | 0.0218 | ±4% |
5.600 | 24.63 | 0.0191 | 0.0142 | 0.0179 | 0.0195 | |||||
6.000 | ±0.060 | 28.27 | 0.0166 | ±4% | 0.0124 | ±4% | 0.0156 | ±4% | 0.017 | ±4% |
6.300 | 31.17 | 0.0151 | 0.0112 | 0.0141 | 0.0154 |