6J40 Constantan Flat Wire for Precision Electronics and Scientific
Applications The 6J40 Constantan flat wire is a specific variant of Constantan, a copper-nickel alloy widely used for its stable electrical
resistance and other key properties. This flat wire version is
especially used in precision applications such as thermocouples,
strain gauges, and resistive elements. The 6J40 Constantan flat wire is a versatile and reliable material known for its stable electrical resistance, low temperature coefficient, and durability. These key features make it suitable for precision temperature measurement, resistors, strain gauges, and heating elements. Its corrosion resistance, non-magnetic properties, and ability to perform consistently in a wide range of temperatures make it an ideal choice for
high-performance applications in industries like electronics, industrial sensors, and scientific instrumentation. 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: 1. Stable Electrical Resistance- 6J40 Constantan flat wire has high electrical stability, maintaining a consistent resistance across a wide temperature
range. This makes it highly reliable for use in applications
requiring stable and predictable resistance over time.
2. Low Temperature Coefficient of Resistance- One of the hallmark features of 6J40 Constantan is its low temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR), meaning that its resistance doesn't change much with
temperature fluctuations. This is crucial for applications like precision thermocouples, where accurate and stable measurements are necessary despite
environmental temperature changes.
3. Alloy Composition (Copper-Nickel)- The 6J40 variant consists of approximately 55% copper and 45% nickel. This specific composition offers a balanced combination of electrical conductivity and mechanical strength, making it suitable for long-term and high-performance
applications.
4. Excellent Corrosion Resistance- 6J40 Constantan offers good resistance to corrosion, making it durable in harsh environments where exposure to
moisture, chemicals, or other corrosive elements is common. This
feature makes it especially useful in industrial and outdoor
applications.
5. Thermoelectric Properties (for Thermocouples)- The alloy has excellent thermoelectric properties, which is why 6J40 Constantan flat wire is widely used in thermocouples for temperature sensing. When paired with another metal (like Chromel), it generates a measurable voltage based on the temperature
difference between the two metals, making it ideal for accurate temperature measurement.
6. Mechanical Durability and Strength- 6J40 Constantan wire is durable and resistant to mechanical wear, making it well-suited
for applications requiring reliable long-term performance, such as resistors, strain gauges, and electrical contacts.
7. Ductility and Formability- The wire is relatively ductile and can be easily drawn into thin strands or formed into flat wire
shapes without compromising its structural integrity. This makes it
easy to work with in applications where the wire needs to be shaped
or wound, such as precision resistors or heating elements.
8. Non-magnetic- 6J40 Constantan is a non-magnetic material, which is an important feature when used in environments
where magnetic interference could affect performance, such as in sensitive electronic equipment or instrumentation.
9. High Precision and Accuracy- Due to its stable electrical properties and low temperature
coefficient, 6J40 Constantan flat wire is used in high-precision applications like resistors, load cells, and strain gauges. The wire ensures accurate readings and consistent performance over time.
10. Wide Temperature Range- 6J40 Constantan flat wire can operate over a broad temperature range, typically from -200°C to 250°C (or higher, depending on the specific application), making it
suitable for both low-temperature and high-temperature
environments.
Applications: - Thermocouples: Widely used in industrial temperature sensors.
- Resistors: For precision resistors in sensitive circuits.
- Strain Gauges: For measuring strain and force in structural testing.
- Heating Elements: In applications that require high resistance and heat generation.
- Load Cells: In weighing systems where precise force measurement is needed.
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 |
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