6J40 Constantan Flat Wire Precision Wire for Electronics Manufacturing and Scientific Instrumentation
The 6J40 Constantan flat wire is a specific type of Constantan (a copper-nickel alloy), commonly used in precision applications requiring stable electrical resistance, durability, and resistance to temperature variations. This wire is typically used in applications like thermocouples, resistors, strain gauges, and heating elements, among others.
The 6J40 Constantan flat wire is a versatile material known for its stable electrical resistance, mechanical durability, and corrosion resistance. These key features make it highly suitable for precision applications like thermocouples, resistors, and heating elements where consistent performance and long-term reliability are essential. Its combination of thermoelectric properties, low temperature coefficient, and durability ensures it is an ideal choice for high-precision industrial, scientific, and commercial applications.
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:
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 | |||||


