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Standard Specification for Nickel-Coated, Copper-Clad Steel Wire for Electronic Application

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This specification covers nickel-coated, round, copper-clad steel wire for electronic applications. The nickel-coated wire shall consist of the basis wire coated with nickel. Tensile strength and elongation of the nickel-coated wire shall conform to the specified requirements for the applicable size and class of copper-clad steel wire. The electrical resistivity shall not exceed the values specified. Continuity, adherence, and mass of the coating shall be determined. Necessary joints in the wire and rod prior to final coating and drawing shall be made.

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1.1 This specification covers nickel-coated, round, copper-clad steel wire for electronic application.

1.2 Nickel coatings in mass percentages of the total mass of the coated wire are as follows: 2, 4, 7, 10, and 27 %. Nickel-coated wire having different minimum mass percentages of nickel may be obtained by mutual agreement between the manufacturer and the purchaser. For information purposes, the thickness of coating in microinches provided by the percentages listed above is shown in Table 1.

TABLE 1 Nickel Mass Percent and Thickness of Coating

Diameter

Cross-Sectional Area at 20°C

Thickness of Nickel,μ in.
(for information only)

in.

mm

cmil

in.2

mm2

2.0 %

4.0 %

7.0 %

10.0 %

27.0 %

0.0720

1.829

5 180

0.00407

2.63

334

637

1 181

1 703

4 892

0.0641

1.628

4 110

0.00323

2.08

298

566

1 050

1 514

4 349

0.0571

1.450

3 260

0.00256

1.65

266

505

 936

1 350

3 880

0.0508

1.290

2 580

0.00203

1.31

236

450

 833

1 200

3 452

0.0453

1.151

2 050

0.00161

1.04

211

401

 743

1 071

3 077

0.0403

1.024

1 620

0.00128

0.823

202

357

 661

 953

2 738

0.0359

0.912

1 290

0.00101

0.653

167

318

 589

 849

2 439

0.0320

0.813

1 020

0.000804

0.519

149

283

 525

 757

2 174

0.0285

0.724

  812

0.000638

0.412

133

252

 467

 686

1 937

0.0253

0.643

  640

0.000503

0.324

118

224

 415

 598

1 719

0.0226

0.574

  511

0.000401

0.259

105

200

 371

 535

1 536

0.0201

0.511

  404

0.000317

0.205

 94

178

 330

 475

1 366

0.0179

0.455

  320

0.000252

0.162

 83

158

 294

 423

1 216

0.0159

0.404

  253

0.000199

0.128

 74

141

 261

 376

1 080

0.0142

0.361

  202

0.000158

0.102

 66

126

 233

 336

 965

0.0126

0.320

  159

0.000125

0.0804

 59

112

 207

 298

 856

0.0113

0.287

  128

0.000100

0.0647

 53

100

 185

 267

 768

0.0100

0.254

  100

0.0000785

0.0507

 47

 89

 164

 237

 680

0.0089

0.226

   79.2

0.0000622

0.0401

 41

 80

 146

 211

 605

0.0080

0.203

   64.0

0.0000503

0.0324

...

 71

 131

 189

 544

0.0071

0.180

   50.4

0.0000396

0.0255

...

 63

 116

 168

 482

0.0063

0.160

   39.7

0.0000312

0.0201

...

 56

 103

 149

 428

0.0056

0.142

   31.4

0.0000246

0.0159

...

 50

  92

 132

 381

0.0050

0.127

   25.0

0.0000196

0.0127

...

 44

  82

 118

 340

0.0045

0.114

   20.2

0.0000159

0.0103

...

 40

  74

 106

 306

0.0040

0.102

   16.0

0.0000126

0.00811

...

...

  66

  95

 272

0.0035

0.089

   12.2

0.00000962

0.00621

...

...

  57

  83

 238

0.0031

0.079

    9.61

0.00000755

0.00487

...

...

  51

  73

 211


1.3 Four classes of nickel-coated, copper-clad steel wire are covered as follows:

1.3.1 Class N30HS—Nominal 30 % conductivity, hard drawn.

1.3.2 Class N30A—Nominal 30 % conductivity, annealed.

1.3.3 Class N40HS—Nominal 40 % conductivity, hard drawn.

1.3.4 Class N40A—Nominal 40 % conductivity, annealed.

1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.

1.4.1 Exception—The SI values for resistivity are to be regarded as standard.

1.5 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test method described in this specification. This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. (Warning—Consideration should be given to toxicity and flammability when selecting solvent cleaners.)

Keywords

clad steel electrical conductor; copper-clad steel electrical conductor; copper-clad steel wire; electrical conductor; nickel-coated; nickel-electrical/electronic application; ICS Number Code 29.060.10 (Wires)

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02.03 (Electrical Conductors)

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29.060.10 (Wires Including electric rods, busbars, etc.)

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Document Number

ASTM-B559-12

Revision Level

2012 EDITION

Status

Superseded

Modification Type

Revision

Publication Date

Nov. 15, 2012

Document Type

Specification

Page Count

7 pages

Committee Number

B01.06