Hoskins Manufacturing Alumel® Thermocouple Wire Type K

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Hoskins Manufacturing Alumel® Thermocouple Wire Type K - Std
Categories:	Metal; Nonferrous Metal; Nickel Alloy
Material Notes:	All values may vary dependent on specific design and usage Alumel® is a registered trade name of Hoskins Manufacturing. Capabilities: Wire Ribbon Square Insulated Plated Information provided by California Fine Wire.
Key Words:	ASTM E230
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	8.61 g/cc	0.311 lb/in³

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Tensile Strength at Break	586 MPa	85000 psi	Annealed
	1030 MPa	150000 psi	Stress relieved
	1170 MPa	170000 psi	Hard

Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	0.0000294 ohm-cm	0.0000294 ohm-cm	3% tolerance on sizes below 0.02, 5% tolerance on sizes above 0.02

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear	12.0 µm/m-°C @Temperature 20.0 °C	6.67 µin/in-°F @Temperature 68.0 °F
Specific Heat Capacity	0.523 J/g-°C @Temperature 20.0 °C	0.125 BTU/lb-°F @Temperature 68.0 °F
Thermal Conductivity	29.7 W/m-K	206 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F
Melting Point	1260 °C	2300 °F
Maximum Service Temperature, Air	1260 °C	2300 °F	Operating Temperature

Component Elements Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Aluminum, Al	2.0 %	2.0 %
Manganese, Mn	2.0 %	2.0 %
Nickel, Ni	95 %	95 %

Descriptive Properties
Magnetic	Strong
Temperature Coefficient of Resistance	0.00188 ohms/ohm-°C		0-100°C

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