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A copper-nickel alloy with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient
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constantan
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Constantan , also known as Eureka , Advance and Ferry , is a copper – nickel alloy usually consisting of 55% copper and 45% nickel. Its main feature is its resistivity , which is constant over a wide range of temperatures. Other alloys with similarly low ...
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constantan \constantan\ n. a copper-nickel alloy composed of approximately 55 per cent copper and 45 per cent nickel, with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; it is used as resistance wire and in thermocouples. Note: It has a resistance ...
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n. a copper-nickel alloy with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire [syn: Eureka ]
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n. An alloy of copper and nickel whose resistivity is constant over a wide temperature range