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Definition of Constantan
1. Noun. An alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire.
Definition of Constantan
1. Noun. An alloy of copper and nickel whose resistivity is constant over a wide temperature range ¹
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Definition of Constantan
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Constantan
Literary usage of Constantan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1921)
"Manufacture and Electrical Properties of constantan BY FE BASH,* CH. ... September,
1919) constantan is an alloy of copper and nickel that is extensively ..."
2. Transactions by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.). (1921)
"MANUFACTURE AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF constantan porcelain protecting tube of
... To the ends of the iron-constantan couple wires were attached leads of ..."
3. The Measurement of High Temperatures by George Kimball Burgess, Henry Le Chatelier (1912)
"... some suitable for relatively low temperatures and others for the very highest.
Silver-constantan is a combination that is used considerably and ..."
4. High-temperature Measurements by Henri Le Chatelier, Octave Boudouard (1912)
"Silver-constantan is a combination that is used considerably and appears to give
satisfaction to temperatures as high as 700° C. Silver-nickel has also been ..."
5. Pyrometry: The Papers and Discussion of a Symposium on Pyrometry Held by the by National Research Council (U.S.) (1920)
"It is, therefore, necessary to find a third metal against which iron and constantan
may be checked. It was to find such a metal, that the present ..."
6. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1905)
"The constantan wires referred to by Mr. Campbell had been tested over a large
range of temperature, and it had been found that a constantan-iron couple gave ..."
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