Constantan refers to a copper-nickel alloy commonly used for its stable electrical resistance across a wide range of temperatures. Alternatively it is known in various contexts as Eureka, Advance, or Ferry. It usually consists of 55% copper and 45% nickel. Its main feature is the low thermal variation of its resistivity, which is constant over a wide range of temperatures. Other alloys with similarly low temperature coefficients are known, such as manganin (Cu [86%] / Mn [12%] / Ni [2%] ).
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Constantan refers to a copper-nickel alloy commonly used for its stable electrical resistance across a wide range of temperatures. Alternatively it is known in various contexts as Eureka, Advance, or Ferry. It usually consists of 55% copper and 45% nickel. Its main feature is the low thermal variation of its resistivity, which is constant over a wide range of temperatures. Other alloys with similarly low temperature coefficients are known, such as manganin (Cu [86%] / Mn [12%] / Ni [2%] ).
==History== In 1887, Edward Weston discovered that metals can have a negative temperature coefficient of resistance, inventing what he called his "Alloy No. 2." It was produced in Germany where it was renamed "Konstantan".
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