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Nickel Plated Steel Wire and Nickel Plated Copper Wires IconNi47 Cr6 Fe Alloy

Material Description

Dumet wire consists of a nickel-iron core in an oxygen-free-high-conductivity copper sheath.  It  is available in various surface finishes: electrically oxidised, borax coated, nickel plated, bare (uncoated).

umet Wire - Lamp and Diode grade Copper-Clad Ni-Fe Alloy Wire

Borated surface finish Dumet is used in Lead-in-wires for lamps. Dumet forms a glass-to-metal seal while manufacturing these lamps. The oxidised Dumet is used in Lead-in-wires, diodes and capacitor slug leads application.

Nominal Composition

Ni Cr Mn Si C S Al Fe
46 Min 5.5 - 6.5 1.0  max 0.30 max 0.05 max 0.02 max 0.20 Max Balance

Mechanical Properties

Co-efficient of Linear
expansion (20 - 400°C)
Electrical Resistivity
Microhm-cm
Tensile Strength
(annealed)
Elongation
upon fracture
9.5 - 10.5  x 10-6/°C 6 to 9 40-60  Kg/mm2 20 min

Surface Finish

For Borated and Oxidised Dumet, colour is as per ASTM colour standard F-29-63T. The colours have been divided into three parts.

Light Medium Dark
0.5YR - 8.5R 7.5R - 5.5R 4.5R - 2.5R

For Nickel-Plated Dumet wire, standard plating thickness is 2 microns and 4 microns.

Available Dimensions

Diameter (D) (mm) Tolerance (mm) Max out-of-roundness
0.20 - 1.0 ±0.010 0.010
1.0 - 2.0 ±1% of D 1% of D

Packaging

Available on many types of spools and drums depending on the customer requirements.  Common spool in use has following dimensions (mm) :

Spool Type Traverse (mm) Bore (mm) Flange (mm) Tare (gm.)
Dumet-SP 52 48 100 60 gms

Barrel/drum  packaging and other standard DIN spools are also available upon request. Dumet spools are individually sealed with plastic film and put in an air-tight plastic container with activated desiccant.