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constantan

High-resistance alloy of approximately 40% nickel and 60% copper with a very low coefficient of thermal expansion (measure of expansion on heating). It is used in electrical resistors.


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It has two cell designs: the standard model 550 Nickel/Chromium and the ISI Constantan.
 
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