Engineering-312

Lab-5

Resistance Bridge
Introduction

This report examines the materials properties that concern resistance. It exhibits the

current which passes via the material and its resistivity (). This is based on its independence of

geometric specimen. It also explores how the electrical conductivity is useful in identifying a

material and its electrical character.

Calculation

Lanthanum Chromite Rectangular Material

Length (L), (cm) Width (W), (cm) Height (H), (cm)

0.99 0.347 0.821

resistivity = (R*A) / L.

A=W*H Conductivity = 1 /

A=0.347*0.821=-0.285 m^2

Resistivity=(0.125*0.285)/0.99=.0359

Resistance (R) Resistivity, (), Conductivity, (),

Temperature (C)
() (m) ((m)-1)
0.0359
1000 0.125 27.8
900 0.256 0.0736 13.58
800 0.369 0.114 8
700 0.4198 0.1208 8.27
600 0.3725 0.1071 9.33
500 0.3125 0.0899 11.12
400 0.3648 0.1094 9.14
300 0.4089 0.1176 8.5
 200 0.6789 0.1953 5.12
100 0.8936 0.2571 3.88
50 0.9836 0.283 3.533

Resistance (R) ()
1.2

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200

Temperature

Resistivity, (), (m)

0.3

0.25

0.2

0.15

0.1

0.05

0
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
 Conductivity, (),((m)-1)
30

25

20

15

10

0
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200

Conclusion

Based on the calculation, we noted that as the temperature increase the resistance

decreases. This implies that there is an inverse relationship between resistance and temperature.

The temperature affects resistivity which happens when it reduces when there is increase in

temperature. The relation between conductivity and temperature was the last section of this

experiment. Its aligned movement on a similar line depict decrease while increase is plotted on

the previous page.

 Reference

Material Science and Engineering an Introduction 7th edition (William D. Calliister, Jr)