Amperage Guide Lines

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Aluminium, Magnesium and Bronze - AC@40A/mm - White or Green Tungsten

Carbon Steel and Stainless Steel – DCEN@ 20 - 30A/mm - Sharp Tip Tungsten
Copper - – DCEN@ 80A/mm – Sharp Tip Tungsten
Conductivity
Thermal
Temperature Thermal Conductivity σ(S/m) at
Material Conductivity Temperature F 20°C
C W/(m.K) Btu/(hr.ft.∘F)

20 96.1 68 55.5
Admiralty Brass 100 103.55 212 59.8
238 116.44 460 67.3
20 225 68 130
Aluminium 100 218 212 126
371 192 700 111
20 18.3 68 10.6
Antimony
100 16.8 212 9.69
20 139 68 80.1
Beryllium 100 132 212 76.2
371 109 700 63.0
-165 106 -265 61.0
Brass 20 144 68 83.0
182 177 360 102
Bronze 20 189 68 109
Cadmiuim 20 92.8 68 53.6
100 90.3 212 52.2
20 401 68 232
Copper 100 377 212 218
371 367 700 212
Gold 20 317 68 183
Germanium 20 58.8 68 34.0
-3 13.2 27 7.62
Inconel X 20 13.7 68 7.90
577 25.5 1070 14.7
20 71.9 68 41.6
Iron 100 65.7 212 38.0
371 44.6 700 25.8
20 60.4 68 34.9
Iron (wrought)
100 59.9 212 34.6
Iron (cast) 53 48.0 127 27.7
0 35.1 32 20.3
Lead 20 34.8 68 20.1
260 30.3 500 17.5
20 170 68 98.5
Magnesium 100 167 212 96.3
188 163 370 93.9
0 137 32 79.0
Molybdenum 20 136 68 78.4
427 115 800 66.7
-250 20.73 -418 11.98
Monel 20 27.5 68 15.86
800 46.9 1472 27.1
20 62.4 68 36.0
Nickel 100 58.0 212 33.5
293 47.5 560 27.4
Palladium 20 67.5 68 39.0
20 71.0 68 41.0
Platinum 100 70.6 212 40.8
427 69.2 800 40.0
Plutonium 20 8.65 68 5.00
Rhodium 20 152 68 88.0
20 419 68 242
Silver 100 405 212 234
316 366 600 211
20 45.3 68 26.2
Steel, 1% Carbon
100 44.8 212 25.9
SS ANSI 301, 302, 35 14.0 95 8.08
303, 304 100 15.0 212 8.69
900 28.0 1652 16.2
0 11.9 32 6.85
SS ANSI 310 20 12.3 68 7.11
900 32.0 1652 18.5
30 17.3 86 10.0
100 17.6 212 10.2
SS ANSI 314
300 18.4 572 10.6
900 22.6 1652 13.1
-50 13.0 -58 7.51
SS ANSI 316 20 13.9 68 8.04
950 26.1 1742 15.1
-70 14.3 -94 8.25
SS ANSI 321, 347,
20 15.7 68 9.06
348
900 29.4 1652 17.0
-70 26.0 -94 15.0
SS ANSI 403, 410,
20 26.0 68 15.0
416, 420
1000 26.0 1832 15.0
50 21.8 122 12.6
SS ANSI 430
900 25.0 1652 14.4
SS ANSI 440 100 22.1 212 12.8
500 27.5 932 15.9
0 22.4 32 13.0
SS ANSI 446 20 22.7 68 13.1
1000 38.0 1832 22.0
30 37.0 86 21.4
SS ANSI 501, 502 100 36.2 212 20.9
830 27.8 1526 16.0
Tantalum 20 55.0 68 31.8
Thallium 0 50.2 32 29.0
20 29.4 68 17.0
Thorium 100 30.5 212 17.6
299 33.3 570 19.3
20 62.1 68 35.9
Tin
100 58.8 212 33.9
20 15.6 68 9.00
Titanium 100 15.3 212 8.86
299 14.7 570 8.50
20 159 68 92.0
Tungsten 100 154 212 89.2
299 142 570 82.0
Uranium 20 24.2 68 14.0
100 26.0 212 15.0
770 40.6 1418 23.4
Vanadium 20 34.6 68 20.0
20 112 68 64.9
Zinc
100 111 212 63.9
Zirconium 0 19.0 32 11.0

Resistivity Conductivity
Material
p(Ω•m) at 20°C σ(S/m) at 20°C
Silver 1.59x10-8 6.30x107
Copper 1.68x10-8 5.98x107
Annealed Copper 1.72x10-8 5.80x107
Gold 2.44x10-8 4.52x107
Aluminum 2.82x10-8 3.5x107
Calcium 3.36x10-8 2.82x107
Beryllium 4.00x10-8 2.500x107
Rhodium 4.49x10-8 2.23x107
Magnesium 4.66x10-8 2.15x107
Molybdenum 5.225x10-8 1.914x107
Iridium 5.289x10-8 1.891x107
Tungsten 5.49x10-8 1.82x107
Zinc 5.945x10-8 1.682x107
Cobalt 6.25x10-8 1.60x107
Cadmium 6.84x10-8 1.467
Nickel (electrolytic) 6.84x10-8 1.46x107
Ruthenium 7.595x10-8 1.31x107
Lithium 8.54x10-8 1.17x107
Iron 9.58x10-8 1.04x107
Platinum 1.06x10-7 9.44x106
Palladium 1.08x10-7 9.28x106
Tin 1.15x10-7 8.7x106
Selenium 1.197x10-7 8.35x106
Tantalum 1.24x10-7 8.06x106
Niobium 1.31x10-7 7.66x106
Steel (Cast) 1.61x10-7 6.21x106
Chromium 1.96x10-7 5.10x106
Lead 2.05x10-7 4.87x106
Vanadium 2.61x10-7 3.83x106
Uranium 2.87x10-7 3.48x106
Antimony* 3.92x10-7 2.55x106
Zirconium 4.105x10-7 2.44x106
Titanium 5.56x10-7 1.798x106
Mercury 9.58x10-7 1.044x106
Germanium* 4.6x10-1 2.17
Silicon* 6.40x102 1.56x10-3

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