Plated Wire and Ribbon
MWS produces and inventories the most complete line of
continuous electroplated wires and ribbons to be found anywhere
in the world. These wires are produced to meet customers’ most
critical solderability, purity, and dimensional requirements, as well
as a variety of federal, military and commercial standards and
specifications.
Plating Finishes
Gold, Silver, Nickel, Tin, Tin/Lead (60/40, 70/30, 90/10), Cadmium
Bus Wire
Commercial tin-plated copper wire is available in sizes 8 - 40 AWG.
Surface Conditions and Treatments
Bright, semi-bright, or matte finish
Size Range Capabilities
Round: .125” - .0007”
Flat/square/rectangular: thickness .0005” and larger, widths up to .125”
Conductor Materials
Copper, Nickel, Kovar, Dumet, Copper-Nickel Alloys, Nickel-Iron Alloys, NickelChromium Alloys, Beryllium Copper, Phosphor Bronze, and Brass, along with a
variety of other metals and alloys.
Packaging
Continuous lengths on spools or cut and straightened to specific lengths per
customer requirements
Plated Copper Wire Data
SIZE
(AWG)
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
24
DIAMETER
(INCHES)
CIRCULAR RESISTANCE
(OHMS PER
MILS
1000 FT. AT 20°C)
NOMINAL
.0641
.0571
.0508
.0453
.0403
.0359
.0320
.0285
.0253
.0226
.0201
.0179
.0159
.0142
.0126
.0113
.0100
.0089
.0080
.0071
.0063
.0056
.0050
.0045
.0040
.0035
.0031
NOMINAL
4110
3260
2580
2050
1620
1290
1020
812
640
511
404
320
253
202
159
128
100
79.2
64.0
50.4
39.7
31.4
25.0
20.2
16.0
12.2
9.61
NOMINAL
2.48 3.13 3.95 4.98 6.30 7.91 10.0 12.6 15.9 20.0 25.2 31.9 40.3 50.5 64.2 79.7 102 129 159 202 257 325 408 505 638 836 1061 THICKNESS OF COATING (MICROINCHES)
POUNDS
PER
1000 FT.
12.4
9.87
7.81
6.21
4.92
3.90
3.10
2.46
1.94
1.55
1.22
.970
.765
.610
.481
.387
.303
.240
.194
.153
.120
.0949
.0757
.0613
.0484
.0371
.0291
NICKEL PLATED
SILVER PLATED
1.25%
170
151
135
120
107
95
85
76
67
60
53
47
42
38
33
30
27
24
21
19
17
15
13
12
11
9
8
2%
272
243
216
193
171
153
136
121
108
96
85
76
68
60
54
48
43
38
34
30
27
24
21
19
17
15
13
2.5%
343
305
272
242
216
192
171
152
135
121
108
96
85
76
67
60
54
48
43
38
34
30
27
24
21
19
17
3%
417
371
330
294
262
233
208
185
164
147
131
116
103
92
82
73
65
58
52
46
41
36
33
29
26
23
20
4%
551
491
437
390
347
309
247
245
218
194
173
154
137
122
108
97
86
77
69
61
54
48
43
39
34
30
27
5%
692
617
549
489
435
388
346
308
273
244
217
193
172
153
136
122
108
96
86
77
68
60
54
48
43
38
33
6.1%
846
754
671
598
532
474
422
376
334
293
265
236
210
187
166
149
132
117
106
94
83
74
66
59
53
46
41
2%
322
282
255
228
202
180
161
143
127
114
101
90
80
71
63
57
50
45
40
36
32
28
25
23
20
18
16
4%
647
577
513
458
407
363
323
288
255
228
203
181
161
143
127
114
101
90
81
72
64
57
50
45
40
35
31
7%
1142
1018
905
807
718
640
570
508
451
403
358
319
283
253
224
201
178
159
143
126
112
100
89
80
71
62
55
10%
1645
1465
1304
1162
1034
921
821
731
649
580
516
459
408
364
323
290
256
228
205
182
162
144
128
116
103
90
80
27%
4670
4160
3700
3300
2930
2610
2330
2070
1850
1640
1460
1300
1160
1030
920
820
730
650
580
520
460
410
360
320
290
260
230
MWS Wire Industries, 31200 Cedar Valley Drive, Westlake Village, CA 91362 • Phone: 818-991-8553 • Fax: 818-706-0911 • www.mwswire.com
Print Revision May 2016