Re: Fine wire tensile strengths?

Jul 31, 2010 0 Replies


I've been asked to 'light-up' aircraft models, such as,


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>It is suspended from a rope.
>I need to use very fine 120V wire (like magnetic wire),
>the model uses 8# test monofilament right now and weighs
>1/2 # , but a strong wind requires that 8# test.
>Is there a table that gives wire gauge & tensile strength?
>The current will likely be a max of 1/2 amp.
>Ken

Stainless or piano wire? Stronger than copper. You can do it without insulation from insulated mounts above and in the model?


I don't remember seeing tensile strength tables for wire. You'd need to watch for fine wire heating vs loss of tensile strength too.


Grant.


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