Scientific Instrument Services supplies a wide range of resistance type wires for the repair and manufacture of filaments and heaters for mass spectrometers, SEM's and scientific instruments. Wires such as rhenium, tungsten, platinum, and tantalum are often used for these applications.
Thermocouple wires such as alumel, chromel, constantan and iron can be used to manufacture your own thermocouples. In addition we supply a wide range of high purity wires including gold, silver and platinum for a wide range of uses including gasket fabrication and sputter coating. In addition to the wires listed below we can obtain other sizes and types. Call with your specifications for a price quotation.
Quantity discounts - 10% discount on quantities of 10 or more feet with the exception of gold, silver, and platinum.
Tantalum Wire and Ribbon is corrosion resistant and has good thermal conductivity. Some of its uses is in the manufacture of heating elements, vacuum tubes and other high temperature parts
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| Part No. | Diameter (in) | Diameter (mm) | (ohms/cm) | UOM | Quantity In Stock |
Price | Quantity to order |
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| W162 | 0.005 | 0.13 | 0.0961 | Foot | 0(#) | $8.75(*A) | |
| W169 | 0.007 | 0.18 | 0.04893 | Foot | 0(#) | --- | --- |
| W164 | 0.010 | 0.25 | 0.02536 | Foot | 0(#) | $8.10(*A) | |
| W167 | 0.012 | 0.30 | 0.01761 | Foot | 0(#) | $8.25 | |
| W166 | 0.015 | 0.38 | 0.01098 | Foot | 0(#) | $9.25(*A) | |
| W165 | 0.020 | 0.51 | 0.00609 | Foot | 0(#) | $10.50(*A) | |
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(*_) Marked parts have bulk quantity discount pricing:
Discount code 'A' -- 10 or more: 5% off; 50 or more: 10% off.
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| (#) Standard lead time for non-stock wire is 48 hours. | |||||||
Ordering information.
International (non-US) prices available through your
local dealer.
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| Part No. | Thickness (in) | Width (in) | Thickness (mm) | Width (mm) | (ohms/cm) | UOM | Quantity In Stock |
Price | Quantity to order |
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| W168 | Tantalum Ribbon | |||||||||
| 0.001 | 0.030 | 0.025 | 0.76 | 0.06553 | Foot | 0(#) | $9.75(*A) | |||
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(*_) Marked parts have bulk quantity discount pricing:
Discount code 'A' -- 10 or more: 5% off; 50 or more: 10% off.
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| (#) Standard lead-time for out-of-stock items is approximately two weeks. | ||||||||||
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Ordering information.
International (non-US) prices available through your
local dealer.
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Additional types of wires available on special request.
| SIS Catalog Cross Reference | |
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| Page # | Part Numbers |
| A37 - Filament & Heater Material | W162, W164, W165, W166, W167, W168, W169 |
 Yttria coated filament at start |
 Yttria coated filament after 16,000 cycles |
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