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TC beyond Ni200: Nickel Purity, Dicodes; Ti, SS, Resistherm NiFe30; Coefficient of Resistance
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UnkamenSupplies just messaged me about their pre-order on NiFe52 wire. They said that they are "hoping to hear that it is shipping this week - it only takes 3 days once it has." 
I had a friend give me some used guitar strings, most difficult wire to work with that I've ever seen.
I doubt if I'll venture much farther into the land of ss, I'll leave it for the pros....LOL
I doubt if I'll venture much farther into the land of ss, I'll leave it for the pros....LOL
I'm pretty sure guitar strings have a high nickel content, making them hard and not very malleable in larger gauges.
Yeah 430 is the opposite of that, torch it and it gets softer. Torch it too much and it work hardens and becomes a tad brittle.
So torching 430ss to dull red before winding the coil to help with coil symmetry and then pulsing to yellow after mounting to aid in coil rigidity? If that's true it would be a double bonus.
So torching 430ss to dull red before winding the coil to help with coil symmetry and then pulsing to yellow after mounting to aid in coil rigidity? If that's true it would be a double bonus.
Exactly right, this is spot on how it is.
A set of e-guitar strings has plain strings ( stainless steel ) and wound strings. The wound strings have a stainless steel core which is wound with one or more ( on bass guitar strings ) layers of ss or nickel plated steel or pure nickel . When you buy a set of "nickel wound" strings, you`ll get nickel plated steel. Only "pure nickel" strings are wound with "pure" nickel, but there is no sign of the nickel purity or the used ss.
Wound strings are available from 0.020"
I knew it was stainless steel, just meant probably 316 or perhaps 304.
316 - 10.00-14.00% Nickel
304 - 8.00-10.50% Nickel
430 - 0.00-00.50% Nickel
The wound 'Clapton' strings I wouldn't attempt to vape from.
Thanks for the information though.
316 - 10.00-14.00% Nickel
304 - 8.00-10.50% Nickel
430 - 0.00-00.50% Nickel
The wound 'Clapton' strings I wouldn't attempt to vape from.
Thanks for the information though.
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Anyone know where I can pick up some 340SS as like the sound of annealing it till malleable
My local supplier Crazy Wire only seems to have 317SS atm
Also what would you recommend Nifethal 52 or 70
My local supplier Crazy Wire only seems to have 317SS atm
Also what would you recommend Nifethal 52 or 70
Cheers jazzvaper
will have to give Zivipf another visit
hope its a bit cleaner than there Ti
I see Zivipf has 304SS
Is this ok
Sorry guys have fallen behind with this thread and its now a 100+ pages
Is this ok
Sorry guys have fallen behind with this thread and its now a 100+ pages
304 is pretty good, doesn't have the corrosion protection/heat resistance of 316/317 or the high tcr/low nickel content of 430, but will normally be some of the cheapest SS around.
Everything is trade offs with different grades of SS.
Everything is trade offs with different grades of SS.
304 is on the threshold of TC capable wire. It will work though AFAIK
I would keep looking for a SS430 supplier, I'm unsure if Unkamen ships internationally.
zivipf apparently have nife48 but i wouldnt know as the wire i ordered is still somewhere between ther and london, 8 days after it was posted...lol...not ! Deutsche Post suckage...
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