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  • BS 115:1995

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    Specification for metallic resistance materials for electrical purposes

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Withdrawn date:  14-06-2016

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-03-1995

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    Introduction
    Section 1 - General
    Section 2 - Classification
    Section 3 - Resistivity and resistance
    Section 4 - Temperature coefficient of resistance
    Section 5 - Dimensions
    Section 6 - Physical, mechanical and other requirements
    Section 7 - Product marking and documentation
    Section 8 - Packaging
    Annex A (informative) - Material conditions
    Annex B (informative) - Testing and limits of uncertainty
    Annex C (informative) - Sizes in general use
    Annex D (informative) - Conversion factors
    Annex E (informative) - Guidance on health and safety
    Annex F (informative) - Recommended tolerances for wire and
            strip supplied in cut and straightened lengths
    List of references

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    Specifies the dimensions and properties. Materials are coded for alloy type which include marking documentation and packaging requirements.

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    Committee W/-
    Development Note Supersedes BS 115(1954) & 93/213613 DC. (04/2003) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2011. (12/2010)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Withdrawn
    Supersedes

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    BS 2565:1972 Specification for drums for covered winding wires and strips for electrical purposes
    BS 5561:1979 Specification for spools for copper wire
    BS 3073:1977 Specification for nickel and nickel alloys: strip
    BS 1117-2:1964 Specification for bare fine resistance wire for precision electrical equipment Metric units
    BS 5714:1979 Method of measurement of resistivity of metallic materials
    BS 3504:1962 Specification for magnesium-activated nickel for cathodes of electronic tubes and valves
    BS 3467:1962 Method of test for temperature coefficient of resistance of alloy wire for precision resistors
    ASTM B 77 : 2007 Standard Test Method for Thermoelectric Power of Electrical-Resistance Alloys
    BS 1596:1992 Specification for fibreboard drums
    BS 3075:1976 Specification for nickel and nickel alloys: wire
    BS 1117-1:1964 Specification for bare fine resistance wire for precision electrical equipment Inch units
    ASTM F 113 : 1982 : R1991 Method for Stiffness Testing of Wire for Electron Devices and Lamps (Withdrawn 1995)
    DIN 46399-2:1986-04 DELIVERY SPOOLS FOR BARE AND INSULATED WIRES; TECHNICAL TERMS OF DELIVERY FOR SPOOLS OF PLASTIC
    BS 427:1990 Method for Vickers hardness test and for verification of Vickers hardness testing machines
    BS EN ISO 9000:2015 Quality management systems. Fundamentals and vocabulary
    BS EN 10002-1:2001 Tensile testing of metallic materials Method of test at ambient temperature
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