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Nickel Technical Data
Wire
Tolerance on Diameter and Weight, All Conditions

 
Tolerances in Diameter of Cold Drawn Wire, All Conditions
Specified Diameter
(inches)		 Tolerances (inches)
Plus Minus
0.0001 - 0.0044 0.0002 0.0002
0.0045 - 0.0079 0.00025 0.00025
0.0080 - 0.0149 0.0003 0.0003
0.0150 - 0.0199 0.0004 0.0004
0.0200 - 0.031 0.0005 0.0005
0.032 - 0.045 0.0006 0.0006
0.046 - 0.079 0.0007 0.0007
0.080 - 0.1875 0.001 0.001
0.1876 - 0.406 0.001 0.002
Over 0.406 0.002 0.002

 
Permissible Variation in Weight of Cold Drawn Wire in Coils and on Spools
(except Air Force use)
Condition Wire Diameter
(inches)		 Standard Spool Weight
(pounds)		 Maximum Weight
Wire on each Spool
(pounds)
Spools
(all conditions)		 Under 0.010 2 2.5
0.010 - 0.018 5 6
0.019 - 0.040 10 15
Condition Wire Diameter
(inches)		 Approximate Mean
Coil Diameter
(inches)		 Maximum Weight
Per Coil
(pounds)
Coils
(all conditions)		 Under 0.010 8 15
0.010 - 0.018 8 25
0.019 - 0.040 8 - 12 40
0.041 - 0.081 16 - 20 100
0.082 - 0.312 18 - 22 200
0.313 - 0.563 22 - 30 200

 
Permissible Variation in Weight of Cold Drawn Wire in Coils and on Spools
(Air Force use only)
Condition Wire Diameter
(inches)		 Core Diameter
(inches)		 Maximum Weight
Wire on each Spool
(pounds)
All Conditions Under 0.035 1 1
0.035 - 0.063 4 - 5 1
0.064 - 0.0915 ... 5
0.0916 - 0.162 ... 25 (coil)


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