Silver Plated Copper Wires are composed by providing concentric silver plating over bare copper conductor. This material enhances the conductivity of copper with the bright & shiny surface of the silver. In addition, the silver coating also show excellent corrosion resistance characteristics. Silver has the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of all metals as well as the highest optical reflectivity. Silver-plated wire offers excellent high-temperature lubricity making it a preferred coating for high friction applications on surfaces exposed to temperatures up to 650◦C.

From the above excellent characteristics, this conductor is a favorable choice for wires used in nuclear, aerospace, defense, military, and many more Industrial applications. MATPLAT manufactures silver-plated copper wires complying international standard ASTM B298 & also customized wires are available on special request.

AVAILABLE WIRE SIZE

Type Description
Solid Type From 42 AWG (0.06 mm) to 20 AWG (0.81 mm)
Stranded Type Upto  10 sq.mm
Silver Coating From 1.25% to 10% Silver by weight, as per ASTM B298
Sterling Silver Plated Copper Wire

FEATURES

  • Very high Conductivity
  • Superb thermal resistance
  • Shiny & bright surface
  • Excellent signal transmission rate
  • Excellent Corrosion resistance
  • Low resistivity

APPLICATIONS

  • Military aircraft cables as per MIL 16878
  • PTFE aircraft wires & cables
  • High-speed Databus cables
  • Twinax Cables
  • High-frequency cables
  • Oxygen sensor cables
  • UL & CSA Industrial cables
  • Speaker Cables
  • Lightweight Cables
  • Multi-pair cables with analog & digital signal transmission
  • Radio frequency co-axial cables
  • Connector pins & communication cables
  • Used as a shielding material in cables

SOLID/STRANDED CONDUCTOR

Solid Conductors : Sizes & Typical Properties

Conductor Size (AWG) Dia (mm) Minimum Elongation (%) Maximum Resistance at 20°C (Ω/km) Weight Nominal (kg/km) Length Nominal (Meter/kg)
12 2.052 25 5.320 29.41 34.01
13 1.829 25 6.700 23.35 42.83
14 1.628 25 8.454 18.51 54.02
15 1.450 25 10.654 14.69 68.09
16 1.290 25 13.460 11.62 86.03
17 1.151 25 16.927 9.24 108.17
18 1.024 25 21.388 7.32 136.69
19 0.912 25 26.948 5.81 172.26
20 0.813 25 33.920 4.61 216.76
21 0.724 25 42.763 3.66 273.27
22 0.643 25 54.268 2.88 346.73
23 0.574 25 68.014 2.30 434.65
24 0.511 20 85.987 1.82 549.44
25 0.455 20 108.386 1.44 692.82
26 0.404 20 137.365 1.14 878.16
27 0.361 20 172.238 0.91 1100.87
28 0.320 20 218.838 0.72 1398.19
29 0.287 20 272.056 0.58 1738.60
30 0.254 20 347.340 0.45 2219.92
31 0.226 20 438.350 0.36 2802.21
32 0.203 15 542.719 0.29 3469.12
33 0.180 15 689.336 0.23 4403.47
34 0.160 15 875.351 0.18 5595.08
35 0.142 15 1108.213 0.14 7080.81
36 0.127 15 1389.361 0.11 8876.74
37 0.114 15 1715.260 0.09 10961.97
38 0.102 15 2170.876 0.07 13883.66
39 0.089 15 2835.430 0.06 18112.37
40 0.079 15 3618.036 0.04 23091.72

Note: Tensile Strength & Elongation values are given for standard practice conductors

Stranded Conductors : Sizes & Typical Properties

Conductor Size (AWG) Strand No of Strand X Conductor Dia (mm) Lay Length Nominan (mm) Diameter in mm (min) Diameter in mm (max) Maximum Resistance at 20°C (Ω/KM) Weight Nominal (kg/km) Weight Maximum kg/km
4 19×7/25 133 x 0.45 76.200 6.350 6.680 0.977 193.46 197.93
6 19×7/27 133 x 0.36 63.500 5.029 5.283 1.557 121.73 124.26
8 19×7/29 133 x 0.29 50.800 4.013 4.216 2.445 77.09 78.43
10 37/26 37 x 0.40 38.100 2.692 2.845 4.213 44.20 44.79
12 37/28 37 x 0.32 31.750 2.126 2.258 6.757 27.83 28.28
12 19/25 19 x 0.45 25.400 2.202 2.299 6.197 28.57 29.17
14 19/27 19 x 0.36 22.225 1.748 1.824 9.842 19.50 18.30
16 19/29 19 x 0.29 19.050 1.395 1.448 15.455 11.37 11.56
18 19/30 19 x 0.25 15.748 1.232 1.283 19.804 8.90 9.08
20 19/32 19 x 0.20 12.700 0.983 1.029 31.103 5.70 5.83
22 7/30 7 x 0.25 8.382 0.747 0.785 52.151 3.24 3.32
22 19/34 19 x 0.16 8.382 0.772 0.818 50.403 3.53 3.65
24 7/32 7 x 0.20 8.382 0.597 0.627 81.634 2.08 2.13
24 19/36 19 x 0.13 8.382 0.610 0.648 80.877 2.23 2.32
26 7/34 7 x 0.16 6.350 0.467 0.495 133.140 1.29 1.33
26 19/38 19 x 0.10 6.350 0.485 0.521 127.720 1.42 1.49
28 7/36 7 x 0.13 5.080 0.371 0.391 211.540 0.79 0.85
28 19/40 19 x 0.08 5.080 0.373 0.406 215.560 0.86 0.91
30 7/38 7 x 0.10 4.750 0.295 0.315 335.130 0.52 0.55
32 7/40 7 x 0.08 3.175 0.229 0.241 556.570 0.31 0.33