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GLX, Incorporated |
Manufacturer's Representative |
Current carrying capacity of bonding wire
Wire Type |
Diameter
|
Wire Area
|
Resistivity
|
Typical Fusing Current (amps) |
Recommended
|
Aluminum |
1.00 | 0.79 | 1.33 | 0.27-0.30 | 3.5 x 3.5 |
| 1.25 | 1.23 | 0.856 | 0.4-0.5 |
4 x 4 | |
| 1.50 | 1.77 | 0.595 | 0.6-0.7 | 6 x 6 | |
| 2.00 | 3.14 | 0.335 | 1.0-1.2 | 6 x 8 | |
| 3.00 | 7.07 | 0.149 | 2-2.5 | 9 x 12 | |
| 4.00 | 12.57 | 0.0838 | 3.5-4.0 | 12 x 20 | |
| 5.00 | 19.63 | 0.0537 | 5-6 | 15 x 25 | |
| 8.00 | 50.27 | 0.0210 | 11-12 | 20 x 32 | |
| 10.00 | 78.54 | 0.0134 | 16-18 | 25 x 40 | |
| 12.00 | 113.10 | 0.0093 | 21-23 | 30 x 48 | |
| 15.00 | 176.71 | 0.0059 | 20-35 | 40 x 60 | |
| 20.00 | 314.16 | 0.0033 | 50-60 | 50 x 80 | |
Gold |
1.00 | 0.79 | 1.16 | 0.6-0.7 | 4 x 4 |
| 1.30 | 1.33 | 0.693 | 0.9-1.0 | 5 x 5 | |
| 1.50 | 1.77 | 0.521 | 1.2-1.4 | 6 x 6 | |
| 2.00 | 3.14 | 0.294 | 1.6-2.0 | 8 x 8 |