Platinum Wire 铂丝
Preciousmetals like gold, platinum, and silver are excellent choices forspecialty wires.
They offeradvantageous electrical properties with little or no reaction tochemicals. This wiring can be used in a wide variety ofapplications and environments without fluctuation concerns.
Platinum makesan especially valuable wiring material because of its consistentperformance in high temperatures, complex configurations, andchallenging environments. It resists corrosion and oxidation andwithstands the majority of acids. With excellent malleability andductility, platinum is ideal for complex or precise wirefabrications.
Medical Applications of Platinum Wire
Manufacturersincorporate platinum wires into a wide variety of medical devicesand equipment. Patients with medical implants, such as pacemakers,dental restorations, and cochlear implants, benefit from thestability of platinum in chemically active environments. Forexample, catheters have platinum guide wires and markers that canbe seen on X-rays or fluoroscopies to ensure the devices areproperly inserted.
Platinum wireis also used in the manufacture of lab utensils, surgical tools,and transfer tools that move samples of organic material ontosterile plates. Platinum-based sterile swabs can safely moveclinical samples of tissue without presenting any risk ofcontamination or chemical reactions.
Aerospace and Military Applications of PlatinumWire
Aerospace andmilitary manufacturers use platinum wiring for monitoringequipment, thermocouples, and other instruments. Thermocouples aretemperature sensors that assess the reaction between platinum and adissimilar metal like rhodium to determine temperature variations.While some thermocouples use other metals, Type B, Type R, and TypeS thermocouples use platinum. These tools are preferred formeasuring temperatures in environments with high basetemperatures.
Along withthermocouples, some common uses of platinum wire in aerospace andmilitary applications include:
· Aircraft engines
· Catalytic convertersin gas-powered vehicles
· Heat exchangers
· Individual engineparts, such as blades, fuel manifolds, fuel nozzles, stators, andvanes
· Infrareddetectors
· Turbines
Electrical Applications of Platinum Wire
Thermocouplesare popular tools in industrial and commercial applications, aswell. Platinum wires are also a highly valuable component insemiconductor manufacturing, as platinum wire can be fabricated inultra-fine varieties for increasingly small semiconductors withcomplex design structures.
Manufacturersuse platinum wiring to grow crystal in ceramic capacitors andcrucibles. Developing energy technologies and power storagesolutions rely on platinum wiring for PEM fuel cells, catalysts,and more.
Some of themost common electrical components that make use of platinum wiringinclude:
· Contact points
· Fiber optics
· LCD displays
· Resistance wires
Laptops are aprime example of products that use platinum in multiple differentcontexts.
Leaders in Platinum Wire
CaliforniaFine Wire is a leading provider of high-quality platinum wire forclients across multiple industries. We fabricate 99.99% puretitanium wire that is suitable for sensitive and highly specializedapplications. If your project needs platinum alloy wires, we canproduce platinum alloys using rhodium, iridium, and tungstenaccording to your specifications and preferred percentages.
Since ourcompany began in 1961, California Fine Wire has specialized in bothround and flat wiring in fine and ultra-fine varieties. We alsomanufacture stranded wire and coated wire from a wide variety ofsemi-precious and standard metal materials. Each product ismanufactured to meet the precise needs of our customers. CaliforniaFine Wire Co.’s quality management system is ISO 9001 certified,and we maintain an extensive in-house quality testing process toensure wiring meets ANSI, NBS, and stringent internal standards ateach stage of production. These tests include dimensionalmeasurements, tensile testing, and resistance measurements.
