DC Resistance of a Wire

The DC Resistance of a Wire calculator computes the DC resistance of a wire of length l_p  whose cross sectional area (bare wire) is A_w.

INSTRUCTIONS: Choose your preferred units and enter the following:

• (ρ)  Resistivity of Wire (Ω•cm)
• (l_p) Length of Wire 
• (A_w) Cross Sectional Area of the bare wire.

DC Resistance: The calculator returns the resistance in Ohms.  However, this can be automatically converted to other units via the pull-down menu.

General Information

The resistivity of soft-annealed copper at room temperature is `1.724 x 10^-6 Omega * cm`.

AC / DC Calculator Information

• DC to AC Converter
• AC to DC Converter
• DC Resistance of a Wire

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