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COPPER_ALPHA

Constant COPPER_ALPHA 

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pub const COPPER_ALPHA: f64 = 0.00393;
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Temperature coefficient of copper’s resistivity, per kelvin, referenced to 20 °C.

ρ(T) = ρ₂₀(1 + α(T − 20 °C)). Linear, which is good to a per cent or so from about −50 °C to 200 °C and is not good at cryogenic temperatures, where the residual resistivity of the particular sample takes over and no coefficient describes it.