Skin Depth Calculator
Choose the conductor material and enter the frequency.The calculator will return the skin depth information.
Frequency(MHz) |
Skin Depths 1 2 3 4 5 |
Current Density |
Notes:
*Skin depth is the equivalent thickness of conductor at DC having the same resistance.
*For high permeability materials e.g. Nickel, the skin depth effectively reduces the conductor area and increases losses.
*Avoid Nickel plating microstrip, as the losses will, as a rule of thumb, double.