Skin Depth Calculator
The well-known equation is for skin depth given below.
Note that skin depth
(δ) is a function of only three variables, frequency (ƒ), resistivity
(ρ), and relative permeability (μR).
Where;
δ = the skin depth in metres
ρ = the resistivity of the medium in ohm-meter,
ƒ = the frequency of the current in Hz,
μR = the relative permeability of the medium,
μ0 = Permeability constant (Henries/meter) = 4π*10-7H/m
The skin depths of some common metals at a frequency of 10 GHz (microwave region) are less than a micron:
| Conductor |
Skin depth (μm) |
| Aluminum |
0.80 |
| Copper |
0.65 |
| Gold |
0.79 |
| Silver |
0.64 |
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