Skin Effect Calculator
Calculate skin depth, surface resistance, and AC/DC resistance ratio for various conductors.
Parameters
delta = sqrt(2 / (omega mu sigma))
Skin depth decreases with frequency
Skin Depth
66.1 um
Copper at 1.00 MHz
Skin Depth Conversions
Millimeters0.066086 mm
Micrometers66.086 um
Mils2.6018 mil
Electrical Properties
Surface Resistance0.2609 mOhms/sq
AC/DC Resistance Ratio7.819x
Effective Area0.401509 mm^2
Conductivity5.80e+7 S/m
Skin Depth vs Frequency (Copper)
| Frequency | Skin Depth |
|---|---|
| 60 Hz | 8.532 mm |
| 1 kHz | 2.090 mm |
| 10 kHz | 660.9 um |
| 100 kHz | 209.0 um |
| 1 MHz | 66.1 um |
| 10 MHz | 20.9 um |
| 100 MHz | 6.6 um |
| 1 GHz | 2.1 um |