Wire for Industrial Heating Applications and Home Appliances

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Wire

We sell wire for use in both industrial and appliance heating applications. Wire is available in various forms, including round wire, strip and ribbon. Our range of wires are suitable for resistance, heating and other applications.

Resistance heating wire

We supply class leading Kanthal® wire from Iron-Chromium-Aluminium, Nickel-Chromium and Copper-Nickel alloys. This wide range of wire includes alloys suitable for use up to 1 425°C.

Grade	Bulk density (g/cm³)	Resistivity at 20°C (Ω mm²/m)	Tensile strength at 900°C (N mm^-2)	Maximum continuous operating temperature
FeCrAl Alloys
Kanthal® D	7.25	1.35	34	1 300°C
Kanthal® AF	7.15	1.39	37	1 300°C
Kanthal® A1	7.1	1.45	34	1 400°C
Kanthal® APM	7.1	1.45	40	1 425°C
NiCr Alloys
Nikrothal® 40	7.9	1.04	120	1 100°C
Nikrothal® 60	8.2	1.11	100	1 150°C
Nikrothal® 80	7.1	1.09	100	1 200°C
CuNi Alloys
Cuprothal® 49	8.9	0.49	n/a	600°C

Forms and sizes

Form	Diameter range	Thickness range	Width range
Round wire	0.010mm - 8.000mm	n/a	n/a
Rod	8.000mm - 20.000mm	n/a	n/a
Ribbon	n/a	0.023mm - 0.800mm	0.038mm - 4.000mm

Other sizes are available on request. Please note that exact specifications and limits may vary depending on the alloy.

Product handbook

You can download the Resistance heating alloys for home appliances handbook from the Kanthal® website by clicking here