Datasheet

8 Kanthal Appliance Alloys Handbook
KANTHAL Resistance Heating Alloys – Summary
1.500
1.600
Resistivity (Ω mm
2
m
-1
)
1.400
1.300
1.200
1.100
1.000
0.900
2000 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
°C
KANTHAL A-1/APM
KANTHAL A/AE/AF
KANTHAL D
NIKROTHAL 70
NIKROTHAL 60
NIKROTHAL 40
NIKROTHAL 20
NIKROTHAL 80
3920 752 1112 1472 1832 2192 2552
Temperature
°F
900
960
Ω /cmf
840
780
720
660
600
540
1400
1600
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
2560 °F
1425 °C
2550 °F
1400 °C
0
2460 °F
1350 °C
2370 °F
1300 °C
2370 °F
1300 °C
2370 °F
1300 °C
2010 °F
1100 °C
2190 °F
1200 °C
2280 °F
1250 °C
2100 °F
1150 °C
2010 °F
1100 °C
1920 °F
1050 °C
°C
2912
°F
2552
2192
1832
1472
1112
752
392
-17.8
KANTHAL
ALKRO-
THAL
NIKROTHAL
APM A-1 A D AF AE 80 70 60 40 20
Fig. 1 - Maximum operating temperature per alloy
Fig. 2 - Resistivity vs. Temperature.