Datasheet

18 Kanthal Appliance Alloys Handbook.
4. Thin Wide Strip
Wide and very thin strip has been intro-
duced as an alternative to flattened wire,
ribbon, to offer a wider choice of widths
than what can be offered via wire flatten-
ing.
Kanthal has the ability to supply thin wide
resistance strip in the thickness range 0,04
to 0,1 mm in widths up to 275 mm
produced through rolling and slitting to
dimension.
The alloys available in this product form are
primarily the high performing FeCrAl types,
like KANTHAL AF, as specified in the tech-
nical section of this handbook.
For a material with very high surface to
volume ratio such as this thin strip, no
standard guidelines for maximum tempera-
ture and lifetime are applicable because of
the big influence from the chosen design.
We advice that everyone considering using
this product form should contact Kanthal
for in depth discussions before finalising
dimensions and design of an application.
Kanthal offers advice and technical support
regarding choice of dimensions etc.
Thin strip – vertically applied.