Datasheet

2 Kanthal Appliance Alloys Handbook
1. Resistance Heating Alloys 4
NiFe
NIFETHAL 70, NIFETHAL 52 4
Austenitic Alloys (NiCr, NiCrFe)
NIKROTHAL 80, NIKROTHAL 70, NIKROTHAL 60, NIKROTHAL 40,
NIKROTHAL 20 5
Ferritic Alloys (FeCrAl)
KANTHAL APM, A-1, A, AF, AE, D, ALKROTHAL 5
Comparison between KANTHAL and NIKROTHAL
KANTHAL advantages 6
NIKROTHAL advantages 7
Summary 8
Copper Nickel Alloys
CUPROTHAL 49, MANGANINA 43, (CUPROTHAL 30, 15, 10 and 05) 9
Product varieties 11
2. Physical and Mechanical Properties 12
Table KANTHAL alloys 11
Table ALKROTHAL, NIKROTHAL and NIFETHAL alloys 13
Table CUPROTHAL and MANGANINA alloys 14
3. Stranded Resistance Heating Wire 15
Strand diameter 15
Standard stocked material 16
Flexible terminations 16
4. Thin Wide Strip 18
5. Design factors 20
Operating life 20
Oxidation properties 20
Corrosion resistance 21
Maximum temperature per wire size 22
6. Element types and heating applications 23
Description 23
Embedded elements 24
Supported elements 30
Suspended elements 36
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