Nichrome 80 Strip is used for electric heating elements in home appliances and industrial furnaces. Typical applications are flat irons, ironing machines, water heaters, plastic moulding dies, soldering irons, metal sheathed tubular elements and cartridge elements.
Grade | Ni80Cr20 | Ni70Cr30 | Ni60Cr23 | Ni60Cr15 | Ni35Cr20 | Karma | Evanohm | |
Nominal composition% | Ni | Bal | Bal | 58.0-63.0 | 55.0-61.0 | 34.0-37.0 | Bal | Bal |
Cr | 20.0-23.0 | 28.0-31.0 | 21.0-25.0 | 15.0-18.0 | 18.0-21.0 | 19.0-21.5 | 19.0-21.5 | |
Fe | ≦1.0 | ≦1.0 | Bal | Bal | Bal | 2.0-3.0 | – | |
Al1.0-1.7 Ti 0.3-0.5 | Al2.7-3.2 Mn0.5-1.5 | Al2.7-3.2 Cu2.0-3.0 Mn0.5-1.5 | ||||||
Max operating temp(°C) | 1200 | 1250 | 1150 | 1150 | 1100 | 300 | 400 | |
Resisivity(Ω/cmf,20℃) | 1.09 | 1.18 | 1.21 | 1.11 | 1.04 | 1.33 | 1.33 | |
Resisivity(uΩ/m,60°F) | 655 | 704 | 727 | 668 | 626 | 800 | 800 | |
Density(g/cm³) | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | |
Thermal Conductivity(KJ/m·h·℃) | 60.3 | 45.2 | 45.2 | 45.2 | 43.8 | 46.0 | 46.0 | |
Linear Expansion Coefficient(×10¯6/℃)20-1000℃) | 18.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | - | - | |
Melting Point(℃) | 1400 | 1380 | 1370 | 1390 | 1390 | 1400 | 1400 | |
Hardness(Hv) | 180 | 185 | 185 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | |
Tensile Strength(N/mm2 ) | 750 | 875 | 800 | 750 | 750 | 780 | 780 | |
Elongation(%) | ≥20 | ≥20 | ≥20 | ≥20 | ≥20 | 10-20 | 10-20 | |
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MagneticProperty | Non | Non | Non | Slightly | Non | Non | Non | |
Fast Life(h/℃) | ≥81/1200 | ≥50/1250 | ≥81/1200 | ≥81/1200 | ≥81/1200 | - | - |