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(inches/mm) (204 °C) (537 °C) (1093 °C)

8 0.128 3.251 22.4 52 128

10 0.102 2.591 16.2 37.5 92

12 0.081 2.057 11.6 26.5 65

22 0.0253 0.643 2.9 5.6 12.5

32 0.0080 0.2032 0.68 1.36 2.76

40 0.0031 0.0787 0.24 0.43 0.79

Resistivity (ohms per foot) at 20 °C[3] 

AWGDiameter

(inches/mm)NiCrA NiCrC

10 0.102 2.591 0.06248 0.06488

12 0.081 2.057 0.09907 0.1029

22 0.0253 0.643 1.015 1.055

32 0.0080 0.2032 10.16 10.55

40 0.0031 0.0787 67.64 70.24

Increase in resistance with temperatur e[3] 

°F °C NiCrA NiCrC

68 20 0 0

600 315 3.3% 5.2%

1000 538 6.3% 8.6%

2000 1093 6.0% 10.5% NiCrA

Chemical Composition: 80% Ni, 20% Cr

Approx. Melting Point: 1400°C

 NiCrC

Chemical Composition: 61% Ni, 15% Cr, bal. Fe

Approx. Melting Point: 1350°C

See also[edit]

 

Chromel   Kanthal 

  Inconel 

  Hastelloy 

 

Constantan 

References[edit]

1.  Jump up ^ "Advanced Topic: Oxidation Resistant Materials" (PDF). Sciences Education Foundation. General Atomics. 2002.

2.  ^ Jump up to: a  b  c  d  e  "Wire cable specifications" . Pelican Wire. Archived from the original  on 2012-

09-20. Retrieved 2013-11-24. 3.  ^ Jump up to: a  b  c  "Nichrome 80 & Other Resistance Alloys - Technical Data & Properties". 

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