Choose the best alloy for your heating element
Our wide range of resistance heating wire and strip makes it possible to select the most appropriate alloy and size for each respective application, resulting in optimum product performance.
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| Element type/ Element design | Best alloys in general |
|---|---|
| Embedded elements | |
| Cartridge elements, Powder filled | |
| Coils in grooves | |
| Elements in ceramics | |
| Heating cables- Rope heaters |
Kanthal D (wire) |
| Metal sheeted tubular | |
| Mica elements |
Kanthal D (wire), Kanthal D (ribbon) |
| Supported elements | |
| Ceramic cartridge heaters | |
| Molded ceramic heaters | |
| Other ceramic elements | |
| Quartz tube heater | |
| Suspended elements | |
| Bead insulated coils | |
| Coils immersed in water | |
| Open Mica |
Kanthal D (wire), Kanthal D (ribbon) |
| String elements | |
| Suspended coils | |
| Suspended straight wires | |
| Zig- Zag | Kanthal D (wire), Kanhtal D (ribbon) Niktrothal 40 (wire), Nikrothal 40 (ribbon) |
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