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Elmet Technologies

Nichrome 60-15 Medium Temperature Resistor Material
Categories: Metal; Electronic/Magnetic Alloy; Nonferrous Metal; Nickel Alloy

Material Notes: 60Ni-20Fe-18Cr-1Mn-1Si

Applications: industrial furnaces, electrically heated equipment and high-resistance and potentiometer resistors

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Physical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Density 8.20 g/cc0.296 lb/in³
 
Mechanical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Tensile Strength, Ultimate 700 - 730 MPa102000 - 106000 psi
Tensile Strength, Yield 300 - 370 MPa43500 - 53700 psi
Elongation at Break 30 - 35 %30 - 35 %
 
Electrical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Electrical Resistivity 0.000112 ohm-cm0.000112 ohm-cm
 
Thermal PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
CTE, linear 17.0 µm/m-°C
@Temperature <=1000 °C
9.44 µin/in-°F
@Temperature <=1830 °F
Specific Heat Capacity 0.480 J/g-°C0.115 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity 13.0 W/m-K90.2 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F
Melting Point 1390 °C2530 °F
Maximum Service Temperature, Air 1150 °C2100 °F
 
Component Elements PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Chromium, Cr 18 %18 %
Iron, Fe 20 %20 %
Manganese, Mn 1.0 %1.0 %
Nickel, Ni 60 %60 %
Silicon, Si 1.0 %1.0 %
 
Descriptive Properties
Temperature Coefficient of Resistance, 0-100ºC (1/K)0.0011

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