Every WIREOPTIM spool of wire is precision wound via hands-off computerized machines, perfectly tensioned, and handled with care in a clean environment to ensure only the highest quality product lands in your hands. Say goodbye to tangles, oil, skin salts, and other debris or contaminants. Kanthal A-1 is a ferritic iron-chromium-aluminum alloy. Kanthal A-1 in particular has high resistivity and excellent oxidation resistance. It is typicall used in such applications as:
Heating Elements
Furnace Applications
Electrical Heating Elements
High Temperature Furnaces
Heating Treatment
Glass
Steel
Ceramics
Electronics
Specifications:
Kanthal A-1 (22% Cr, 5.8% Al, Fe balance)
Rated for temperatures up to 1400°C (2550°F)
Excellent Oxidiation Resistance
Melting Temperature: 1500°C (2732°F)
Tensile Strength: 680 n/mm²
Magnetic properties: Magnetic up to approximately 600°C (Curie point).
Emissivity – fully oxidized material – 0.70
AWG, Diameter (mm), Ohms/ft, Largest Spool Denomination:
16 AWG – 1.29mm – 0.33 – 250′
18 AWG – 1.02mm – 0.67 – 250′
20 AWG – 0.81mm – 0.81 – 50′
22 AWG – 0.64mm – 1.31 – 100′
24 AWG – 0.51mm – 2.04 – 100′
26 AWG – 0.40mm – 3.21 – 250′
28 AWG – 0.32mm – 5.27 – 250′
30 AWG – 0.25mm – 8.36 – 500′
32 AWG – 0.20mm – 13.75 – 1000′
34 AWG – 0.16mm – 21.1 – 1000′
36 AWG – 0.127mm – 33.4 – 1000′
38 AWG – 0.1007mm – 52.92 – 1000′
40 AWG – 0.0799mm – 84 – 1000′