Kanthal® A

Ribbon (flat wire)Datasheet

Datasheet updated 2024-09-05 12:03 (supersedes all previous editions)

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Kanthal^® A ribbon is a ferritic iron-chromium-aluminium alloy (FeCrAl alloy) with high resistivity and good oxidation resistance for use at temperatures up to 1350°C (2460°F).

Kanthal^® A ribbon is typically used in industrial furnaces and home appliances. Examples of applications are elements embedded in ceramics for panel heaters, infrared heaters, warming plates, irons, ceramic pots, in cartridge heaters for liquid heating, storage heaters, in ceramic heaters for cooking plates, air guns, hobby kilns, radiators, in quartz tube heaters for space heating, toasters, toaster ovens, grills, industrial infrared dryers, coils on molded ceramic fibre for cooking plates with ceramic hobs.

Chemical composition

	C %	Si %	Mn %	Cr %	Al %	Fe %
Nominal composition					5.3	Bal.
Min	-	-	-	20.5	-
Max	0.08	0.7	0.5	23.5	-

Mechanical properties

Thickness	Yield strength	Tensile strength	Elongation	Hardness
	R_p0.2	R_m	A
mm	MPa	MPa	%	Hv
0.5	505	725	17	230

Mechanical properties at elevated temperature
Temperature °C	900
MPa	34

Ultimate tensile strength - deformation rate 6.2 x 10^-2/min

Creep strength - 1% elongation in 1000 h
Temperature °C	800	1000
MPa	1.2	0.5

Physical properties

Density g/cm³	7.15
Electrical resistivity at 20°C Ω mm²/m	1.39
Poisson's ratio	0.30

Young's modulus
Temperature °C	20	100	200	400	600	800	1000
GPa	220	210	205	190	170	150	130

Temperature factor of resistivity
Temperature °C	100	200	300	400	500	600	700	800	900	1000	1100	1200	1300
Ct	1.00	1.01	1.01	1.02	1.03	1.04	1.04	1.05	1.05	1.06	1.06	1.06	1.06

Coefficient of thermal expansion
Temperature °C	Thermal Expansion x 10^-6/ K
20 - 250	11
20 - 500	12
20 - 750	14
20 - 1000	15

Thermal Conductivity
Temperature °C	50	600	800	1000	1200
W m^-1 K^-1	11	20	22	26	27

Specific heat capacity
Temperature °C	20	200	400	600	800	1000	1200
kJ kg^-1 K^-1	0.46	0.56	0.63	0.75	0.71	0.72	0.74

Melting point °C	1500
Max continuous operating temperature in air °C	1350
Magnetic properties	The material is magnetic up to approximately 600°C (Curie point).
Emissivity - fully oxidized material	0.70