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Nickel-Chromium electric resistance wires:

Nickel-Chromium Heater Wire - Temperature Rise vs. Amps

Diameter Nickel–chromium
Current (A) to
SWG
(mm) (in) (ohm/m) maintain temperature rise
500 °C 1000 °C
12 2.642 0.104 0.197 38 78
14 2.032 0.080 0.333 26 53
16 1.626 0.064 0.520 19 40
18 1.219 0.048 0.92 13 27
20 0.914 0.036 1.65 8.5 18
22 0.711 0.028 2.72 6.3 13
24 0.559 0.022 4.40 4.5 9.5
26 0.457 0.018 6.60 3.5 7.0
28 0.376 0.0148 9.7 2.7 5.5
30 0.315 0.0124 13.9 2.2 4.5
32 0.274 0.0108 18.3 1.9 3.5
34 0.234 0.0092 25.2 1.6 3.0
36 0.193 0.0076 37.0 1.3 2.3
38 0.152 0.0060 59.0 1.0 1.7
40 0.122 0.0048 92 0.8 1.4
42 0.102 0.0040 133 0.65 1.1
44 0.0813 0.0032 208
46 0.0610 0.0024 370
48 0.0406 0.0016 835
50 0.0254 0.0010 2130

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