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Nichrome wire grades
Nichrome wire is made from the following alloys: EI435, GS SY, NiCr 60/15, NiCr 80/20, Cr15Ni60, Cr20Ni80, Kh15N60-N, Kh20N80-N, Kh15N60, Kh20N80.
Nichrome wire standards
GOST standards:
GOST 18143-72 - Specifications for high-resistance alloy wire;
GOST 10994-74 - Macroprecision alloys;
GOST 8803-89 - Heat-resistant alloy wire;
GOST 12766.2-90 - Precision alloy wire;
GOST 12766.1-90 - Specifications for precision alloys with high electrical resistance.
Nichrome wire weight chart
| Wire diameter, mm | Weight of 1 m, kg | Meters in 1 kg |
| 0,1 | 0,00007 | 15151 |
| 0,15 | 0,00015 | 6734 |
| 0,2 | 0,00026 | 3788 |
| 0,25 | 0,00041 | 2424 |
| 0,3 | 0,00059 | 1684 |
| 0,4 | 0,00106 | 947 |
| 0,5 | 0,00165 | 606 |
| 0,6 | 0,00237 | 421 |
| 0,7 | 0,00323 | 309 |
| 0,8 | 0,00422 | 237 |
| 0,9 | 0,00535 | 187 |
| 1,0 | 0,00660 | 152 |
| 1,2 | 0,00950 | 105 |
| 1,5 | 0,01485 | 67 |
| 2,0 | 0,02639 | 38 |
| 2,5 | 0,04123 | 24 |
| 3,0 | 0,05937 | 17 |
| 4,0 | 0,10555 | 9 |
| 5,0 | 0,16493 | 6 |

