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Chromel wire grades
Chromel wire is produced in the following grades: Cr15Ni60, Cr20Ni80, ХН78Т, ХН70Ю, Х15Н60, Х20Н80. NiCr-C, NiCr-A.
Chromel wire standards
GOST standards:
GOST 2771-81 — Thermocouple alloys;
GOST 10994-74 — Precision alloys;
GOST 492-2006 — Nickel alloys;
GOST 8803-89 — Heating element wire;
GOST 12766.2-90 — High-resistance alloy wire;
GOST 12766.1-90 — High-resistance precision alloys.
Chromel wire weight chart
| Wire diameter, mm | Weight of 1 m, g | Meters in 1 kg |
| 0,1 | 0,07 | 15151 |
| 0,12 | 0,1 | 10512 |
| 0,15 | 0,15 | 6734 |
| 0,2 | 0,26 | 3788 |
| 0,25 | 0,41 | 2424 |
| 0,3 | 0,59 | 1684 |
| 0,4 | 1,06 | 947 |
| 0,5 | 1,65 | 606 |
| 0,6 | 2,37 | 421 |
| 0,8 | 4,22 | 237 |
| 1,0 | 6,6 | 152 |
| 1,2 | 9,5 | 105 |
| 1,5 | 14,85 | 67 |
| 2,0 | 26,39 | 38 |
| 2,5 | 41,23 | 24 |
| 3,0 | 59,39 | 17 |
| 4,0 | 105,56 | 9 |
| 5,0 | 164,93 | 6 |