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Current
Temp Characteristics of Nichrome 60 Straight Wire
Showing approximate
amperes necessary to produce a given temperature
Applying only to
straight wires stretched horizontally in free air.
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NO. B&S
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Diam.
Inches
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Temp. 400 F
Temp. 204 C
|
600
316
|
800
427
|
1000
538
|
1200
649
|
1400
760
|
1600
871
|
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1
2
3
4
5
|
.289
.258
.229
.204
.182
|
75.10
62.81
52.54
43.94
36.75
|
104.00
87.45
73.53
61.82
51.98
|
134.0
112.4
94.33
79.15
66.41
|
169.0
142.1
119.4
100.4
84.36
|
210.0
176.5
148.5
124.8
104.9
|
257.0
215.9
181.4
152.4
128.0
|
309.0
259.5
217.9
183.0
152.7
|
|
6
7
8
9
10
|
.162
.144
.128
.114
.102
|
30.74
25.71
21.50
18.00
15.43
|
43.72
36.75
30.90
25.90
22.03
|
55.72
46.75
39.23
33.20
28.15
|
70.91
59.60
50.10
42.10
35.63
|
88.16
74.12
62.30
52.40
44.30
|
107.5
90.35
75.90
64.20
54.39
|
129.0
108.3
91.00
76.80
65.08
|
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11
12
13
14
15
|
.091
.081
.072
.064
.057
|
13.23
11.34
9.73
8.34
7.15
|
18.72
15.91
13.53
10.50
9.78
|
23.89
20.27
17.21
14.59
12.38
|
30.16
25.53
21.61
18.30
15.50
|
37.54
31.77
26.89
22.76
19.26
|
46.07
39.03
33.06
28.01
23.73
|
55.15
46.73
39.60
33.56
28.44
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16
17
18
19
20
|
.051
.045
.040
.036
.032
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6.13
5.31
4.66
4.09
3.58
|
8.31
7.18
6.26
5.46
4.77
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10.50
9.13
7.90
6.84
5.92
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13.11
11.30
9.75
8.41
7.25
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16.30
13.90
11.96
10.30
8.86
|
20.10
16.90
14.51
12.45
10.69
|
24.10
20.30
17.37
14.87
12.72
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21
22
23
24
25
|
.0285
.0253
.0226
.020
.0179
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3.14
2.76
2.42
2.12
1.84
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4.16
3.63
3.16
2.76
2.42
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5.13
4.44
3.84
3.32
2.90
|
6.26
5.40
4.67
4.01
3.44
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7.63
6.56
5.65
4.86
4.15
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9.17
7.87
6.76
5.80
4.97
|
10.88
9.31
7.97
6.82
5.86
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26
27
28
29
30
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.0159
.0142
.0126
.0113
.010
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1.58
1.37
1.18
1.02
.875
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2.09
1.80
1.55
1.34
1.16
|
2.52
2.19
1.90
1.65
1.43
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3.00
2.62
2.28
1.99
1.74
|
3.61
3.14
2.73
2.37
2.06
|
4.31
3.73
3.23
2.80
2.43
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5.06
4.37
3.77
3.25
2.81
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|
31
32
33
34
35
|
.0089
.008
.0071
.0063
.0056
|
.754
.650
.560
.493
.434
|
1.00
.860
.750
.658
.577
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1.24
1.08
.940
.820
.715
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1.51
1.32
1.13
.978
.846
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1.79
1.56
1.34
1.16
1.01
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2.10
1.82
1.56
1.34
1.16
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2.42
2.09
1.80
1.54
1.32
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36
37
38
39
40
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.005
.0045
.004
.0035
.0031
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.382
.337
.296
.261
.230
|
506
.444
.390
.342
.300
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.623
.543
.474
.413
.360
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.732
.633
.548
.474
.410
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.872
.755
.654
.567
.491
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.998
.860
.741
.638
.550
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1.13
.970
.831
.712
.610
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