Kanthal® AF (Wire)

Generic Family: Steel - Wrought - Stainless - Ferritic • Supplied by: Sandvik Materials Technology

Kanthal AF is a ferritic iron-chromium-aluminium alloy (FeCrAl alloy) for use at temperatures up to 1300°C (2370°F). The alloy is characterized by excellent oxidation resistance and very good form stability resulting in long element life.

Kanthal AF is typically used in electrical heating elements in industrial furnaces and home appliances.

Example of applications in the appliance industry are in open mica elements for toasters, hair dryers, in meander shaped elements for fan heaters and as open coil elements on fibre insulating material in ceramic glass top heaters in ranges, in ceramic heaters for boiling plates, coils on molded ceramic fibre for cooking plates with ceramic hobs, in suspended coil elements for fan heaters, in suspended straight wire elements for radiators, convection heaters, in porcupine elements for hot air guns, radiators, tumble dryers.

General Properties

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Material Status

Commercial: Active

Documents

Technical Datasheet (English)

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Availability

Africa & Middle East, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, North America

Other Properties

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Processing

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