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Nichrome 60 Wire

(Bare Nickel Chromium Resistance Wire)

Rocketry or pyrotechnic igniters, electric matches,

foam cutting, vaping, e-cigarettes, heating, release mechanisms,

ceramics, laboratory, industrial and many other uses

Need nichrome wire for a hobby, home, work, school, or industrial or scientific project?

We are your one-stop source for nichrome wire 40 gauge to 8 gauge
in quantities from 5 feet to 1 pound (depending on gauge)

Normally orders ship same day when order is received by 12:00 noon Pacific time.

Nichrome, Chromel C Wire,

Nickel Chromium Resistance Wire

60% nickel, 16% chromium, 24% iron

ASTM B267 and ASTM B344

Free shipping
on all wire only orders in the green section to the USA

(International orders require additional shipping amount plus extra amount
PayPal charges for international orders which can be added
at the bottom of the shipping page. Contact for exact amount)

The Pkg column below indicates how the wire is wound
Cd = Wound on a Card
Sp = Wound on a Spool
OC = Wound as an Open Coil
See pictures in the left sidebar

INTERNATIONAL Please note:

yellow highlighted items are no longer

available for shipment outside of USA.

Description	Gauge	Dia. (in.)	Pkg	Catalog #	Qty (ft)	Price	Click on these buttons to order
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 70.2 ohms/ft	40	0.0031	Cd	NW40010	10	$3.50
			Cd	NW40030	30	$5.00
			Sp	NW40100	100	12.00
			Sp	NW40250	250	13.25
			Sp	NW40500	500	$15.00
			Sp	NW4001K	1000	$18.50
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 42.2 ohms/ft	38	.0040	Cd	NW38010	10	$3.50
			Cd	NW38030	30	$5.00
			Sp	NW38100	100	$12.00
			Sp	NW38250	250	$13.25
			Sp	NW38500	500	$15.00
			Sp	NW3801K	1000	$20.00
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 27.0 ohms/ft	36	.0050	Cd	NW36010	10	$3.50
			Cd	NW36030	30	$5.00
			Sp	NW36100	100	$12.00
			Sp	NW36250	250	$13.25
			Sp	NW36500	500	$15.00
			Sp	NW3601K	1000	$21.50
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 17.0 ohms/ft	34	.0063	Cd	NW34010	10	$3.50
			Cd	NW34030	30	$5.00
			Sp	NW34100	100	$12.75
			Sp	NW34250	250	$14.50
			Sp	NW34500	500	$17.75
			Sp	NW3401K	1000	$24.50
Description	Gauge	Dia. (in.)	Pkg	Catalog #	Qty (ft)	Price	Click on these buttons to order
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 10.6 ohms/ft	32	.0080	Cd	NW32010	10	$3.50
			Cd	NW32030	30	$5.00
			Sp	NW32100	100	$13.00
			Sp	NW32250	250	$15.50
			Sp	NW32500	500	$19.75
			Sp	NW3201K	1000	$29.50
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 6.75 ohms/ft	30	.0100	Cd	NW30010	10	$4.25
			Sp	NW30030	30	$12.00
			Sp	NW30100	100	$13.50
			Sp	NW30250	250	$16.75
			Sp	NW30500	500	$22.25
			Sp	NW3001K	1000	$34.75
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 5.29 ohms/ft	29	.0113	OC	NW29010	10	$4.25
			Sp	NW29030	30	$12.00
			Sp	NW29100	100	$14.00
			Sp	NW29250	250	$17.00
			Sp	NW29500	500	$22.50
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 4.25 ohms/ft	28	.0126	OC	NW28010	10	4.25
			Sp	NW28030	30	$12.25
			Sp	NW28100	100	$14.25
			Sp	NW28250	250	$17.50
			Sp	NW28500	500	$24.25
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 3.35 ohms/ft	27	.0142	OC	NW27010	10	$4.50
			Sp	NW27030	30	$12.50
			Sp	NW27100	100	$14.75
			Sp	NW27200	200	$18.00
			Sp	NW27400	400	$25.50
Description	Gauge	Dia. (in.)	Pkg	Catalog #	Qty (ft)	Price	Click on these buttons to order
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 2.67 ohms/ft	26	.0159	OC	NW26010	10	$4.50
			Sp	NW26030	30	$12.75
			Sp	NW26100	100	$16.00
			Sp	NW26200	200	$20.00
			Sp	NW26400	400	$29.50
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 2.11 ohms/ft	25	.0179	OC	NW25010	10	$4.50
			Sp	NW25030	30	$12.75
			Sp	NW25100	100	$16.00
			Sp	NW25250	250	$22.75
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 1.67 ohms/ft	24	.0201	OC	NW24010	10	$4.50
			Sp	NW24030	30	$13.00
			Sp	NW24100	100	$17.00
			Sp	NW24250	250	$26.00
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 1.32 ohms/ft	23	.0226	OC	NW23010	10	$5.00
			Sp	NW23030	30	$14.00
			Sp	NW23100	100	$23.00
			Sp	NW23200	200	$26.00
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 1.06 ohms/ft	22	.0253	OC	NW22010	10	$5.25
			Sp	NW22030	30	$14.00
			Sp	NW22075	75	$17.50
			Sp	NW22150	150	$26.00
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 0.83 ohms/ft	21	.0285	OC	NW21010	10	$5.50
			Sp	NW21030	30	$16.00
			Sp	NW21100	100	$24.75
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 0.66 ohms/ft	20	.0320	OC	NW20010	10	$5.75
			Sp	NW20030	30	$16.00
			Sp	NW20100	100	$26.75
Description	Gauge	Dia. (in.)	Pkg	Catalog #	Qty (ft)	Price	Click on these buttons to order
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 0.52 ohms/ft	19	.0359	OC	NW19010	10	$14.00
			Sp	NW19030	30	$17.00
			Sp	NW19075	75	$26.50
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 0.42 ohms/ft	18	.0403	OC	NW18010	10	$14.50
			Sp	NW18030	30	$18.75
			Sp	NW18060	60	$27.00
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 0.33 ohms/ft	17	.0453	OC	NW17010	10	$14.50
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 0.33 ohms/ft	17	.0453	OC	NW17030	30	$19.25
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 0.26 ohms/ft	16	.0508	OC	NW16010	10	$15.75
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 0.26 ohms/ft	16	.0508	OC	NW16030	30	$24.00
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 0.21 ohms/ft	15	.0571	OC	NW15010	10	$16.00
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 0.21 ohms/ft	15	.0571	OC	NW15030	30	$24.50
Nichrome 60 (Chromel C) 0.16 ohms/ft	14	.0641	OC	NW14005	5	$14.50
			OC	NW14010	10	$17.00
			OC	NW14020	20	$22.50
			OC	NW14030	30	$28.50
11 and 8 gauge nichrome are nichrome 80 so are moved to that page.

RENÉ 41

SUPER ALLOY -- ULTIMATE WIRE FOR HOT-WIRE CUTTING

Nearly unbreakable - retains strength at high temperatures
very little stretching with increased temperature
to order or for more info on René 41 click here

ONE POUND SPOOLS OF NICHROME WIRE

The following are on taller plastic spools and must be shipped in a box by Priority Mail. $14.75 postage is charged for a spool ordered from this section. If more than one spool is ordered, any excess postage will be refunded, or if you prefer, you can contact me with what you want to order and I can send you an invoice for the items and exact S&H charge. Note: this is for USA only. Please contact for international shipments.

Email for availability and price of 5-lb spools in 28 to 18 gauge.

Gauge (N60)	Notes *	Ω/ft	Dia. (in.)	Catalog #	Qty (lb)*	Feet*	Price
28	2	4.25	0.013	NW28001	0.9	2000	$67.00
26	2	2.67	0.016	NW26001	1.08	1500	$83.00
24	2	1.67	0.020	NW2401K	1.15	1000	$72.00
22	2	1.06	0.025	NW22001	1.07	600	$65.00
20	2	0.66	0.032	NW20400	1.17	400	$60.25
18	1	0.42	0.040	NW18001	1	216	$54.00
16	1	0.26	0.0508	NW16001	1	136	$51.75
14	1	0.165	0.0641	NW14001	1	85	$53.00

*Notes:

1. By weight, feet is approximate

2. By feet, weight is approximate

CURRENT TEMPERATURE TABLE

Nichrome A & Nichrome C Wire

Approximate amperes to heat a straight oxidized wire in air to the specified temperature. (for an approximation, divide current by two for coiled wire).

Temperature °F		400	600	800	1000	1200	1400	1600	1800	2000
Temperature °C		205	315	427	538	649	760	871	982	1093
Gage	Dia (in)	Amperes
8	.1285	22.4	32	41	52	65	79	95	111	128
9	.1144	18.8	26.8	34.5	44	55	67	80	94	108
10	.1019	16.2	23.3	29.7	37.5	46	56	68	80	92
11	.0907	13.8	19.2	24.8	31.5	39	48	57	67	78
12	.0808	11.6	16.1	20.8	26.5	33.5	40.8	48	56	65
13	.0720	9.8	13.6	17.6	22.5	28.2	34.2	41	48	55
14	.0641	8.4	11.6	15	18.8	23.5	29	34.6	40.5	46
15	.0571	7.2	10.0	12.8	16.1	20.0	24.5	29.4	34.3	39.2
16	.05108	6.4	8.7	10.9	13.7	17.0	20.9	25.1	29.4	33.6
17	.0453	5.5	7.5	9.5	11.7	14.5	17.6	21.1	24.6	28.1
18	.0403	4.8	6.5	8.2	10.1	12.2	14.8	17.7	20.7	23.7
19	.0359	4.3	5.8	7.2	8.7	10.6	12.7	15.2	17.8	20.5
20	.0320	3.8	5.1	6.3	7.6	9.1	11	13	15.2	17.5
21	.0285	3.3	4.3	5.3	6.5	7.8	9.4	11	12.9	14.8
22	.0253	2.9	3.7	4.5	5.6	6.8	8.2	9.6	11.0	12.5
23	.0226	2.58	3.3	4.0	4.9	5.9	7.0	8.3	9.6	11
24	.0201	2.21	2.9	3.4	4.2	5.1	6.0	7.1	8.2	9.4
25	.0159	1.92	2.52	3.0	3.6	4.3	5.2	6.1	7.1	8
26	.0159	1.67	2.14	2.6	3.2	3.8	4.5	5.3	6.1	6.9
27	.0142	1.44	1.84	2.25	2.73	3.3	3.9	4.6	5.3	6.0
28	.0126	1.24	1.61	1.95	2.38	2.85	3.4	3.9	4.5	5.1
29	0.113	1.08	1.41	1.73	2.10	2.51	2.95	3.4	3.9	4.4
30	.0100	.92	1.19	1.47	1.78	2.14	2.52	2.9	3.3	3.7
31	.0089	.77	1.03	1.28	1.54	1.84	2.17	2.52	2.85	3.2
32	.0080	.68	.90	1.1	1.4	1.6	1.9	2.2	2.5	2.8
33	.0071	.59	.79	.97	1.17	1.40	1.62	1.86	2.12	2.35
34	.0063	.50	.68	.83	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.6	1.8	2.0
35	.0056	.43	.57	.72	.87	1.03	1.21	1.38	1.54	1.71
36	.0050	.38	.52	.63	.77	.89	1.0	1.2	1.3	1.5
37	.0045	.35	.46	.57	.68	.78	.90	1.03	1.16	1.29
38	.0040	.30	.41	.50	.59	.68	.78	.88	.98	1.1
39	.0035	.27	.36	.42	.49	.58	.66	.75	.84	.92
40	.0031	.24	.31	.36	.43	.50	.57	.64	.72	.79

Don't know what gauge Nichrome wire you need?

There is a huge difference between 40 gauge wire and 14 gauge. The larger the gauge number, the smaller the wire diameter. 40 gauge is hair fine. 14 gauge is about the size of a wire coat hanger and very stiff. The difference between 40 gauge and 38 gauge is very little. The difference between 14 gauge and 16 gauge is significant. The smaller the wire size, the less difference between similar gauges and the larger the gauge, the more difference between similar gauges

Small diameters, typically 34 gauge to 40 gauge are used for igniters because a low voltage and current will cause a short piece of these sizes to get so hot they will vaporize and in the process ignite a pyrogen which will ignite a model rocket motor or an ejection charge. It is also used to ignite other things such as smoke or flash powder in magic acts.

Heater elements use a variety of gauges but will often be in the range of 26 to 32 gauge. Electric heater or heating elements are coiled. Coiling will increase the temperature over straight lengths of the same size and length due to the heating affect of neighboring coils.

26 gauge is probably the most common size used for foam cutting but may range from 22 to 28 gauge. The heat generated depends on the length of the wire and the voltage.

18 gauge is a common size nichrome wire used for heat sealing poly bags and other plastic sheet products but flat nichrome ribbon wire which we also carry is used more often.

The largest size, 14 gauge to 18 gauge is normally used in kilns for firing ceramics because of its high heat resistance. It can be used to hold up pieces sitting on the bottom of the kiln or used to suspend items while firing. 14 gauge copper wire is the most common size of house wiring in Romex wire.

You might see gauge also spelled gage. Either are correct. AWG is also used in place of gauge when specifying size so you might see 14 AWG rather than 14 gauge or 14 gage. AWG stands for American Wire Gauge and is the standard for non ferrous wire sizes.

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