{"id":517,"date":"2018-05-14T17:09:14","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T21:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precisionwiretech.com\/?p=517"},"modified":"2018-05-23T12:53:11","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T16:53:11","slug":"use-resistance-wire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precisionwiretech.com\/resistance-wire\/use-resistance-wire\/","title":{"rendered":"When Do You Use Resistance Wire"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Resistance<\/a><\/p>\n

Resistance wire is a special category of electrical wire used to control the flow of electricity. This type of wire has high resistivity – which makes it better for short wire to convert electrical energy into heat.<\/p>\n

So, for example, when using resistance wire in a heating element for applications, such as a blow dryer, heated seats, electric heaters or other similar home appliances, this resistance is vital.<\/span><\/p>\n

Should You Use Solid Resistance Wire?<\/b><\/h3>\n

It really depends on your specific application. If your application will be small with a great amount of heat, coiling the wire may be a good idea. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bottomline, if you need a wire for an application with a limited area to work with and heat is involved, you should coil the wire. Meaning, a solid resistance wire (or single strand wire) should be your coil choice. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What Alloys Are Used for Resistance Wire?<\/b><\/h3>\n

No matter your resistance wire needs, Precision Wire has the alloy. Here are several alloys we use for resistance wire. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Iron Chrome Aluminum: <\/b>750, 812, 872<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Nickel Chrome: <\/b>600, 650, 675, 710<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Nickel Copper: <\/b>30, 60, 90, 180, 300<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Nickel Iron: <\/b>120<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Pure Iron: <\/b>200, 201, 205<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Needing Wire With Excellent Conductivity<\/b><\/h3>\n

    When your application requires electrical current, your resistance wire should be made of gold or platinum. These alloys have little resistance due to the mobility of electrons.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Learn more about our resistance wire. If you are in need of some expert advice on resistance wire, just contact us. We will be happy to help!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Resistance wire is a special category of electrical wire used to control the flow of electricity. This type of wire has high resistivity – which makes it better for short wire to convert electrical energy into heat. So, for example, when using resistance wire in a heating element for applications, such as a blow dryer, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[35],"tags":[22,82,44,36,38],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/precisionwiretech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/precisionwiretech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/precisionwiretech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/precisionwiretech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/precisionwiretech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=517"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/precisionwiretech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":526,"href":"https:\/\/precisionwiretech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517\/revisions\/526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/precisionwiretech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/precisionwiretech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/precisionwiretech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}