KANTHAL® D
RESISTANCE HEATING WIRE AND
RESISTANCE WIRE
DATASHEET
Kanthal® D wire is a ferritic iron-chromium-aluminium alloy (FeCrAl alloy) for use at temperatures up to 1300°C
(2370°F). The alloy is characterized by high resistivity and good oxidation resistance.
Kanthal® D is used in home appliances and industrial furnaces. Typical applications in home appliances include
metal sheathed tubular elements for dishwashers, elements embedded in ceramics for panel heaters, cartridge
elements in metal dies, heating cables and rope heaters in defrosting and deicing elements, mica elements used
in irons, quartz tube heaters for space heating, industrial infrared dryers, in coils on molded ceramic fibre for
boiling plates with ceramic hobs, in bead insulated coils for panel heaters, in suspended coil elements for air
heaters in laundry dryers.
In industrial applications Kanthal® D is used in, for example, terminals to furnace elements, porcupine elements
for air heating, and in furnace heating elements.
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
C% Si % Mn % Cr % Al % Fe %
Nominal composition 4.8 Bal.
Datasheet updated 2024-09-05 11:07 (supersedes all previous editions)
Min - - - 20.5 -
Max 0.08 0.7 0.5 23.5 -
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Wire size Yield strength Tensile strength Elongation Hardness
Ø Rp0.2 Rm A
mm (in) MPa (ksi) MPa (ksi) % Hv
1.0 (0.04) 485 (70) 670 (97) 23 230
4.0 (0.16) 450 (65) 650 (94) 18 230
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE
1 KANTHAL® D
Temperature °C (°F) 900 (1652)
MPa (ksi) 34 (4.9)
Ultimate tensile strength - deformation rate 6.2 x 10-2/min
CREEP STRENGTH - 1% ELONGATION IN 1000 H
Temperature °C (°F) 800 (1472) 900 (1652)
MPa (psi) 1.2 (170) 0.5 (73)
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Density g/cm3 (lb/in3) 7.25 (0.262)
Electrical resistivity at 20°C Ω mm2/m (Ω circ. mil/ft) 1.35 (812)
Poisson's ratio 0.30
YOUNG'S MODULUS
Temperature °C 20 100 200 400 600 800 1000
Temperature °F 68 212 392 752 1112 1472 1832
GPa 220 210 205 190 170 150 130
Msi 32 30 30 28 25 22 19
TEMPERATURE FACTOR OF RESISTIVITY
Temperature °C 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300
Temperature °F 212 392 572 752 932 1112 1292 1472 1652 1832 2012 2192 2372
Ct 1.00 1.01 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.07 1.07 1.08 1.08
Datasheet updated 2024-09-05 11:07 (supersedes all previous editions)
COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION
Temperature °C (°F) Thermal Expansion x 10-6/K (10-6 /°F)
20 - 250 (68-482) 11 (6.1)
20 - 500 (68-932) 12 (6.7)
20 - 750 (68-1382) 14 (7.8)
20 - 1000 (68-1832) 15 (8.3)
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
Temperature °C 50 600 800 1000 1200
Temperature °F 122 1112 1472 1832 2192
2 KANTHAL® D
W m-1 K-1 11 20 22 26 27
Btu h-1ft-1°F-1 6.4 11.6 12.7 15.0 15.6
SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY
Temperature °C 20 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Temperature °F 68 392 752 1112 1472 1832 2192
kJ kg-1 K-1 0.46 0.56 0.63 0.75 0.71 0.72 0.74
Btu lb-1 °F-1 0.11 0.13 0.15 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.18
Melting point °C (°F) 1500 (2732)
Max continuous operating temperature in 1300 (2372)
air °C (°F)
Magnetic properties The material is magnetic up to approximately 600°C (1112°F)
(Curie point).
Emissivity - fully oxidized material 0.70
Disclaimer: Recommendations are for guidance only, and the suitability of a material for a specific application can
be confirmed only when we know the actual service conditions. Continuous development may necessitate changes
in technical data without notice. This datasheet is only valid for materials under the trademark Kanthal®.
Datasheet updated 2024-09-05 11:07 (supersedes all previous editions)
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