Nichrome

American

[nahy-krohm] / ˈnaɪˌkroʊm /

Trademark.

a brand name for a nickel-base alloy, containing chromium and iron, having high electrical resistance and stability at high temperatures.

Nichrome British

/ ˈnaɪkrəʊm /

noun

any of various alloys containing nickel, iron, and chromium, with smaller amounts of other components. It is used in electrical heating elements, furnaces, etc

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The Nichrome wire was lying in the charred remains of the cork, which had either slipped or been pushed out of place by the aborted exhaust.

From Literature

Nichrome wire has a resistance 60 times that of copper; and manganin wire has a resistance 65 times that of copper, of the same gauge.

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