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Nichrome

American  
[nahy-krohm] / ˈnaɪˌkroʊm /
Trademark.

  1. 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

  1. 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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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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