Electrical Resistance Wire & Hot Cutting Wire
Electrical resistance wire for heating elements, resistors and heat sealing packaging machines. Also, High Strength Hot Cutting wire for foam cutting, plus ‘Hot and Cold Cutting Wire Assemblies’ for durability and strength at high temperature.
If you’re looking to calculate the resistivity of your wire, please use our Resistance Wire Calculator to quickly and easily calculate your wires resistance to a current.
Heating Element Guidance
Electrical resistance wire is widely used in heating elements in a number of applications. The following calculations give a guide to selecting an electrical resistance wire for your application.
Overview – heating element guidance and calculation
An introduction to electrical resistance of flat and round wire, a calculation of element resistance and a temperature-resistance table for 80/20 NiCr.
Surface area loading
Heating element for a variety of applications and a guide to the appliance, element type and suggested surface loading range.
Round wire heating elements
A guide to calculations necessary for calculating element resistance for a variety of applications.
Coiled or spiral elements
A table and diagrams allowing the user to locate the most suited round wire and diameter to form a close wound coil.
Flat wire heating elements
Calculations and examples for flat wire elements.
Conversion factors
Conversions between imperial and metric.
Ohms law
An overview, diagram and calculation reminders.
Resistance Wire Stock Sizes
A table of resistance wire stock sizes for reference.
All information is given for guidance purposes only. For specific heating element or resistor design please consult a qualified electrical design engineer.
Foam/EPS Cutting
We can now supply the complete ‘hot cutting’ wire assembly for Industrial Foam/EPS cutting machines as an alternative to the customer buying direct from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).
At this stage, we are limited in our design and assembly components.
The good news is we can send you a sample of our wire assembly for you to promote and for customers to see our design work. We are also keen for you to send customer samples for us to check and assess feasibility.
Electrical Resistance Wire range
Hot Cutting
Heatseal 29Hot Cutting & Sealing range
Alloy Wire manufacturer and stock wire and flat wire for hot wire cutting, plastic bag sealing and heating elements.
You are welcome to purchase the exact quantity of wire for your application. Our resources have allowed us to develop wires for specific industries that perform even better than the standard product.
Please ask about alternatives that may be more cost effective and durable.
- Element wires for heat sealers & impulse sealers
- Vacuum sealing
- ‘T’ profile heat sealing & impulse sealing
- Plastic bag welding
- Wire for L sealers
- Hot cutting wires for foam (EPS)
- Electric heating elements
- Electrical resistors
- Order quantities from 10 ft to 10000 Lbs
Large size range from 0.025mm (.001”) to 21mm (0.827”)
We operate from two state-of-the-art factories which, with continual investment in the latest technology and machinery, produce precision wire sizes from 0.025mm (.001″) to 21mm (.827″) in small batches and medium volumes.
Order Quantity ranging from 3 metres to 3 tonnes
We manufacture the wire you require in the quantity you require it. Our world class manufacturing performance gives you a flexible order quantity ranging from 3 meters to 3 tonnes, meaning you only pay for what you need.
Delivery within 2 weeks
Our lead times are short because we stock in excess of 200 tonnes of more than 60 ‘High Performance’ alloys and, if your finished wire is not available from stock, we can manufacture within 2 weeks to your exact specification.
Manufacturing wire, bars and rope in 60 Exotic alloys
We are the world leading manufacturer of precision drawn round wire, flat wire, profile wire, bars and wire rope in more than 60 different ‘High Performance’ nickel alloys, also known as ‘Exotic’ alloys.
Order is manufactured to your specification
We produce round wire, flat wire, shaped wire and wire rope to your exact specification and in exactly the quantity you are looking for. With a range of 60 Exotic Alloys available, we can provide the ideal alloy wire with specialist properties best suited to your chosen application.
Our ‘Emergency Manufacturing Service’ for delivery within days
Our usual delivery times are 2 weeks, however if an urgent order is required, our Emergency Manufacturing Service ensures your wire is manufactured within days and shipped to your door via the fastest route possible.
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Every customer has their own needs, their own standards to adhere to and their own projects with unique specifications. Alloy Wire is a partner in finding the right solution first time.
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