Straight Heating Element Standard Stock

Standard Stock of Tubular straight elements can be ordered online below.
Manufactured in a range of sheath materials. Fully annealed we will seal your elements with 2 part RTV Silicone Seal, please call us if you need an alternative – see our guide here.

8mm Diameter Alloy 800

Select Element length Range Below to place your order

• Shorter than 23″  
• 24″ to 48″
• 54″ to  96″
• 120″ to 156″
• Longer than 156″

This is only a limited selection of our stock….

……….so if you do not see exactly what you need call us +44 (0)3703 505058

Sectional View of Straight Heating Element

• Z Cold End or Inactive length.
• T1 Terminal Threaded 4BA, 2BA, M4 M5 or plain pin 2.5mm diameter. 19mm nominal length. Welded or crimp on terminals and end leads available.
• L Sheath. Minimum 350mm (14″) maximum 5000mm (196″)  (Length tolerance +/-1%)
• D Diameter (Standard Stock) 8.0mm (5/16″), 6.35mm ( ¼” ), 10.5mm (0.415″), 11mm (0.43″) 12mm (0.47″) or 16mm (5/8″).
• X Active length.
• M Magnesium Oxide (MgO)
• S Ceramic (Aluminium oxide) insulator (4.8mm (3/16″) face) and silicone or resin seal, depending on operating temperature.
• N nut 4BA, 2BA, M4 or M5
• R Resistance wire spiral coil (Nickel Chrome)
• Watts at 240 volts, tolerance +/-7%
• Sheath Materials
  Incoloy 800
  Stainless Steel 304
  Stainless Steel 316
  Titanium
  Copper

Designed to meet BS7351-1990.
Elements can also be bent to particular requirements and provided with fixing bushes and other mountings.

Specification

• Resistance coils evenly stretched & centred in a metal sheath, filled with MgO, and heavily compacted.
• Available in round section sizes, in various sheath materials, such as incoloy, stainless steel, copper, & titanium.
• Can be fitted with fins, bushes (glands), ferrules, fixing-plates, brackets, leads, boxes, & many termination options.

Application

This most versatile of elements has almost unlimited uses in heating air & gasses, liquids, solids, and vessels, as well as infra-red applications. Because it can be formed to extremely complex shapes, and grouped to give high power outputs, it is the most widely used element type, and can be found in practically every industry, either alone, or assembled into appliances or machines.

Enquiries are invited for elements not listed. Please state quantity, sheath material, watts loading, voltage, sheath length, inactive length, mounting method and end termination required. If elements are required bent to shape, please forward dimensioned sketch or drawing. Quotations will be sent by return.