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In the electric equipment producing heat like iron, electric heater, boiler, toaster etc., an alloy such as nichrome is used, not pure metals. - Science and Technology 1

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In the electric equipment producing heat like iron, electric heater, boiler, toaster etc., an alloy such as nichrome is used, not pure metals.

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The performance and life of a heating element are determined by the material used to make the heating element. The heating element material must have a high melting point, high tensile strength, high resistivity, and a low-temperature coefficient of resistance. Because an alloy's resistivity is greater than that of pure metal, alloys are employed in electrical heating devices rather than pure metals. Furthermore, even at greater temperatures, the alloy does not easily burn (or oxidise).

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