Chromeln.
/ˈkrəʊmɛl/, U.S. /ˈkroʊˌmɛl/ Any of various nickel alloys containing approx. 10–20 per cent nickel and up to 25 per cent iron, used in thermocouples, often in conjunction with Alumel (Alumel n.).A proprietary name in the United States.
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speiss1796
nickel bronze1880
nickel steela1884
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cupro-nickel1905
Nichrome1908
Monel1909
Chromel1914
Alumel1918
Inconel1933
Nimonic1941
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1914 Telephony 5 Dec. 40/2 More than 30 new pages have been required to list the company's present complete line, the additions including: magnet wire.., Chromel resistance wire, [etc.].
1932 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 59 87 Chromel needles were used. They were made by hammering a piece of wire very thin and cutting to a fine point with scissors.
1977 Sci. Amer. Mar. 34/1 The temperature..is measured by three thermocouples; two of them are of the chromel–alumel type.
2006 S. Kasap & P. Capper Springer Handbk. Electronic & Photonic Materials xix. 400/1 Chromel disks fixed under these platforms form area thermocouple junctions with the constantan platforms.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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