Nichrome but nichrome is made out of nickel and chromium
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The most common alloy is the Swedish Kanthal (Fe, Cr,Al).
A heating element is used to generate heat in devices like ovens, toasters, and electric stoves. It converts electrical energy into heat through resistance, allowing these devices to cook or heat food.
An immersion electric heater usually uses nichrome wire as the heating element. Nichrome is highly resistive, and by applying a voltage, we can get it pretty hot. Nichrome is used as the heating element in toasters and on electric range elements as well as lots of other places.
Element, meaning a heating element and not a natural element. The heating element is made by wrapping 'nichrome' wire around a flat sheet of Mica composite board. This then glows red hot, when mains electricity is applied to it. Nichrome is an alloy of Nickel and chromium. Chosen because it has electrical resistance and can stand repeated heating and cooling without melting.
No. Toasters generally have heating elements, a mechanical or electronic timer, and a spring loaded tray on which toastable items rest. There are some larger industrial model toasters that do have electric motors that pass toastable items past the heating element, typically on a chain belt, but the toaster in your kitchen is not likely one of these.
The heating element in toasters typically consists of a resistance wire made from a material like nichrome. This metal alloy is chosen for its ability to efficiently convert electrical energy into heat, allowing the toaster to quickly and evenly toast bread.
Presumably you're using the word "stuff" to refer to the heating element.... Toaster heating elements generally have wires made of a metal called "Nichrome", which as its name suggests is an alloy of nickel and chromium. Occasionally the alloy will contain some iron as well.
It is nearly always Nichrome wire. The same is used for space heaters, etc.
From what I can tell, there are actually 3 of them... Nickel (Ni), Chromium (Cr), and Iron (Fe). The three are combined in certain percentages to make an allow called "Nichrome", as it has high electrical resistivity, a high melting point, and won't oxidize (or rust) at high temperatures.
1). You want the resistance of the heating element to be somewhat more than the resistance of a pure iron one. 2). When the heating element heats up to glowing, you don't want it to melt and fall to the bottom of the toaster in a blob. So you need a substance with a melting temperature higher than that of pure iron.
The most common heating element used in heaters is a resistive heating element, usually made of materials like nichrome or ceramic. This element heats up when an electric current passes through it, generating heat that warms the air around it.