KANTHAL
A Sandvik Group brand. The world's leading specialist in industrial heating elements and FeCrAl resistance alloys. Heating technology engineered for furnaces and processes from ambient to 2,000°C.
ABOUT KANTHAL
Kanthal was founded in 1931 in Hallstahammar, Sweden by Hans von Kantzow. The company invented the FeCrAl (iron-chromium-aluminium) resistance alloy that bears its name — Kanthal — and went on to become the global benchmark for industrial heating element technology. Today Kanthal is part of the Sandvik Group, the Swedish global engineering corporation.
Kanthal's portfolio covers metallic and ceramic heating elements, sheath thermocouples, complete electric furnaces and modular heating systems. The product range serves the steel, aluminium, ceramics, glass, chemical, heat treatment, semiconductor and laboratory industries — wherever a process requires controlled, repeatable, sustained high-temperature heating.
KANTHAL AT A GLANCE
- Founded 1931 in Sweden — over 90 years of heating expertise
- Inventor of the FeCrAl resistance alloy family
- Part of the Sandvik Group (Sweden, Stockholm: SAND)
- Operating temperature range up to 2,000°C
- Metallic + ceramic + complete electric furnace solutions
- Reference in steel, aluminium, ceramics, glass, chemical industries
KANTHAL TECHNOLOGY WE REPRESENT
FeCrAl ALLOY ELEMENTS
Kanthal A-1, Kanthal AF, Kanthal D and other grades. Element wire and ribbon for furnace temperatures up to 1,400°C. The original, and still the benchmark.
NiCr ALLOY ELEMENTS
Nikrothal range — nickel-chromium resistance alloys for moderate-temperature applications. Lower watt density, higher ductility than FeCrAl.
MoSi₂ HEATING ELEMENTS
Kanthal Super (molybdenum disilicide) elements — for furnace temperatures from 1,400°C up to 1,850°C. The technology of choice for high-temperature ceramic, glass and lab applications.
SiC HEATING ELEMENTS
Kanthal Globar silicon carbide elements — robust, high-watt-density heating for industrial furnaces from 1,200°C to 1,600°C. Steel, aluminium, ceramic processing.
CERAMIC FIBRE MODULES
Vacuum-formed and Z-Block ceramic fibre modules for furnace lining and heat conservation. Engineered insulation matched to the heating element specification.
COMPLETE ELECTRIC FURNACES
Modular electric furnace systems and heating modules — pre-engineered for specific industrial heating duties. Steel reheat, ladle preheat, aluminium melt, heat treatment.
INDUSTRIES WE SUPPLY
Wherever heat is the process, Kanthal is involved.
STEEL
Reheating furnaces, ladle preheating, billet heating, heat treatment of long products and plate.
ALUMINIUM
Holding furnaces, billet heating, homogenising, heat treatment of rolled products.
CERAMICS & GLASS
Kiln heating, glass tank forehearths, refractory firing, technical ceramic sintering.
CHEMICAL & PROCESS
Cracker furnaces, calciners, dryers, reactor heating, lab-scale process equipment.
HEAT TREATMENT
Tempering, annealing, hardening, brazing, sintering and continuous heat-treatment lines.
INDUCTION HEATING
Induction coil supply and induction-based heating system support for industrial applications.