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Nichrome is basically a name given to nickel-chromium resistance wires. It is a non-magnetic alloy which consists of 80 percent nickel and 20 percent by weight, and is widely used in heating elements because of its relatively high resistivity. Out of the constituents of nichrome, nickel is an element with the chemical symbol Ni and atomic number 28, whereas, chromium is an element with the symbol Cr and atomic number 24. Nickel is generally a silvery-white lustrous metal and chromium a steely-gray and hard metal. Nichrome, the alloy, is silvery-gray in color, resistant towards corrosion and has a high melting point.