Nichrome, wanda kuma aka sani da nickel chrome, wani gami ne da ake samarwa ta hanyar haɗa nickel, chromium da, lokaci-lokaci, ƙarfe. Mafi sani don juriya na zafi, da juriya ga duka lalata da iskar shaka, gami da amfani da yawa ga aikace-aikace da yawa. Daga masana'antu masana'antu zuwa aikin sha'awa, nichrome a cikin nau'i na waya yana samuwa a cikin kewayon samfuran kasuwanci, sana'a da kayan aiki. Hakanan yana samun aikace-aikace a cikin saituna na musamman.

Nichrome waya shine gami da aka yi daga nickel da chromium. Yana ƙin zafi da oxidation kuma yana aiki azaman kayan dumama a cikin samfura irin su kayan girki da bushewar gashi. Masu sha'awar sha'awa suna amfani da wayar nichrome a cikin sassaken yumbu da yin gilashi. Hakanan ana iya samun wayar a dakunan gwaje-gwaje, gini da na'urorin lantarki na musamman.

Saboda nichrome waya yana da juriya ga wutar lantarki, yana da matukar amfani a matsayin kayan dumama a samfuran kasuwanci da kayan aikin gida. Toasters da bushewar gashi suna amfani da coils na nichrome waya don ƙirƙirar zafi mai yawa, kamar yadda ake yi da tanda da dumama. Tanderun masana'antu kuma suna amfani da waya nichrome don aiki. Hakanan za'a iya amfani da tsawon waya na nichrome don ƙirƙirar na'urar yankan waya mai zafi, wanda za'a iya amfani dashi ko dai a gida ko a cikin masana'antu don yanke da siffar wasu kumfa da robobi.

Wayar Nichrome an yi ta ne da abin da ba na maganadisu ba wanda aka haɗa da farko na nickel, chromium, da baƙin ƙarfe. Nichrome yana da alaƙa da babban juriya da juriya mai kyau. Nichrome waya kuma yana da kyau ductility bayan amfani da kyau kwarai weldability.

Lambar da ke zuwa bayan nau'in waya na Nichrome yana nuna adadin nickel a cikin gami. Alal misali, "Nichrome 60" yana da kusan 60% nickel a cikin abun da ke ciki.

Aikace-aikace don wayar Nichrome sun haɗa da abubuwan dumama na busar gashi, masu ɗaukar zafi, da tallafin yumbu a cikin kilns.