Resistance Type Silicon Carbide Heating Rod has a central heating section referred to as a hot zone and two terminal sections called cold ends and can operate in temperatures up to 3100 ° F. Silcarb Recrystallized [P] Ltd manufactures Resistance Type Silicon Carbide Heating Rod. Silcarb Recrystallized [P] Ltd also offers Silicon carbide heating elements for melting and holding of non-ferrous metals, wire Galvanising furnaces, lead baths etc. The Resistance Type Silicon Carbide Heating Rod, available under the brand name "Alpha Rod" has high density of approximately 2.4 gm/cc that provides slow aging characteristics and additional strength.