Abstract: An electrical heating device includes a metallic coating to reduce binding or seizing of the heating device in a passage of a metal member such that the heating device can be readily removed from the passage after prolonged use. The metallic coating can include a metallic matrix having a non-sticking, non-metallic constituent distributed in the matrix. The coated heating element resists binding in the metal member.

Abstract: A heating device comprises an thermally conductive tubular body with a thermally conductive end closure disposed at an axial end of the tubular body, an electrical resistance heating coil disposed in the tubular body and having an end spaced axially from the end closure, and a thermocouple disposed between the end of the heating element and the end closure. An outer tubular casing is disposed about the tubular body with an outer end cap disposed at an axial end of the tubular casing in contact with the end closure to receive heat therefrom by thermal conduction.

Abstract: A heating device comprises an thermally conductive tubular body with a thermally conductive end closure disposed at an axial end of the tubular body, an electrical resistance heating coil disposed in the tubular body and having an end spaced axially from the end closure, and a thermocouple disposed between the end of the heating element and the end closure. An outer tubular casing is disposed about the tubular body with an outer end cap disposed at an axial end of the tubular casing in contact with the end closure to receive heat therefrom by thermal conduction.