Industries
Industries
- General Industrial
- Aerospace
- Brick & Ceramics
- Chemical & Petrochemical
- Pharmaceutical, Food, Dairy, & Beverage
- Engineering & Architecture (EPC Firms) & Major Equipment OEMs
- Glass
- Incineration
- Metals Manufacturing & Heat Treating
- OEM & Equipment Builders
- Oil & Gas - Downstream & Refining
- Oil & Gas Upstream and Midstream
- Plastics & Fiber / Textiles Industries
- Power
- Pulp & Paper
- Rubber, Cement, & Aggregate
- Semiconductor
- Test & Measurement
Quick Connectors
These self-latching quick connectors are designed to assure continuous and accurate temperature monitoring. Available for either thermocouples or RTDs, these connectors overcome the potential connector measurement errors unique to either method of temperature measurement.
In thermocouple circuits the wires of the thermocouples are connected to extension wires. The extension wires are made of materials which, up to 200°C (392°F), have the same EMF characteristics as the corresponding thermocouple wire. By using connector pins of the same material as the extension wire the creation of a second thermocouple junction is avoided and the integrity of the signal is maintained.
Screwed connections in an RTD circuit offers a site for oxidation. This will cause an imbalanced bridge and will severely degrade the accuracy of the reading. The soldered connection used in these connectors eliminates this possibility.
| Thermocouple Type | Material | Magnetic | ASTM Color Coding | IEC Color Coding |
| J | Iron Constantan | Yes No |
White Red |
White Black |
| T | Copper Constantan | No No |
Blue Red |
White Brown |
| K | Chromel Alumel | No No |
Yellow Red |
White Green |
| E | Chromel/Constantan | No No |
Purple Red |
White Violet |
| P | Platinel | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| S | Platinum 10% Rhodium Pure Platinum | No No |
Black Red |
White Orange |
| R | Platinum 13% Rhodium Pure Platinum | No No |
Black Red |
white Orange |
| B | Platinum 30% Rhodium Platinum 6% Rhodium | No No |
Grey Red |
White Grey |
| N | Nicrosil/Nisil | No Slightly |
Orange Red |
White Pink |
| C | Tungsten 5% Rhenium/ Tungsten 26% Rhenium | No No |
White Red |
N/A |
| Material | Description | Used With | Maximum Temperature |
| Alumina | Aluminum Oxide Ceramic | Noble Metal Thermocouples | 3400°F (1870°C) |
| Mullite | Alumina and Silica (Silicon Carbide) | Base Metal Thermocouples | 3100°F (1700°C) |
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