Thermocouple Information

Overheating of the crown in a glass melter, promotes accelerated refractory corrosion and wear.Operating a crown at too low a temperature, on the other hand,...

View our slideshow below for a guide on Terminal Heads and Blocks. Pyrosales stock an extensive range of terminal heads and terminal blocks for temperature probes....

The base-metal thermocouple covers the majority of applications within industry over a range of -80°C to +1300°C. Type T        Copper Constantan  ...

Pyrosales have been producing temperature solutions for the Glass Industry for more than 20 years. Our products are constantly being updated to meet the challenging...

The following guidelines, drawn from our many years’ experience of serving the glass and furnace industries, will help achieve the best performance from high temperature...

Thermocouple Type B: Platinum – 30% Rhodium (+) vs. Platinum – 6% Rhodium (-)   With a general application range from 870 – 1700°C (1600...

Thermocouple Type C: Type C (Tungsten 5% Rhenium – Tungsten 26% Rhenium) thermocouples are suited for measurements in the 0 – 2320°C (32 – 4200°F) range. ...

Thermocouple Type E: Type E (Chromel®/Constantan) thermocouple is composed of a positive leg of Chromel® (nickel/10% chromium) and a negative leg of Constantan (nickel/45% copper). The...

Thermocouple Type J: Type J (Iron–Constantan) is a common general purpose sensor as it is one of the most linear thermocouples. Type J thermocouples have an...

Thermocouple Type K: Type K (Chromel®–Alumel®) is the most common general-purpose thermocouple. It is inexpensive, and a wide variety of probes are available in its −200 °C...