Thermocouple Information

Thermocouple Type R: Types R thermocouples, (Platinum vs. 13% Rhodium/Platinum), are usable up to 1480°C (2,700°F). They are extremely stable but reducing atmospheres are particularly damaging....

Thermocouple Type S: Platinum/10% Rhodium positive leg, and a pure platinum negative leg. The temperature range for Type S is 0 – 1450°C (32 –...

Thermocouple Type T: Type T (Copper-Constantan) thermocouples are suited for measurements in the −200 to 350°C  (-330 to 660°F) range. They are often used as a...

The table below shows a summary of the Sense of Sensors 10 Part guide on the different types of Thermocouples. For assistance in choosing the...

Service Life Useful thermocouple life is a difficult prediction to make, even when most of the details of an application are known. And unfortunately, such...

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

When installing sensors in a hazardous area, there is a requirement to install a sensor that is suitable and approved for use in that hazardous...

Thermowells are recommended whenever a temperature element is to be inserted into a process where corrosion, pressure, abrasion, or shear forces may threaten the life...

By J M SHANAHAN B.Sc., B.E. (SYD), CEO, Pyrosales Pty Ltd,Padstow,Australia This article describes the ways in which contact temperature sensors can be protected from...

Rare metal thermocouples are used in applications where the temperatures exceed the working range of base metal thermocouples, i.e. 0‐1300°C, or where greater accuracy is...