thermocouple wire
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermocouple
"Type B -- Platinum 30% Rhodium / Platinum 6% Rhodium
Suited for high temperature measurements up to 1800 °C. Type B thermocouples (due to the shape of their temperature-voltage curve) give the same output at 0 °C and 42 °C. This makes them useless below 50 °C.
Type R -- Platinum 13% Rhodium / Platinum
Suited for high temperature measurements up to 1600 °C. Low sensitivity (10 µV/°C) and high cost makes them unsuitable for general purpose use.
Type S -- Platinum 10% Rhodium / Platinum
Suited for high temperature measurements up to 1600 °C. Low sensitivity (10 µV/°C) and high cost makes them unsuitable for general purpose use. Due to its high stability, type S is used as the standard of calibration for the melting point of gold (1064.43 °C).
Type T -- Copper / Constantan
Suited for measurements in the −200 to 350 °C range. Often used as a differential measurement since only copper wire touches the probes. As both conductors are non-magnetic, type T thermocouples are a popular choice for applications such as electrical generators which contain strong magnetic fields. Type T thermocouples have a sensitivity of ~43 µV/°C.
Type C -- Tungsten 5% Rhenium / Tungsten 26% Rhenium
Suited for measurements in the 32 to 4208°F ((0 to 2320°C). This thermocouple is well-suited for vacuum furnaces at extremely high temperatures and must never be used in the presence of oxygen at temperatures above 500°F.
Type M -- Nickel Alloy 19 / Nickel-Molybdenum Alloy 20
This type is used in the vacuum furnaces as well for the same reasons as with type C above. Upper temperature is limited to 2500°F (~1400°C). Though it is a less common type of thermocouple, look-up tables to correlate temperature to EMF (milli-volt output) are available. "
Later in the article it says you can find them in ovens, sounds easier to just grab catylitc converters.
"Type B -- Platinum 30% Rhodium / Platinum 6% Rhodium
Suited for high temperature measurements up to 1800 °C. Type B thermocouples (due to the shape of their temperature-voltage curve) give the same output at 0 °C and 42 °C. This makes them useless below 50 °C.
Type R -- Platinum 13% Rhodium / Platinum
Suited for high temperature measurements up to 1600 °C. Low sensitivity (10 µV/°C) and high cost makes them unsuitable for general purpose use.
Type S -- Platinum 10% Rhodium / Platinum
Suited for high temperature measurements up to 1600 °C. Low sensitivity (10 µV/°C) and high cost makes them unsuitable for general purpose use. Due to its high stability, type S is used as the standard of calibration for the melting point of gold (1064.43 °C).
Type T -- Copper / Constantan
Suited for measurements in the −200 to 350 °C range. Often used as a differential measurement since only copper wire touches the probes. As both conductors are non-magnetic, type T thermocouples are a popular choice for applications such as electrical generators which contain strong magnetic fields. Type T thermocouples have a sensitivity of ~43 µV/°C.
Type C -- Tungsten 5% Rhenium / Tungsten 26% Rhenium
Suited for measurements in the 32 to 4208°F ((0 to 2320°C). This thermocouple is well-suited for vacuum furnaces at extremely high temperatures and must never be used in the presence of oxygen at temperatures above 500°F.
Type M -- Nickel Alloy 19 / Nickel-Molybdenum Alloy 20
This type is used in the vacuum furnaces as well for the same reasons as with type C above. Upper temperature is limited to 2500°F (~1400°C). Though it is a less common type of thermocouple, look-up tables to correlate temperature to EMF (milli-volt output) are available. "
Later in the article it says you can find them in ovens, sounds easier to just grab catylitc converters.
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