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
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Spade Lugs
Spade lugs are offered in compensating alloys. Spade lugs accept 18 gauge wire or smaller for crimp connections. Each lug has stamped-in designation of its thermocouple alloy type.
| 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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