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Accuracy of PMC Extension Wire
   
Thermocouple extension wire has approximately the same thermoelectric characteristics as thermocouple wire, but its accuracy is guaranteed over a more limited range of temperatures. Thermocouple extension wire can offer advantages in cost when used for connections between thermocouples and instruments. For base metal types of thermocouples, extension wire is of substantially the same composition as the corresponding thermocouple type. For noble metal types, however, an entirely different alloy is formulated to match the noble metal characteristics over a specified temperature range. This is necessary due to the high cost of the noble metals which could otherwise be necessary for the interconnection. The "X" in the ANSI and ordering codes denotes extension grade wire.
 
Initial Calibration Tolerances for Thermocouple Extension Wire
Thermocouple Type
Extension Wire Alloys
  ANSI Symbol Temperature Range Standard Limits Order Code Special Limits Order Code
**Iron vs. Constantan(TM) ºF JX +32º to +400º ±4º J ±2º JJX
ºC 0º to +200º ±2.2º ±1.1º
CHROMEL®* vs **ALUMEL®* ºF KX +32º to +400º +4º K ±2º KKX
ºC 0º to +200º ±2.2º ±1.1º
Copper vs. Constantan(TM) ºF TX -75º to +210º ±2º TX ±1º TTX
ºC -60º to -100º ±1.1º ±.5º
CHROMEL®* vs. Constantan(TM) ºF EX +32º to +400º +3º EX ±2º EEX
ºC 0º to +200º ±1.7º ±1.1º
Nicrosil(TM) vs. Nisil(TM) ºF NX +32º to +400º ±4º NX ±2º NNX
ºC 0º to +200º ±2.2º ±1.1º
Copper Vs. Copper Alloy ºF SX
RX
+75º to +400º ±12º SX
RX
- -
ºC +25º to +200º ±7º
PCLW630 vs. Copper ºF BX +32º to +400º ±4º BX - -
ºC 0º to +200º ±2.2º
Copper vs. Copper ºF 2CU† +32º to +150º ±2º BX - -
ºC 0º to +65º ±1.1º
Alloy 203 vs. Alloy 225 ºF W3X† +32º to +500º ±12º W3X - -
ºC 0º to +260º ±7º
Alloy 405 vs. Alloy 426 ºF W5X† +32º to +1600º ±12º W5X - -
ºC 0º to +870º ±7º
† Not ANSI Symbol
** Magnetic
* CHROMEL® and ALUMEL® are registered rademarks of Hoskins Manufacturing Company. PMC Corporation reserves the right to substitute equivalent product to CHROMEL® and ALUMEL® at any time.

 

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