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    The document discusses various materials used for thermocouple sheaths, including their maximum continuous temperatures, notes on properties and applications. Common materials are refractory oxide, silicon carbide, mullite, mild steel, stainless steel, Inconel, chrome iron and Nicrobell.

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    The document discusses various materials used for thermocouple sheaths, including their maximum continuous temperatures, notes on properties and applications. Common materials are refractory oxide, silicon carbide, mullite, mild steel, stainless steel, Inconel, chrome iron and Nicrobell.

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    The document discusses various materials used for thermocouple sheaths, including their maximum continuous temperatures, notes on properties and applications. Common materials are refractory oxide, silicon carbide, mullite, mild steel, stainless steel, Inconel, chrome iron and Nicrobell.

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    The document discusses various materials used for thermocouple sheaths, including their maximum continuous temperatures, notes on properties and applications. Common materials are refractory oxide, silicon carbide, mullite, mild steel, stainless steel, Inconel, chrome iron and Nicrobell.

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    Selection Of Sheath material

    Sheath materials range from mild and stainless steels to refactory oxides (ceramics, so called)
    and a variety of exotic materials including rare metals. The choice of sheath must take account of
    operating temperature, media characteristics, durability and other considerations including the
    material relationship to the type of sensor.

    The application guide below provides details of various commonly specified sheath materials.

    Thermocouple Sheath Materials – Application Guide

    Sheath Maximum Notes Applications


    material Continuous
    Temperature
    Refractory 1750°C Good choice for rare Forging iron & steel.
    Oxide, metal thermocouples. Incinerators, carburizing and
    recrystallised, Good resistance to hardening in heat treatment.
    e.g. chemical attack. Continuous furnaces. Glass
    Alumina Mechanically strong but Lehrs.
    (Impervious) severe thermal shock
    should be avoided
    Silicon 1500°C Good level of protection Forging iron & steel.
    Carbide even in severe Incinerators Billet heating,
    (Porous) conditions. Good resistance to slab heating, butt welding.
    reasonable Soaking pits ceramic dryers.
    levels of thermal shock.
    Mechanically strong
    when thick wall is
    specified but becomes
    brittle when aged.
    Unsuitable for oxidising
    atmospheres but resists
    fluxes.
    Impervious 1600°C Good choice for rare metal Forging iron & steel.
    Mulite thermocouples under severe Incinerators. Heat treatment.
    conditions. Resists Sulphurous Glass flues.
    atmospheres. Thermal shock Continuous furnaces.
    should be
    avoided.
    Mild Steel 600°C Good physical Annealing up to 500°C.
    (cold drawn protection but prone to Hardening pre-heaters.
    seamless) rapid corrosion. Baking ovens.
    Stainless 1150°C Resists corrosion even Heat treatment annealing,flues,
    steel at elevated temperature. many chemical processes. itreous
    25/20 Can be used in Sulphurous enamelling. Corrosion resistant
    atmospheres. alternative to mild
    steel.
    Inconel 1200°C Nickel-Chromium-Iron alloy Annealing, carburizing,hardening.
    600/800* which extends the properties of Iron and steel hot blast. Open hearth
    stainless steel 25/20 to higher flue & stack. Waste heat boilers.
    operating temperature. Billet heating, slab
    Excellent in Sulphur free heating.Continuous furnaces.
    atmospheres; superior Soaking pits. Cement exit flues &
    corrosion resistance at higher kilns. Vitreous enamelling. Glass
    temperatures, Good flues and checkers. Gas
    mechanical strength. superheaters. Incinerators up to
    1000°C. Highly sulphurous

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    Selection Of Sheath material

    Sheath Maximum Notes Applications


    material Continuous
    Temperature
    atmospheres should be avoided
    above 800°C

    Chrome Iron 1100°C Suitable for very Annealing, carburizing,


    adverse environments. hardening. Iron & steel hot
    Good mechanical blast. Open hearth flue and
    strength. Resists stack. Waste heat boilers.
    severely corrosive and Billet heating, slab heating.
    sulphurous Continuous furnaces.
    atmospheres. Soaking pits. Cement exit
    flues & kilns. Vitreous
    enamelling. Glass flues and
    checkers. Gas superheaters.
    Incinerators up to 1000°C

    Nicrobell* 1300°C Highly stable in vacuum As Inconel plus, excellent


    and oxidising choice for vacuum furnaces and
    atmospheres. Corrosion flues.
    resistance generally
    superior to stainless
    steels. Can be used in
    Sulphurous atmospheres at
    reduced temperatures. High
    operating temperature.

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