RTD elements are used to manufacture temperature sensors. A resistance element is the temperature sensing component at the heart of an RTD or resistance thermometer.
Typically, they cannot be used in their bare form, but may be built into a probe or assembly which will enable them to withstand various conditions of their application.
Each has a pre-specified resistance value at a known temperature which changes in a predictable fashion. In this way, by measuring the resistance of the element, the temperature of that element can be determined from tables, calculations or instrumentation.
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Element Types
The most common type is Platinum on either a Ceramic or Glass insulator. Nickel, Copper, Balco, MIL-STD temperature versus resistance curves are also available.
Extended Lead Wires
Thermometrics can add lead wires to the elements available in this catalog, per your specifications. Common additions are 20 awg, teflon coated nickel wire. |