Re: [Vo]:Niobium - Iridium thermocouples

2017-03-27 Thread a.ashfield
Bob I think Type S would be good for your range. Type S works well for months. I never understood why MFMP used type K. I offered them an oz. of Pl/Rh alloy some while ago, that they could trade for type S thermocouples, but they never took me up on it. AA On 3/27/2017 5:22 PM, Bob Higgin

Re: [Vo]:Niobium - Iridium thermocouples

2017-03-27 Thread Bob Higgins
Presently I am using k-type thermocouples outside of their comfortable range to 1200C. Bob Cook was suggesting the Nb-Ir thermocouples in place of k-type. MFMP has used before a b-type thermocouple, but it was quite expensive. I would love to find an inexpensive (but controlled) s-type or b-type

Re: [Vo]:Niobium - Iridium thermocouples

2017-03-27 Thread a.ashfield
Bob, What do you want the thermocouples for? ie what temperature? I have never used Niobium - Iridium thermocouples in the glass industry. We always used type S, and type B for more stable results over years duration, for things like furnace crowns at 1550C, but this had the disadvantage of s

[Vo]:Niobium - Iridium thermocouples

2017-03-27 Thread Bob Higgins
Regarding the Nb-Ir thermocouples ... Bob, can you suggest a source for these thermocouples and their voltage calibration data? For my experiments, the cost of the hardware is coming out of my own pocket - not someone else's deep pocket. For k-type thermocouples, the voltage-temperature profile i