Tungsten-Rhenium Thermocouples Definition and Development History

Tungsten- rhenium thermocouples is high temperature thermocouples. It has the potential of a linear relationship between temperature , thermal stability , reliable, cheap, etc. . And display instrument for direct measurement of liquids , steam and gases such as temperature. It can partially substitute platinum-rhodium thermocouple as high metallurgical industry , high-temperature electronic thermoelectric systems and space vehicle structural engineering , ultra-high temperature nuclear reactors measurement tools .

Tungsten- rhenium thermocouples for temperature dependence of thermopower meet ZBN05003-88 indexing table , equivalent ASTME696-84 standards. In a vacuum , reducing , inert atmosphere , at 0 ~ 2300 ℃ range. The use of special protective tube tungsten rhenium even can at 1600 ℃ under oxidizing atmosphere, long-term use , its price is lower than the platinum- rhodium thermocouple .

Tungsten- rhenium thermocouples is 1931 by Goedecke ( Ge virtues g ) first developed out at 60 to 70 years to develop the most successful refractory metal thermocouples. Tungsten- rhenium thermocouple is characterized by: a high melting point hot wire (3300 ℃), vapor pressure, easily oxidized ; in a non- oxidizing atmosphere, good chemical stability. Emf , high sensitivity , the most important is cheap. Tungsten- rhenium thermocouples is 60 years developed a high temperature thermocouple, a W / (W-26Re), (W-3Re) / (W-25Re), (W-5Re) / (W-26Re) and ( W-5Re) / (W-20Re) and so on. Long-term use temperature of 2000 ~ 2400 ℃, short-term use up to 3000 ℃. In the low-temperature thermocouples , (Au-2.1Co) / Cu thermocouple, the 10K or more thermoelectric power greater than 10μV / K; gold contains trace amounts ( about 0.07 atomic percent ) alloy of iron and nickel-chromium alloy composition thermocouple, at liquid helium temperature (4K) thermoelectric power greater than 10μV / K, all the better . (Pt-0.1Mo) / (Pt-5Mo), (Pt-1Mo) / (Pt-5Mo) and tungsten , and 0.5 to 1 ( atomic% ) alloy of osmium and rhenium tungsten alloy thermocouples in nuclear irradiation conditions. In addition to metallic materials, graphite and other non-metallic materials, refractory compounds can also be used as high temperature thermocouples. The advantage of such materials are high melting point , high temperature stability, high thermal potential and thermoelectric power , etc. ; drawback is brittle materials , graphite is easy to absorb moisture and changes in thermal resistance , poor reproducibility , but also in research and development into . Such thermocouples with carbon / graphite , graphite / carbide , carbide / carbide .


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