| Resistance To: |
Comments |
| Solvent |
Acid |
Base |
Flame |
Humidity |
| Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good | Color Coded PVC Extruded Over Each Bare Wire. PVC Applied Over Insulated Primaries. Affected by Ketones, Esters |
| Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Color Coded PVC Extruded Over Each Bare Wire. PVC Applied Over Insulated Primaries. Affected by Ketones, Esters |
| Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Color Coded PFA Extruded Over Each Bare Wire. PFA Jacket Extruded Over Insulated Primaries. Superior Abrasion and Moisture Resistance. Same Basic Characteristics as FEP but Higher Temperature Rating |
| Good | Good | Good | Good | Excellent | Fused Kapton Tape Approx. 0.15 mm Applied to Conductors. A 0.10 mm Jacket Is Then Applied to Both. Excellent Moisture and Abrasion Resistance, High Dielectric Strength (7 kV/mil) Retains Much Physical Integrity After Gamma Radiation. FEP Is Used as Adhesive Binding Agent (Melts at approx. 260°C [500°F]) |
| Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | PFA Extruded Over Each Bare Wire and a Glass Braid on the Jacket. May Be Used for Single Measurement to 343°C (650°F) |
| Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Fair | 0.12 mm Glass Braid Over Each Conductor, and Binder Impregnated. Overall Glass Braid Applied and Bindered. Binder Improves Moisture and Abrasion Resistance but Is Destroyed Above 204°C (400°F) |
| Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Fair | High Temp. Glass Braid Over Each Conductor, and Binder Impregnated. Overall High Temp Glass Braid Applied and Bindered. Binder Improves Moisture and Abrasion Resistance but Is Destroyed Above 400°F |
| Excellent | Good to
315°C (600°F) | Good to
315°C (600°F) | Excellent | Poor | Braid of Vitreous Silica Fiber Applied to Each Bare Wire, Then Over Both. Suitable to 982°C (1800°F) if Not Subjected to Flexure or Abrasion |
| Excellent | Good | Good | Excellent | Fair | High Temp, Alumina-Boria-Silica Ceramic Fiber Braided Over Each Conductor Then Over Both. Not Recommended for Platinum Thermocouples or Exposure to Molten Tin and Copper, Hydrofluoric or Phosphoric Acids, or Strong Alkalies |
| Excellent | Good | Poor | Excellent | Fair | Silica Is a Very High Purity, Chemically Stable Yarn. (SiO2 Content 99%) |
| Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Color Coded TFE Tape Applied to Conductors and Jacket. Superior Abrasion, Moisture, and Chemical Resistance. |
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