Cable types: KX, KCA, KCB, JX, LX, RCA/SCA, RCB/SCB, TX, EX, NX, BC

thermo- element type cable type materials colour codes ste in mv by 100 °c tolerance °c
compensating thermocouple core

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core

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iec 60 584 class 1 class 2 temp. range

K

-

KX

NiCr

NiAl

green

4,095

± 1,5

± 2,5

-25 do+200

K

KCA

-

Fe

410 Alloy

green

4,095

-

± 2,5

0 do +150

K

KCB

-

Cu

CuNi

green

4,095

-

± 2,5

0 do +100

J

-

JX

Iron

Cuprothal JX

black

5,268

± 1,5

-25 do+200

N

NC

-

Cu

Cuprothal NX

pink

2,774

-

± 2,5

0 do +150

N

-

NX

Nicrosil NPX

Nisil NNX

pink

2,774

± 1,5

± 2,5

-25 do+200

Pt-10Rh

RCA/SCA

-

Cu

Cuprothal SX

orange

0,645

-

± 2,5

0 do +100

Pt-13Rh

RCB/SCB

-

Cu

Cuprothal SX

orange

0,645

-

± 5

0 do +200

T

-

TX

Cu

Cuprothal TX

brown

4,277

± 0,5

± 1,0

-25 do+200

B

BC

-

Cu

Cu

grey

0,033

-

± 4,0

-25 do+200

E

-

EX

Thermothal EPX

Cuprothal ENX

violet

6,317

± 1,5

± 2,5

-25 do+200