Colour Code for Thermocouples and Compensation Cables

New denominations: IEC 60584-1 DIN EN 60584-1 ISA MC 96.1

Thermo Type IEC 584 DIN 43714 ANSI MC 96.1
+ + +
- - -
NiCr-Ni / K
+ green/ - white + red/ - green + yellow/ - red
KCA: Fe-CuNi Jacket: green Jacket: green Jacket: yellow

+
-
Fe-CuNi / L
+ red/ - blue
Jacket: blue

+ +
- -
Fe-CuNi / J + black/ - white + white/ - red
Jacket : black Jacket: black

+ + +
- - -
Pt10Rh-Pt / S
+ orange/ - white + red/ - white + black/ - red
SCA: E-Cu/A-Cu Jacket: orange Jacket: white Jacket: green

+ + +
- - -
Pt13Rh-Pt / R
RCA: E-Cu/A-Cu + orange/ - white + red/ - white + black/ - red
Jacket: orange Jacket: white Jacket: green

+ +
- -
Pt30Rh-Pt6Rh / B + grey/ - white + grey/ - red
BC: S-Cu/E-Cu Jacket: grey Jacket: grey

+
-
NiCrosil-Nisil / N
+ pink/ - white
NC: Cu-CuNi Jacket: pink

+
-
Cu-CuNi / U
+ red/ - brown
Jacket: brown

+
-
Cu-CuNi / T
+ brown/ - white
Jacket : brown

+ + +
- - -
NiCr-CuNi / E
+ purple/ - white + red/ - purple + purple/ - red
Jacket: purple Jacket: purple Jacket: purple

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Combinations -leg ANSI/ 1843 DIN 43714 JISC 1610- NF C 42- Conductor
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Nickel-Chromium Nickel Aluminium      Nickel-

KX (Magnetic) Aluminium
As known as: Also known as: (-)
Chromel, Ni-Cr,T1. Ni-Al, Alumel KN,
T2.

Extension
Copper Copper-Nickel      None
TX Also known as:
Nickel, Cupron,
Constantan.

Iron Copper Nickel      Iron

JX Also Known as: Also known as: (+)
Cable Identification Guide

EMF in millivolts—Reference junction O °C

Fe. Nickel, Copper,

Constantan.

Nickel-Chromium Copper Nickel      None

EX Also known as: Also known as:
Chromel, Chromium, Nickel, Copper,
Nickel. Constantan.

Nickel Chromium Nickel-Silicon      None

NX Silicon Magnesium
Also known as: Also known as:
Nicrosil. Nisil.

Copper Copper-Nickel      None

Thermocouple Extension and Compensating Cable

VX Also known as:

(K
Constantan,
Compensating
Nickel.
Lead)
Copper Copper-      None
SX/RX Low Value Nickel
Also known as:

Compensating
Nickel.

Iron Copper-Nickel      None

WX Alloy
CIG

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