ASTM E585/E585M-01 - 10.12.2001
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification establishes requirements for compacted, mineral-insulated, metal-sheathed, base-metal thermocouple cable, with at least two thermoelements.

1.2 This specification describes the required material, processing and testing requirements, and also the optional supplementary testing and quality assurance and verification choices.

1.3 The material of construction includes standard base metal thermoelements, austenitic stainless steel or other corrosion resistant sheath material, and either magnesia (MgO) or alumina(Al2O3) insulation.

1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units or SI units may be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents, and each system shall be used independently of the other.

1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

 
2. Referenced Documents

E220-19

Standard Test Method for Calibration of Thermocouples By Comparison Techniques

B516-18

Standard Specification for Welded Nickel-Chromium-Aluminum Alloy (UNS N06699) and Nickel-Chromium-Iron Alloy (UNS N06600, UNS N06601, UNS N06603, UNS N06025, UNS N06045, UNS N06690, and UNS N06693) Tubes

B167-23

Standard Specification for Nickel-Chromium-Aluminum Alloys, Nickel-Chromium-Iron Alloys, Nickel-Chromium-Cobalt-Molybdenum Alloy, Nickel-Iron-Chromium-Tungsten Alloy, and Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum-Copper Alloy Seamless Pipe and Tube

A249/A249M-18a(2023)

Standard Specification for Welded Austenitic Steel Boiler, Superheater, Heat-Exchanger, and Condenser Tubes (Includes all amendments and changes 3/14/2023).

A213/A213M-23

Standard Specification for Seamless Ferritic and Austenitic Alloy-Steel Boiler, Superheater, and Heat-Exchanger Tubes

B163-22

Standard Specification for Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy Condenser and Heat-Exchanger Tubes

A632-19

Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubing (Small-Diameter) for General Service

A269-13

Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubing for General Service

E230-03

Standard Specification and Temperature-Electromotive Force (EMF) Tables for Standardized Thermocouples

ANSI B46.1

Surface Texture Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.

E1652-21

Standard Specification for Magnesium Oxide and Aluminum Oxide Powder and Crushable Insulators Used in the Manufacture of Base Metal Thermocouples, Metal-Sheathed Platinum Resistance Thermometers, and Noble Metal Thermocouples

E839-23

Standard Test Methods for Sheathed Thermocouples and Sheathed Thermocouple Cable

E780-17(2021)

Standard Test Method for Measuring the Insulation Resistance of Mineral-Insulated, Metal-Sheathed Thermocouples and Mineral-Insulated, Metal-Sheathed Cable at Room Temperature

E608

Specification for Mineral-Insulated, Metal-Sheathed Base Metal Thermocouples

E344-23

Terminology Relating to Thermometry and Hydrometry

E235-06

Standard Specification for Thermocouples, Sheathed, Type K and Type N, for Nuclear or for Other High-Reliability Applications