MINERAL INSULATED CABLES

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has more than a quarter of a century’s experience has been manufacturing the following mineral
in manufacturing high precision instruments for temperature insulated cables for over three decades :
and pressure measurements for a wide spectrum of a) M I Thermocouple cables and Probes
processing industries. Continuous research and development
programme coupled with a regular study of customer needs in b) M I Transducer Lead out cable
the light of technological evolution has helped to design and c) M I Extension / Compensating cable
manufacture a range of self - armoured mineral insulated
cables. Their unique characteristics and performance
capabilities were tested in hostile operating environments,
including nuclear reactors over many years, which has helped
to establish a leadership.
Mineral insulated thermocouple and RTD Cable (basic raw
material for manufacturing thermocouples and RTDs)
manufacturing is a very specialised process which
has perfected over the years. The process
involves cold drawing followed by annealing in hydrogen
atmosphere (to avoid surface defects as well as partial
oxidation of conductor) at specified temperature (which
depends upon conductor and sheath material). This process is
repeated till required diameter is achieved. Original virgin
conductor is used for this purpose alongwith over 99% pure
magnesium oxide (mineral insulation) in order to have
desired results.

Sheath materials, conductor combination

Special Sheath Materials
and maximum operating temperature

Sheath T/C Maximum Sheath T/C Maximum

Material Code Temperature in Air Material Code Temperature in Air
11500C Hastelloy®
0
Inconel 600 K K 1200 C
Monel®
0
K 800 C
J 7000C Kanthal® K 11000C
R 11500C Alloy-601® K 11500C
S 11500C Alloy-625® K 11500C
B 11500C

AISI 310 K 11500C

AISI 316 K 8000C

E 8000C
J 7000C
T 3000C

AISI 321 K 8000C

E 8000C
J 7000C
T 3000C

AISI 446 K 10000C

The recommendations made in this catalogue are to be used as intended guide. No guarantee of material can be undertaken since other factors may affect the performance. We reserve the right to change
the specifications mentioned in this catalogue without any notice as improvements & development is a continuous process at General. Responsibility of typographical errors is specifically disclaimed.

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MI Thermocouple Cables and Probes

l Manufactured in a variety of sizes and conductor combinations.

l Thermo-element protection from oxidation and corrosion
l Highly compacted mineral insulant, metal sheath and hermetically sealed termination ensure extra long life for a wide
range of temperature sensing applications
l The metal sheath provides self-armouring and enables the small mass thermocouple to be installed in difficult
situations
l The small mass high thermal conductivity of the insulant ensure rapid response to temperature change.
l The stable EMF characteristics are achieved through controlled production and testing

Conductor Diameters
Standard Cable
OD (mm) Conductor dia Nominal (mm)

2 Core 4 Core 6 Core

3 0.6 0.45 0.35
4.5 0.9 0.68 0.56
6 1.2 0.91 0.68
8 1.6 1.21 1.88
9.5 1.8 1.5 -
For special dimensions, contact us.
Miniature MI Cable
OD (mm) Conductor dia Nominal (mm)

2 Core
0.5 0.05
1 0.1
1.5 0.15
2 0.2

The recommendations made in this catalogue are to be used as intended guide. No guarantee of material can be undertaken since other factors may affect the performance. We reserve the right to change
the specifications mentioned in this catalogue without any notice as improvements & development is a continuous process at General. Responsibility of typographical errors is specifically disclaimed.

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Thermocouple Probes
Manufactured using MI cable with the cold and hot junctions formed.
Cold ends of three types available - 1. Pot seal
2. Plug and jack
3. Ceramic terminal block
Grounded, ungrounded or exposed hot junctions are offered.
Ungrounded junction - Hot junction insulated from sheath.
Grounded junction - Conductor and sheath welded together for improving response time.
Exposed junction - Junction is formed outside the sheath.

MI Transducer Cables
Generally used as a lead out cable for RTD assemblies.
Sheath material for this type of cable is AISI 316 as a standard.

Type Conductor OD Conductor dia Sheath Material Conductor

4 Core Copper 2.8mm 0.3mm Silver Silver
5mm 0.6mm Silver Copper
6mm 0.7mm Inconel-600® Nickel
8mm 0.95mm SS316 Nickel

6 core Copper 2.8mm 0.25mm

Special shealth material available
5mm 0.55mm
on request.
6mm 0.65mm
8mm 0.85mm

8 core Copper 5mm 0.46mm

6mm 0.55mm
8mm 0.8mm
10mm 1.0mm

Other conductor diameter available on request.

Tests On MI Cables
l Insulation resistance test at ambient and at elevated temperature
l Sheath ductility test
l Calibration (for thermocouple cable)
l Conductor ductility test
l Water immersion test
l Loop resistance test
l Nitrogen leakage test for MI probes
l Dimensional test
l Microstructure Analysis – On Request
l Macro Analysis – On Request

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