P Series
Polyester Wire
This gage is a standard wire strain gage with a transparent plastic backing impregnated with a polyester resin. It offers several remarkable features, such as excellent electrical insulation, easy and accurate installation, and quick setting. Gage lengths are available in 3 steps from 60 to 120mm, making it well suited to the measurement of concrete strain.
| Main Test Materials | Concrete Mortar |
Materials Backing | Polyester |
| Operating Temperature | -20 to +80°C | Materials Element | Cu-Ni alloy wire |
| Compensation range | +10 to +80°C | Strain limit | 2% (20000×10-6) |
| Bonding adhesive | CN-E,RP-2 | Fatigue life at room temp. | 1×105 (±1000×10-6) |
| Gage pattern | Type | Gage length (mm) |
Gage width (mm) |
Backing length (mm) |
Backing width (mm) |
Resistance (Ω) |
| Single element (G.F. 2.1 approx.)
|
PL-60-11 | 60 | 1 | 74 | 8 | 120 |
| PL-90-11 | 90 | 1 | 105 | 8 | 120 | |
| PL-120-11 | 120 | 1 | 135 | 8 | 120 | |
| 90° 2-element Cross (G.F. 2.1 approx.)
|
PLC-60-11 | 60 | 1 | 74 | 74 | 120 |
| 45°/90° 3-element Rosette (G.F. 2.1 approx.)
|
PLR-60-11 | 60 | 1 | 74 | 74 | 120 |
