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Several hundred cream four-bore insulator rods, two larger and two smaller bores each, standing on end against a white board.

Alumina thermocouple insulators and multi-bore tubes

Single-, double- and multi-bore insulators that separate thermocouple wires and provide electrical insulation at high temperature and high frequency.

Configurations

  • Single bore
  • Double bore
  • Multi-bore
  • Round
  • Elliptical
  • Capillary

Applications

  • Thermocouple wire separation
  • High-temperature electrical insulation
  • High-frequency electrical insulation

Ordering

Minimum order, non-standard parts
100 pcs
Usually, per item made to your drawing or sample.
Samples for approval
5–10 pcs
Usually sent for you to approve before the order runs.
Production lead time
25–30 days
Usual production cycle for non-standard parts.
Standard sizes from stock
~3⁠–⁠7 days
Stock covers most standard sizes. Small orders ship in about 3 days, bulk orders in about 7 days.

Typical terms. Quantities and dates for your order are confirmed in its quotation.

Sizes we have produced

Type
Single- and multi-bore
OD
1.5–5 mm
Length
15–1200 mm

Other sizes made to drawing; tolerances confirmed per quotation.

Examples, in mm

Sizes produced for Alumina thermocouple insulators and multi-bore tubes, in millimetres
ODBoresBore ØLength
1.52——
24—25
34—20
3.2—0.820
3.52—1200
4—0.820
42—400
54115

As marked by the factory on stock labels, packing and photos. The smallest marked twin-bore insulator is about Ø1.5 mm.

Bore patterns we have made

  • 1 bore
  • 2 bores
  • 3 bores
  • 4 bores
  • 4 bores, 2 + 2
  • 5 bores
  • 6 bores
  • 7 bores
  • 1 large + 2 small

End-face sketches, not to scale. Layouts from one to seven bores, including a large bore with two small ones.

A palmful of short cream four-bore insulator beads held over a blue crate filled with the same beads.
Close-up of the end faces of thin cream insulator rods: six-bore rods, a square rod, and two-, three- and four-bore rods, beside a fingertip.
Seven short twin-bore insulators held end-on between thumb and finger over a bamboo sieve full of the same pieces.
Several hundred cream four-bore insulator rods, two larger and two smaller bores each, standing on end against a white board.

Materials and grades

Alumina. The Al₂O₃ grade and bore layout are confirmed per SKU at quotation.

Full datasheets for both grades
Material grades for Alumina thermocouple insulators and multi-bore tubes
MaterialAl₂O₃ %Working temperature °CHardness, Mohs
High-alumina>851300–14508
Corundum99 / 99.5 / 99.7*1600–1800*8-9

* Stated per SKU. Not every corundum product is 99.7% Al₂O₃ or suitable for 1800 °C; the grade and maximum temperature of each part are confirmed in its quotation.

What to send for a quote

  1. 01Outside diameter and length
  2. 02Number of bores, bore diameter and layout
  3. 03Round, elliptical or capillary section
  4. 04Wire diameter and thermocouple type
  5. 05Al₂O₃ grade, or your operating temperature
  6. 06Quantity

Next family:High-temperature alumina and corundum furnace tubes

Request a quote

Get a quotation for insulators & multi-bore.

Tell us the dimensions, grade and quantity. A contractual datasheet with current, product-specific test data and tolerances comes with each quotation.