Ceramic pressure sensors are devices which have sensing diaphragms made from Alumina (Al2O3) with either a screen printed thick film strain gauge circuit or a variable capacitance cell.
Ceramic diaphragms are very inert and provide a high level of protection from aggressive chemicals.
Featured chemical resistant measurement products
Vacuum transmitter for chlorine, hydrogen chloride and nitrogen oxide gas with NaOH solution - Capacitive ceramic sensor with PVDF and FFKM materials provides a stable vacuum measurement in gas scrubbers containing chlorine, HCl, and NOx, plus NaOH solution.
Electrophoretic painting tank level monitoring using flush ceramic transmitters - Using high-purity alumina diaphragms and PVDF connectors to provide reliable level monitoring in aggressive chemical environments found in car paint plants.
Glossary of Pressure Sensor technical terms
- Digital Compensation
- Dry Cell
- Dry/Dry
- HART®
- Isolation Diaphragm
- LVDT – Linear Variable Differential Transformer
- Pressure Sensors
- SOI – Silicon on Insulator
- Stainless Steel Pressure Sensors
- Static Line Pressure
- Wet/Dry
- Wet/Wet
Help from Pressure Sensor resources
- Determining the hydrostatic pressure range for a tank level sensor
- How to get a 10 volt signal from a 4-20mA output pressure sensor
- Pressure Sensor Accuracy Specifications
- Symptons and Causes of Damage to Pressure Transducer Diaphragms
- How to Connect a 4-20mA Current Loop Pressure Transmitter
- What is difference between working, burst and over pressure
- Measuring vacuum as a negative gauge pressure using a dp sensor
- Measuring liquid level in a tank using a dp sensor
- Measuring density of a liquid using a dp sensor
- Pressure Sensor Technology Comparative Guide

