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
LMK809 Plastic Submersible Low Level Transmitter - IP68 low range pressure transmitter for measuring the level of highly contaminated and agressive liquid media with a body made from PP-HT or PVDF.
Solvent compatible +/-100mWG dp transmitter with PTFE seals - Differential pressure transmitters to use on Nitrogen and/or air containing low levels of flammable solvents.
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
- 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
- How to get a 10 volt signal from a 4-20mA output pressure sensor
- 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

