Connectors

1. Body materials

• Cold rolled steel – lowest cost per unit weight of material
• Kovar – when metal webbing is insufficient to support compression seals
• 300 series Stainless steel – non-magnetic; corrosion resistant properties; welding compatibility to Stainless assemblies
• Inconel – tensile strength; corrosion resistant; non-magnetic; excellent option for high pressure operating environments
• Hymu 80 – tensile strength; corrosion resistance; non-magnetic; welding compatibility to Nickel based assemblies
• Titanium (Ti6Al4V & CP) – light-weight; non-magnetic; tensile strength; chemical resistant in specific applications; bio-compatible; welding compatibility to Ti assemblies
• 17-4 PH – tensile strength; not directly sealed with glass due to phase transformation temperature but suitable for attachment by welding of Inconel glass-to-metal-seals (GTMS)
• Aluminum – thermal conductivity; light weight; machinable; welding compatibility to Aluminum assemblies
• Hastelloy – corrosion resistance; suitable for soldering without additional plating; welding compatibility to Nickel based alloys
• Monel – corrosion resistant; suitable for soldering without additional plating; welding compatibility to Nickel based alloys

2. Contact materials

• Alloy 52 – for compression seals; flexibility on termination features
• Copper cored Alloy 52 – electrical conductivity
• Kovar – for matched seals; stiffness; flexibility on termination features
• 446 Stainless steel – corrosion resistant; stiffness; weldable
• 42-6 Stainless steel – stiffness; flexibility on termination features
• Alumel – thermocouple applications
• Chromel – thermocouple applications
• Iron – thermocouple applications
• Constantan – thermocouple applications
• Paliney 7 – used for specialized applications