Platinum RTD Types

NI-DAQ Measurement

Platinum RTD Types

The following table lists common platinum RTD types and standards. All of these RTD types are supported in NI-DAQmx. Notice that there are some shared standards. The TCR and the Callendar-Van Dusen coefficients are more important than the standards.

Standards Material TCR Typical R0 (Ω) Callendar-Van Dusen Coefficient Notes
IEC-751
DIN 43760
BS 1904
ASTM-E1137
EN-60751
Platinum 3851 100 Ω
1000 Ω
A = 3.9083 × 10–3
B = –5.775×10–7
C = –4.183×10–12
Most common RTDs
Low-cost vendor compliant RTD* Platinum 3750 1000 Ω A = 3.81 × 10–3
B = –6.02×10–7
C = –6.0×10–12
Low-cost RTD
JISC 1604 Platinum 3916 100 Ω A = 3.9739 × 10–3
B = –5.870×10–7
C = –4.4 ×10–12
Used in primarily in Japan
US Industrial Standard D-100
American
Platinum 3920 100 Ω A = 3.9787 × 10–3
B = –5.8686×10–7
C = –4.167 ×10–12
Low-cost RTD
US Industrial Standard
American
Platinum 3911 100 Ω A = 3.9692 × 10–3
B = –5.8495×10–7
C = –4.233 ×10–12
Low-cost RTD
ITS-90 Platinum 3928 100 Ω A = 3.9888 × 10–3
B = –5.915×10–7
C = –3.85 ×10–12
The definition of temperature
*No standard. Check the TCR.