KFRS Foil Strain Gages for Printed Boards

These strain gages are for evaluating the mechanical and temperature characteristics of PCBs found in electronic devices. The gage base dimensions (1.2 × 1.1 mm for uniaxial models, 2.5 × 2.5 mm for biaxial/triaxial models) are small enough for attachment to mounted objects and narrow areas on PCBs, while the self temperature compensated range (-30 to 120°C) is suitable for thermal cycle testing.

Description

Major Properties
Materials Resistive element NiCr alloy foil
Materials Base Polyimide
Operating temperature in combination with major adhesives after curing (°C) CC-33A: -196 to 120ºC
CC-36: -30 to 100ºC
PC-600: -196 to 150ºC
Operating temperature in combination with major leadwire cables (°C) Polyester-coated copper wire: -196 to 150ºC
Vinyl-coated flat cable (L-6, L-7): -10 to 80ºC
Mid-temperature cable (L-11, L-12): -100 to 150ºC
Self-temperature-compensation (°C) -30 to 120ºC
Applicable linear expansion coefficients (×10-6/℃) 13
Strain limits at normal temp. (approx. %) 1.6
Fatigue lives at normal temp. (times) 2×106 (±1500μm/m)
Types, lengths and codes of lead-wire cables pre-attached to KFRS
Model 2 polyester-coated copper wires 3 polyester-coated copper wires Vinyl-coated flat 2-wire cables Vinyl-coated flat 3-wire cables Mid-temperature 2-wire cables Mid-temperature 3-wire cables
Gage Pattern C1, D34, D35 C1 D34, 35 C1 D34, 35 C1, D34, D35
10 cm N10C2 N10C3
30 cm N30C2 N30C3 L30C2R L30C2S L30C3R L30C3S R30C2 R30C3
1 m N1M2 N1M3 L1M2R L1M2S L1M3R L1M3S R1M2 R1M3
3 m L3M2R L3M2S L3M3R L3M3S R3M2 R3M3
5 m L5M2R L5M2S L5M3R L5M3S R5M2 R5M3
Operating Temperature -196 to 150°C -10 to 80°C -100 to 150°C
Remarks Twisted for ≥ 50 cm L-6, L-9 for ≥ 6 m L-7, L-10 for ≥ 6 m L-11*1 L-12*1

*For other lead-wire cable lengths, contact us.

*Notes on pre-attached lead-wire cables
In the case of biaxial gage and triaxial gage, 2-wire cables are color-coded with red, white and green stripes for 0°, 90° and 45°, respectively and 3-wire cables, with red, yellow and blue stripes for 0°, 90° and 45°, respectively. The letter code is S in common.

*1 The wire section of R-type is sandwiched or wrapped with the glass-cloth tape for insulation and reinforcement.
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How to order

When ordering, suffix the lead-wire cable code to the model number with a space in between.

E.g.
For the gage with 3 polyester-coated copper wires 10-cm long pre-attached
→ KFRS-02-120-C1-13 N10C3

For the gage with a vinyl-coated flat 3-wire cable 5 m long pre-attached
→ KFRS-05-120-D35-13 L5M3S