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Selection of detectable Gases and
Vapours
The table below is not necessarily complete. It lists only
those gases and vapours that have been subjected to
performance testing complying with EN 60079-29-1.
The sensing heads can also detect other substances
not listed here. The typical sensor signals detected ap-
ply to unused sensors and can fluctuate by up to
± 30 %. The lower explosion limits given here are taken
from IEC 60079-20-1:2010, in specific regions, other
lower explosion limits may be compulsory.
Sensing heads Polytron SE Ex PR M1/2/3 DD,
SE Ex PR NPT1 DD and Polytron SE Ex HT M DD
Gas or vapour
(Gases indented)
CAS-No. LEL
in
Typical sensor
signal at 50
%LEL in mV
Response time
1)
in seconds at
255 mA
Response time
2)
in seconds at
255 mA
% V/V at 255 mA t50 t90 t50 t90
Acetone 67-64-1 2.5 37.8 7-10 15-18
Acetylene 74-86-2 2.3 43.1 7-10 15-18
Ammonia 7664-41-7 15.0 71.1 7-9 12-15
Benzene 71-43-2 1.2 30.7 10-13 22-26
1.3-Butadiene 106-99-0 1.4 33.4 9-11 19-22
n-Butane 106-97-8 1.4 32.8 9-12 20-24
n-Butyl acetate 123-86-4 1.2 24.2 12-15 28-31
Diethylether 60-29-7 1.7 32.9 11-14 25-28
Dimethylether 115-10-6 2.7 38.5 8-10 18-20
Ethanol 64-17-5 3.1 39.5 9-12 20-22
Ethyl acetate 141-78-6 2.0 30.7 12-14 23-28
Ethylene (Ethene) 74-85-1 2.3 41.3 7-10 16-19
Ethylene oxide 75-21-8 2.6 35.1 7-11 17-20
n-Hexane 110-54-3 1.0 26.7 11-13 23-27
Hydrogen 1333-74-0 4.0 51.0 4 11 5-7 10-13
Methane 74-82-8 4.4 60.0 5 8-10 7-9 14-17
Methanol 67-56-1 6.0 49.3 9-10 18-21
Methyl methacrylate 80-62-6 1.7 30.7 10-12 23-26
Methylethylketone 78-93-3 1.5 28.4 11-12 22-25
n-Nonane 111-84-2 0.7 21.5 13-14 27-33
n-Octane 111-65-9 0.8 23.7 12-14 25-29
n-Pentane 109-66-0 1.1 27.2 11-13 25-31
Petrol 065/095 --- 1.1 30.2 10-13 22-26
Propane 74-98-6 1.7 35.0 4-6 9-13 8-11 18-23
i-Propanol 67-63-0 2.0 32.7 9-12 20-23
Propylene (Propene) 115-07-1 2.0 41.3 7-11 17-20
Propylene oxide 75-56-9 1.9 32.6 10-12 20-23
Toluene 108-88-3 1.0 27.0 10-12 24-28
o-Xylene 95-47-6 1.0 27.9 12-13 29-35
1) Response times acc. to EN 60079-29-1, Appendix B, B.2.3.1 (diffusion mode without directed flow).
2) Response times acc. to EN 60079-29-1, Appendix B, B.2.2 (span gas applied by calibration adapter).