scope:

This standard covers strain-gage force transducers, primarily those used in measurement systems.

Included among the specific versions of strain-gage force transducers, to which this Standard is applicable, are the following:

Tension Transducers

Compression Transducers

Universal (Combination Compression and Tension) Transducers

Terminology used in this document is defined either herein or in ISA-S37.1, Electrical Transducer Nomenclature and Terminology.

Purpose

This standard establishes the following for strain-gage force transducers.

Uniform general specifications for design and performance characteristics

Uniform acceptance and qualification test methods, including calibration techniques

Uniform presentation of test data

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