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Draeger tubes by gas and range: all 183 tubes for 98 gases on one page

Draeger names a tube by the substance it is calibrated to and the bottom of its measuring range, so finding the tube for a job is two steps: the gas, then the range the reading has to fall in. This page lists every Draeger short-term tube we carry under its gas with the handbook measuring range, 183 tubes for 98 gases and substance groups. If you have been using another maker’s detector tube, the same two facts apply: the gas and the range printed on that tube. Draeger does not publish a cross-reference to other makers’ part numbers, and the handbook states that tubes and pumps from different manufacturers are not interchangeable (pp. 28–29), so the match is made on gas and range, and the Draeger tube is read on a Draeger pump.

Bayshore Safety. Industrial safety and PPE supplier since 2017. · Current as of November 2026 · Dräger-Tubes & MicroTubes Handbook, 22nd edition (order no. 90 92 086), sections 2.3 and 6.1.1 (pp. 28–29, 114–116) and the tube entries (pp. 117 onward)
Draeger tubes A–Z chartTubes by gas
Draeger 6400000 accuro detector tube hand pumpDraeger accuro detector tube hand pumpBellows pump, 100 mL (± 5 %) per stroke, 1 to 50 strokes and higher, no power supply (handbook p. 31)
$516.60See the pump

Why gas and range, and not a part-number table? Because those are the two things Draeger defines a tube by (p. 114), and the two things any detector tube from any maker is defined by. A list that said one maker’s number equals another’s would be our assertion, not a published fact; the handbook entries are published facts, and the range on the other maker’s tube is printed on it. Put the two side by side and the match is visible. Where the ranges do not line up exactly, the Draeger tubes for that gas are listed lowest range first so the neighbors are in view, and the gas page gives the strokes, the measuring time and the OSHA and NIOSH limits for the same gas.

How to use this page

1. Find the gasDraeger’s name for it is used (Hydrogen sulfide, Nitrous fumes, Petroleum hydrocarbons); the gas pages also carry the formula, CAS number and other names from the NIOSH Pocket Guide.
2. Read the rangeEach tube’s handbook measuring range follows its part number. A two-scale tube shows both ranges.
3. Open the gas pageStrokes, measuring time, color change, pack size and live price for each tube, with the OSHA PEL and NIOSH REL and IDLH above the table.
4. The pumpDraeger short-term tubes are read on the accuro or the X-act 5000; the handbook states tube and pump form a single unit (pp. 28–29).
Switching from another makerMatch the gas and the range printed on the tube you have been using to the Draeger tube with that gas and a range that covers it; then order the Draeger pump as well, because the Draeger tube is calibrated to it.
Not here?The handbook lists several hundred substances and we list the tubes above; call (925) 215-7337 with the gas and the range you expect.

Every gas, every Draeger tube and its measuring range

From the handbook entries; the gas link opens the page with strokes, times, limits and live prices.

  • Acetaldehyde: 6726665 (100 to 1000 ppm)
  • Acetic acid: 6722101 (5 to 80 ppm)
  • Acetone: 8103381 (40 to 800 ppm), CH22901 (100 to 12000 ppm)
  • Acidic gases: 8101121 (Qualitative detection of)
  • Acrylonitrile: 8103701 (0.2 to 4 ppm / 5 to 50 ppm)
  • Alcohol: 3740290 (500 - 5000 ppm / 10 - 500 ppm)
  • Amines: 8101061 (Qualitative detection of)
  • Ammonia: 8101711 (0.25 to 3 ppm), 6733231 (2 to 30 ppm), 8101941 (5 to 100 ppm), CH20501 (5 to 70 ppm / 50 to 700 ppm), 8101301 (20-1,500 ppm in 1 h (down to 2.5-200 ppm in 8 h)), CH31901 (0.5 to 10 Vol%)
  • Aniline: 6733171 (0.5 to 10 ppm)
  • Arsine: CH25001 (0.05 to 3 ppm)
  • Benzene: 8103691 (0.25 to 2 ppm / 2 to 10 ppm), 8101231 (2 to 60 ppm), 6718801 (5 to 40 ppm), 6728071 (5 to 50 ppm), 8101741 (15 to 420 ppm), 8103511 (Pre-filter tube that lets a PID read benzene selectively (not a measuring tube))
  • Butadiene: 8101161 (10-300 ppm in 1 h (down to 1.3-40 ppm in 8 h))
  • Carbon dioxide: 6728521 (100 to 3000 ppm), 8101811 (100 to 3000 ppm), CH23501 (0.5 to 6 Vol% / 0.1 to 1.2 Vol%), CH31401 (0.5 to 10 Vol%), CH25101 (1 to 20 Vol%), CH20301 (5 to 60 Vol%)
  • Carbon disulfide: CH23201 (0.1 to 10 mg/L), 8101891 (3 to 95 ppm), 6728351 (5 to 60 ppm)
  • Carbon monoxide: 3735950 (2 to 60 ppm), 6733051 (2 to 60 ppm / 25 to 300 ppm), 6728511 (5-150 ppm), CH19701 (8 to 150 ppm CO in H2), CH20601 (100 to 3000 ppm / 10 to 300 ppm), CH25601 (100 to 700 ppm / 5 to 150 ppm), CH29901 (0.3 to 7 Vol%)
  • Carbon tetrachloride: 8103501 (0.1 to 5 ppm), 8101021 (1 to 15 ppm / 10 to 50 ppm)
  • Chlorine: CH24301 (0.2 to 3 ppm / 3 to 30 ppm), CH20701 (50 to 500 ppm)
  • Chlorine dioxide: 8103491 (0.1 to 1 ppm / 0.025 to 0.1 ppm)
  • Chlorobenzene: 6728761 (5 to 200 ppm)
  • Chloroform: 6728861 (2 to 10 ppm / 20 to 80 ppm)
  • Chloroformates: 6718601 (0.2 to 10 ppm)
  • Chloromethane: 8103911 (10 to 100 ppm)
  • Chloropicrin: 8103421 (0.1 to 2 ppm)
  • Chloroprene: 6718901 (5 to 60 ppm)
  • Chromic acid: 6728681 (0.1 to 0.5 mg/m3 compare discoloration)
  • Cyanide: 6728791 (2 to 15 mg/m3)
  • Cyanogen chloride: CH19801 (0.25 to 5 ppm)
  • Cyclohexane: 8103671 (40 to 200 ppm / 300 to 3000 ppm)
  • Cyclohexylamine: 6728931 (2 to 30 ppm)
  • Diethyl ether: 6730501 (100 to 4000 ppm)
  • Dimethyl formamide: 6718501 (10 to 40 ppm)
  • Dimethyl sulfate: 6718701 (0.005 to 0.05 ppm)
  • Dimethyl sulfide: 6728451 (1 to 15 ppm)
  • Epichlorohydrin: 6728111 (5 to 80 ppm)
  • Ethanol: 8103761 (100 to 3000 ppm)
  • Ethyl acetate: CH20201 (200 to 3000 ppm)
  • Ethyl benzene: 6728381 (30 to 400 ppm)
  • Ethylene: 8101331 (0.2 to 5 ppm), 6728051 (50 to 2500 ppm)
  • Ethylene glycol: 8101351 (10 to 180 mg/m3)
  • Ethylene oxide: 6728961 (1 to 15 ppm), 6728241 (25 to 500 ppm)
  • Fluorine: 8101491 (0.1 to 2 ppm)
  • Formaldehyde: 8101141 (Activation tube for the Formaldehyde 0.2/a tube, extends its range down to 0.04 ppm (not a measuring tube)), 6733081 (0.5 to 5 ppm / 0.2 to 2.5 ppm), 8101751 (2 to 40 ppm)
  • Formic acid: 6722701 (1 to 15 ppm)
  • Hexane: 8103681 (10 to 200 ppm / 200 to 2500 ppm)
  • Hydrazine: 8103351 (0.01 to 0.4 ppm / 0.5 to 6 ppm), CH31801 (0.25 to 10 ppm / 0.1 to 5 ppm)
  • Hydrocarbons: 8103581 (2 to 24 mg/L), 8103571 (0.1 to 1.3 Vol% propane)
  • Hydrochloric acid: 8103481 (0.2 to 3 ppm / 3 to 20 ppm), CH29501 (1 to 10 ppm), 6728181 (500 to 5000 ppm / 50 to 500 ppm)
  • Hydrochloric acid; Nitric acid: 8101681 (Hydrochloric acid: / nitric acid:)
  • Hydrogen: 8101511 (0.2 to 2.0 Vol%), CH30901 (0.5 to 3.0 Vol%)
  • Hydrogen cyanide: 8103601 (0.5 to 5 ppm / 5 to 50 ppm)
  • Hydrogen fluoride: 8103251 (0.5 to 15 ppm / 10 to 90 ppm), CH30301 (1.5 to 15 ppm)
  • Hydrogen peroxide: 8101041 (0.1 to 3 ppm / 1 ppm)
  • Hydrogen sulfide: 8101461 (0.2 to 5 ppm), 8101991 (0.2 to 6 ppm), 6728041 (0.5 to 15 ppm / 5 to 150 ppm), 8101961 (2 to 60 ppm), CH29801 (5 to 60 ppm), 6719001 (10 to 200 ppm / 1 to 20 ppm), 8101831 (10 to 200 ppm / 1 to 20 ppm), 6728821 (20 to 200 ppm / 2 to 20 ppm), CH29101 (100 to 2000 ppm), CH28101 (0.2 to 7 Vol%), 8101211 (2 to 40 Vol%)
  • Hydrogen sulfide; Sulfur dioxide: CH28201 (0.2 to 7 Vol%)
  • Iodine: 8103521 (0.1 to 0.6 ppm / 1 to 5 ppm)
  • Isopropanol: 8103741 (50 to 4000 ppm)
  • Mercaptan: 8103281 (0.1 to 2.5 ppm / 3 to 15 ppm), 6728981 (0.5 to 5 ppm), 8101871 (20 to 100 ppm)
  • Mercury vapor: CH23101 (0.05 to 2 mg/m3)
  • Methanol: 8103801 (20 to 250 ppm / 200 to 5000 ppm)
  • Methyl acrylate: 6728161 (5 to 200 ppm)
  • Methyl bromide: 3706301 (0.1 to 5 ppm / 5 to 50 ppm)
  • Methylene chloride: 8103591 (20 to 200 ppm)
  • N-Butanol: 8103861 (10 to 250 ppm / 250 to 2000 ppm)
  • Natural gas: CH20001 (Qualitative detection of natural gas)
  • Natural gas odorant: 8103071 (3 to 15 mg/m3 / 1 to 10 mg/m3)
  • Nickel tetracarbonyl: CH19501 (0.1 to 1 ppm)
  • Nitric acid: 6728311 (5 to 50 ppm / 1 to 15 ppm)
  • Nitrogen dioxide: 6719101 (5 to 100 ppm / 2 to 50 ppm), 8103631 (5 to 30 ppm / 0.1 to 5 ppm), 8101111 (10-200 ppm in 1 h (down to 1.3-25 ppm in 8 h))
  • Nitrous fumes: 8103661 (0.2 to 6 ppm), CH31001 (5 to 100 ppm / 2 to 50 ppm), 3706171 (20 to 500 ppm), 8103941 (50 to 1000 ppm / 2000 to 4000 ppm)
  • Oil mist: 6728371 (0.1 to 1 mg/m3), 6733031 (1 to 10 mg/m3), 8103111 (5 mg/m³)
  • Organic arsenic compounds; Arsine: CH26303 (0.1 ppm arsine)
  • Organic basic nitrogen compounds: CH25903 (1 mg/m3)
  • Oxygen: 6728081 (5 to 23 Vol%), 8103261 (5 to 23 Vol%)
  • Ozone: 6733181 (0.05 to 0.7 ppm), CH21001 (20 to 300 ppm)
  • Pentane: 6724701 (100 to 1500 ppm)
  • Perchloroethylene: 8101551 (0.5 to 4 ppm / 0.1 to 1 ppm), 8101501 (20 to 300 ppm / 2 to 40 ppm)
  • Petroleum hydrocarbons: 8101691 (10 to 300 ppm for n-octane), 6730201 (100 to 2500 ppm for n-octane)
  • Phenol: 8101641 (1 to 20 ppm)
  • Phosgene: 8101521 (0.02 to 1 ppm / 0.02 to 0.6 ppm), CH28301 (0.25 to 5 ppm)
  • Phosphine: 8101611 (0.1 to 1.0 ppm / 0.01 to 0.3 ppm), 8103341 (0.1 to 1 ppm / 1 to 15 ppm), 8103711 (0.5 to 3 ppm / 0.1 to 1.0 ppm), 8101801 (10 to 100 ppm / 1 to 20 ppm), CH21201 (50 to 1000 ppm), 8101621 (200 to 10000 ppm / 25 to 900 ppm)
  • Phosphoric acid esters: 6728461 (0.05 ppm dichlorvos)
  • Propylene; Butylene: CH31201 (0.06 to 3.2 Vol% propene)
  • Pyridine: 6728651 (5 ppm)
  • Readily oxidizable substances: CH28401 (qualitative detection of)
  • Styrene: 6723301 (10 to 200 ppm), 6733141 (10 to 250 ppm), CH27601 (50-400 ppm)
  • Sulfur dioxide: 6727101 (0.1 to 3 ppm), 6728491 (1 to 25 ppm / 0.5 to 5 ppm), CH31701 (1 to 25 ppm), CH24201 (20 to 200 ppm), 8101531 (400 to 8000 ppm / 50 to 500 ppm)
  • Sulfuric acid: 6728781 (1 to 5 mg/m3)
  • Sulfuryl fluoride: 8103471 (1 to 5 ppm)
  • Tetrahydrothiophene: 8101341 (1 to 10 ppm / 4 to 20 mg/m3)
  • Thioether: CH25803 (2 mg/m3)
  • Toluene: 8101661 (50 to 300 ppm / 5 to 80 ppm), 8101701 (50 to 400 ppm), 8101731 (100 to 1800 ppm)
  • Toluene diisocyanate: 6724501 (0.02 to 0.2 ppm)
  • Trichloroethane: CH21101 (50 to 600 ppm)
  • Trichloroethylene: 6728541 (20 to 250 ppm / 2 to 50 ppm), 8101881 (50 to 500 ppm)
  • Triethylamine: 6718401 (5 to 60 ppm)
  • Vinyl chloride: 8101721 (5 to 30 ppm / 0.5 to 5 ppm), CH19601 (100 to 3000 ppm)
  • Water vapor: 8101321 (0.1 to 1.0 mg/L), CH23401 (1 to 40 mg/L), 8103031 (3.0 to 60 Ibs/mmcf), 6728531 (5 to 200 mg/m3), 8101781 (20 to 40 mg/L / 1 to 18 mg/L), 8103061 (20 to 250 mg H2O/m3)
  • Xylene: 6733161 (10 to 400 ppm)

The lowest-range tube for the gases searched most

10 items · prices live

One tube per gas as a starting point; the list above has every one. Orders ship in 1–2 business days.

ItemRangePart numberPrice
Draeger Hydrogen Sulfide 0.2/a Detector Tubes, Box of 10
Draeger Hydrogen Sulfide 0.2/a Detector Tubes, Box of 10Handbook: 10 strokes, approx. 5 min · Sold by the box
Range0.2 to 5 ppmPart8101461
$113.65
Draeger Carbon Monoxide 2/a Detector Tubes, Box of 10
Draeger Carbon Monoxide 2/a Detector Tubes, Box of 10Handbook: 10 /2 strokes, approx. 4 min / 50 s · Sold by the box
Range2 to 60 ppm / 25 to 300 ppmPart6733051
$94.98
Draeger Ammonia 0.25/a Detector Tubes, Box of 10
Draeger Ammonia 0.25/a Detector Tubes, Box of 10Handbook: 10 strokes, approx. 1 min · Sold by the box
Range0.25 to 3 ppmPart8101711
$92.11
Draeger Chlorine 0.2/a Detector Tubes, Box of 10
Draeger Chlorine 0.2/a Detector Tubes, Box of 10Handbook: 10 /1 strokes, approx. 180 s / approx. 20 s · Sold by the box
Range0.2 to 3 ppm / 3 to 30 ppmPartCH24301
$92.12
Draeger Sulfur Dioxide 0.1/a Detector Tubes, Box of 10
Draeger Sulfur Dioxide 0.1/a Detector Tubes, Box of 10Handbook: 100 strokes, approx. 20 min · Sold by the box
Range0.1 to 3 ppmPart6727101
$137.04
Draeger Benzene 0.25/a Detector Tubes, Box of 10
Draeger Benzene 0.25/a Detector Tubes, Box of 10Handbook: 5 /1 strokes, approx. 5 min / approx. 1 min · Sold by the box
Range0.25 to 2 ppm / 2 to 10 ppmPart8103691
$135.67
Draeger Formaldehyde 0.2/a Detector Tubes, Box of 10
Draeger Formaldehyde 0.2/a Detector Tubes, Box of 10Handbook: 10 / 20 strokes, approx. 1.5 min / approx. 3 min · Sold by the box
Range0.5 to 5 ppm / 0.2 to 2.5 ppmPart6733081
$128.95
Draeger Nitrogen Dioxide 0.1/a Detector Tubes, Box of 10
Draeger Nitrogen Dioxide 0.1/a Detector Tubes, Box of 10Handbook: 1 /5 strokes, approx. 15 s / approx. 75 s · Sold by the box
Range5 to 30 ppm / 0.1 to 5 ppmPart8103631
$133.91
Draeger Phosgene 0.02/a Detector Tubes, Box of 10
Draeger Phosgene 0.02/a Detector Tubes, Box of 10Handbook: 20 / 40 strokes, approx. 6 min / approx. 12 min · Sold by the box
Range0.02 to 1 ppm / 0.02 to 0.6 ppmPart8101521
$148.71
Draeger Phosphine 0.01/a Detector Tubes, Box of 10
Draeger Phosphine 0.01/a Detector Tubes, Box of 10Handbook: 3 / 10 strokes, approx. 2.5 min / approx. 8 min · Sold by the box
Range0.1 to 1.0 ppm / 0.01 to 0.3 ppmPart8101611
$158.75

Every Draeger tube we list, with the handbook data, is on the Draeger tubes A–Z chart; each gas has its own page with the OSHA and NIOSH limits.

Questions people ask

Is there a Draeger cross-reference for Gastec, Sensidyne or RAE tubes?

Draeger does not publish one. The match is made on the gas and the measuring range printed on the tube, which is how this page lists the Draeger tubes; the handbook states tubes and pumps from different makers are not interchangeable (pp. 28–29).

Can I use a Draeger tube in another maker’s pump?

The handbook states that using other pumps with Draeger short-term tubes, or other short-term tubes with Draeger pumps, can impair the function of the measurement system (pp. 28–29).

How many Draeger tubes are there?

The handbook lists several hundred substances; we list 183 tubes for 98 gases and substance groups, all on this page and on the A–Z chart.

What if my gas is not listed?

Call (925) 215-7337 or email us with the gas and the range you expect; Draeger makes more tubes than we list.

Where are the exposure limits?

On each gas page: the OSHA PEL, NIOSH REL and IDLH as the NIOSH Pocket Guide lists them.

Related guides

What do Draeger tube names mean? 0.2/a, 5/b, 100/a-P, 20/a-D and the part numberTube names and codesWhich Draeger tube range covers the OSHA PEL or the IDLH? Reading the limits next to the rangesRange and exposure limitsThe Draeger accuro pump: how it works, the leak check, strokes and the kitsaccuro pumpWhat is a detector tube, and how does a Draeger tube work?The colorimetric tube explained

Standards and ratings on this page are as published in the documents named and by the manufacturers named. The employer’s hazard assessment and written program decide what applies at a given workplace. Verify a rating on the product and its spec sheet before use.

Need a tube for a gas that is not listed, or a pump?Call (925) 215-7337 or email us with the gas and the range you expect. Orders ship in 1–2 business days.
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