8505 - Alumina Ceramic Grinding Container, 170 mL

• Ideal for grinding extremely hard samples in the 8530 Enclosed Shatterbox®.
• Helpful addition to any laboratory’s grinding armory.
• Long-wearing, very abrasion-resistant, and moderate efficiency.
• Alumina components are 99.5% pure aluminum oxide.
• Suitable for slurry grinding.
• Nominal volume 170 mL.
• Recommended grinding load 15 – 50 ml.
• Typical composition: Major Elements – Al; Minor Elements – Si, Ca, Mg
• Hardness: Mohs 9; Rockwell R45N 83; Knoop 2100

Ideal for grinding extremely hard, brittle samples in the 8500 Shatterbox® and the 8530 Shatterbox®. Dish-shaped grinding container swings in a tight high-speed circle to crush samples to analytical fineness. Alumina components are 99.5% pure aluminum oxide. Nominal volume 170 mL, recommended grinding load 15-50 mL. Typical samples include cements, soils, ceramics, slag, rocks, minerals, ores, pharmaceuticals, sulfur pellets, and dried plant material.

Grinding container lined with 99.5% alumina ceramic is long-wearing, very abrasion-resistant, and offers moderate efficiency. Includes puck, dish with O-ring gasket, and lid.