8508 - Small Tungsten Carbide Grinding Container, 80 mL

• Capable of grinding nearly anything dry and brittle in the 8530 Enclosed Shatterbox®.
• Must be used either one or three at a time with 8507R Small Grinding Container Rack.
• High resistance to abrasion.
• Long-wearing and very high efficiency.
• Nominal volume 80 mL.
• Recommended grinding load 5 – 20 ml.
• Typical composition: Major Elements – W, C, Co; Minor Elements – Ta, Ti, Nb.
• Hardness: Mohs 8 1/2 + Knoop 1400 - 1800.

Dish-shaped grinding container swings in a tight high-speed circle to crush samples to analytical fineness. Typical samples include cements, soils, ceramics, slag, rocks, minerals, ores, pharmaceuticals, sulfur pellets, and dried plant material. Recommended grinding load: 25 to 20mL:Typical sample size: 15 g. Dimensions are 9.2 cm diameter x 5.9 cm high at 3.5 kg (3.6 in. diameter x 2.3 in. high at 7.7 lb).