80mL Classic Grinding Bowl, Zirconium Oxide

80mL Classic Grinding Bowl, Zirconium Oxide

The 80mL Classic Grinding Bowl, crafted from high-purity Zirconium Oxide (ZrO2), is an essential component for high-performance milling applications with the Fritsch Classic Planetary Mill. Designed for demanding tasks, this bowl provides superior hardness, excellent wear resistance, and minimal contamination, making it ideal for grinding a wide range of samples, especially those requiring extreme purity or fine particle sizes.

Each bowl comes complete with a perfectly fitted lid and a durable seal ring, ensuring a secure, leak-proof grinding environment that prevents sample loss and contamination during operation.

Key Features & Applications:

• Material Excellence: Zirconium Oxide offers exceptional hardness and density, crucial for effectively reducing hard and brittle materials. Its chemical inertness also makes it suitable for sensitive samples where contamination from the grinding media must be avoided.
• Optimal Capacity: With an 80mL volume, this bowl is designed to hold between 10mL and 30mL of sample material, allowing for efficient grinding without excessive empty space or overfilling, which can hinder grinding efficiency.
• Versatile Use: Suitable for a broad spectrum of materials, including ceramics, minerals, pigments, pharmaceuticals, and more, particularly when agate or other softer materials are insufficient.
• Compatibility: Exclusively designed for seamless integration with the Fritsch Classic Planetary Mill.

Operational Guidelines:

• Hardness Match: Always ensure the grinding bowl material (Zirconium Oxide in this case) is significantly harder than the material being ground to achieve optimal results and prevent premature wear.
• Balanced Loads: When using multi-station mills, it is critical to operate with balanced loads. Maintain consistent bowl, ball, and sample volumes at each grinding station. For any stations not actively grinding, it is highly recommended to use a counterweight, such as fine sand (e.g., play sand), placed inside a jar of equal total mass to ensure smooth and stable mill operation.
• Grinding Media: For best performance and to avoid cross-contamination, use Zirconium Oxide grinding balls (purchased separately) with this bowl.
• Processing: While suitable for a wide range, for very soft to medium-hard samples, alternative bowls like Agate grinding bowls may offer a more cost-effective solution.

Ensure peak performance and extended lifespan by pairing this Zirconium Oxide bowl with appropriate grinding balls and following recommended operational practices.