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[B] GENERAL USE MATERIAL

1| Ball mills are efficient tools for grinding several substances into a fine
powder. For this purpose, the substance to be ground and a group of balls
are introduced into closed containers. The balls and the container are made
of a hard material. Then, the container rotates and the substance is caught
between the balls that mix and crush the product into a fine powder.
2| Nahita offers this group of agate jars and balls of different capacities and
diameters to be used as containers for ball mills. Agate is ideal for grinding
semi-hard or hard substances thanks to its excellent physical and chemical
characteristics:
- High hardness (7 in Mohs scale) and extreme resistance to abrasion
avoiding sample contamination by particles detached from the mill or balls.
- High density (2.6 g/cm3), it means, low porosity, minimizing sample lost
and reducing cross contamination between different samples.
- High resistance to chemical agents’ action (acids, bases, organic solvents,
etc.) except from the action of hydrofluoric acid and aqua regia.

NOTE

Agate is a mixture of quartz microcrystals of different colors, in form of concentric bands; so it can
present irregularities or imperfections typical of natural stones.

6 Agate jars without lid

Code Capacity Dimensions (Øxheight)
BBT002 100 mL 75x60 mm
BBT003 150 mL 90x70 mm
BBT004 250 mL 100x80 mm
BBT005 300 mL 105x85 mm
BBT006 400 mL 105x90 mm
BBT007 500 mL 115x95 mm

6 Lids for agate jars

Code For mills of

BBT008 50 mL
BBT009 100 mL
BBT010 150 mL
BBT011 250 mL
BBT012 300 mL
BBT013 400 mL
BBT014 500 mL

6 Agate balls

Code Diameter
BBV001 4 mm
BBV003 8 mm
BBV005 12 mm
BBV006 15 mm
BBV007 20 mm
BBV008 30 mm
BBV009 40 mm

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[B] GENERAL USE MATERIAL
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