| Comparison of SPEX SamplePrep Laboratory Mills | | | | | | Time for 95% to Pass 200 Mesh | | | | | Catalog Number | Name | Function | Typical Sample Size (grams)1 | Sand in Steel Vial | Plastic In Steel Vial | Vial Available | Slurry Grinding | Noise Grinding | | 6750 | Freezer/Mill | Pulverizing | 0.5-2 or 3 at once 0.05-0.2 | NA | Three 1 min runs2 | SS | NA | Moderate to Loud | | 6850 | Freezer/Mill | Pulverizing | 5-20 or 4 at once 0.5-2 | NA | Three 1 min runs2 | SS | NA | Moderate to Loud | | 5200 | Micro Hammer Cutter Mill | Shearing & Pulverizing | 10-100 | NA | 1 min | NA | NA | Quiet to Moderate | | 5100 | Mixer/Mill | Pulverizing & Blending | .1 to 2 | 8-15 min | NA | A, HS, P, SS, WC | No | Quiet to Moderate | | 8000M | Mixer/Mill5 | Pulverizing & Blending | 2-10 | 8-15 min | NA | A, AC, HS, M, P, SN, SS, WC, Z | Yes | Quiet to Moderate | | 8000D | Dual Mixer/Mill5 | Pulverizing & Blending | 2-106 | 8-15 min | NA | A, AC, HS, M, P, SN, SS, WC, Z | Yes | Quiet to Moderate | | 8500 | Shatterbox | Pulverizing | 10-90 or 25-200 or 3 at once 5-15 | 2-3 min | Three 0.5 min runs 8509 dish3 | AC, HS, WC, Z | Yes excluding 8508 dish | Loud | | 8515 | Enclosed Shatterbox | Pulverizing | 10-90 or 25-200 or 3 at once 5-15 | 2-3 min | Three 0.5 min runs 8509 dish3 | AC, HS, WC, Z | Yes excluding 8508 dish | Quiet | 1 Some mills will accept different size grinding vials, see catalog
2 Requires 5-10 min pre-cooling
3 Requires 30-40 min pre-cooling
4 On 230V/50Hz units
5 Ideal for mechanical alloying
6 Two samples can be run simultaneously
7 Not available at time of publication
A Agate
AC Alumina Ceramic
HS Hardened Steel
M Methacrylate
P Polystyrene
SN Silicon Nitride
SS Stainless Steel
WC Tungsten Carbide
Z Zirconia Ceramic
NA Not Applicable |
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| Comparison of SPEX SamplePrep Laboratory Mills | | Catalog Number | Timer Range | Dimensions (cm) | Net Wt. (kg) | Power Comsumption (VA) | Typical Sample Characteristics | Typical Sample Types | Fields or Application | | 6750 | Program-
mable | 30 x 32 x 23 | 5.4 | 300 | Almost anything brittle at -196ºC | Polyers, Biological, Samples, (tissue samples), Wax/Fibers | Biochemistry, Chemistry, Botany, Medicine, Biology, Forensics, Genetics | | 6850 | Program-
mable | 58 x 53 x 58 | 46 | 1000 | Almost anything brittle at -196ºC | Polyers, Biological, Samples, (tissue samples), Wax/Fibers | Biochemistry, Chemistry, Botany, Medicine, Biology, Forensics, Genetics | | 5200 | NA | 28 x 15 x 29 | 5.0 | 300 | Friable, dry | Ploymers (hard), Grains/Plants, Coal/Paper, Cloth/Soil, Wood | Chemistry, Biochemistry, Botany, Biology | | 5100 | 30 min or 72 min 4 | 22 x 20 x 32 | 6.5 | 400 | Brittle, dry | Ores, Rock Samples, Cement, Slag, Coal, Sand/Glass, Fly Ash, Brittle Alloys, Graphite | Geology, Chemistry, Mining, Mineralogy, Metallurgy | | 8000M | 30 min or 72 min 4 | 48 x 36 x 46 | 35 | 800 | Brittle, dry | Ores, Rock Samples, Cement, Slag, Coal, Sand/Glass, Fly Ash, Brittle Alloys, Graphite | Geology, Chemistry, Mining, Mineralogy, Metallurgy | | 8000D | 100 or 1000 min | 61 x 43 x 28 | 37 | 800 | Brittle, dry | Ores, Rock Samples, Cement, Slag, Coal, Sand/Glass, Fly Ash, Brittle Alloys, Graphite | Geology, Chemistry, Mining, Mineralogy, Metallurgy | | 8500 | NA | 60 x 40 x 40 | 57 | 1000 | Brittle, dry | Ores, Rock Samples, Cement, Slag, Coal, Sand/Glass, Fly Ash, Brittle Alloys, Graphite | Geology, Chemistry, Mining, Mineralogy, Metallurgy | | 8515 | 10 min | 101 x 48 x 47 | 102 | 1000 | Brittle, dry | Ores, Rock Samples, Cement, Slag, Coal, Sand/Glass, Fly Ash, Brittle Alloys, Graphite | Geology, Chemistry, Mining, Mineralogy, Metallurgy | 1 Some mills will accept different size grinding vials, see catalog
2 Requires 5-10 min pre-cooling
3 Requires 30-40 min pre-cooling
4 On 230V/50Hz units
5 Ideal for mechanical alloying
6 Two samples can be run simultaneously
7 Not available at time of publication
A Agate
AC Alumina Ceramic
HS Hardened Steel
M Methacrylate
P Polystyrene
SN Silicon Nitride
SS Stainless Steel
WC Tungsten Carbide
Z Zirconia Ceramic
NA Not Applicable |
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