Atlas™ Power and Autotouch Presses up to a maximum load rating of 40 tons. The Lightweight Dies are also compatible for use with Specac’s 15 and 25 tons Atlas™ Manual Hydraulic Presses. The Dies are made of 440C stainless steel and offered to prepare pellet discs of 32mm or 40mm diameter size.
User Manual 2. Unpacking and Checklist Remove the Atlas™ Lightweight Evacuable Pellet Die from its protective packaging. Please check that the following have been supplied: A 32mm or 40mm Lightweight Evacuable Pellet Die complete. • To include the following parts: Die body.
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Atlas™ Lightweight Evacuable Pellet Dies O-ring for Plunger. • Extractor cap. • Check the parts over and proceed to use them from the following instructions.
User Manual 3. Safety and Die Care Safety The Atlas™ Lightweight Evacuable Pellet Dies are inherently safe from correct use. It may be that the sample type to press within the Die could pose the most risk, so any health and safety instructions pertaining to the sample type itself in its handling should be observed.
Note: For X-Ray Fluorescence analysis, solid powder samples are usually contained in an aluminium or plastic support cup of 32mm or 40mm diameter corresponding to the particular diameter size of die. A variety of support cups for this purpose can be purchased through Specac.
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User Manual Exploded Diagram of Atlas™ Lightweight Evacuable Pellet Die...
Atlas™ Lightweight Evacuable Pellet Dies 5. Filling The Die With Sample A solid powder sample can be transferred for filling the Die using a spatula or a by making a paper chute or funnel. If using an aluminium or plastic support cup with a solid sample, ensure that an empty support cup is first placed into the die and pushed towards the base (2).
(6) on the cylinder body (4). Vacuum quality rubber tubing can be routed through to the pressing area of any Specac Press to fit over the evacuation port (6) whilst the Die is being compressed. A regime for evacuation time and application may be devised for a specific sample or set of samples to be compressed.
Atlas™ Lightweight Evacuable Pellet Dies 7. Removing The Pellet From The Die When the Die assembly with powder sample has been compressed and the load has been released, remove the Die assembly from the Press. (Disconnect any vacuum tubing to the Die if this has been used.) The following procedure is adopted to remove the compacted powder pellet from the Die.
User Manual 8. Cleaning And Storage Of The Die When the Atlas™ Lightweight Evacuable Pellet Die is not in use, ensure it is clean and stored correctly. Depending on the sample types (inorganic or organic chemicals), that have contacted the parts of the Die, the sample can usually be removed by a combination of washing with warm water, then distilled water and finally with methanol.
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