The IPD9600-25BS is the largest stainless steel grinding ball in the Benchmark Industrial IPD9600 BeadBlaster 96 Ball Mill Homogenizer consumable family β sold per ball at $63. The 25 mm bead size is engineered for 50 mL grinding jar workflows (IPD9600-50S) where larger sample volumes and bulk samples require greater per-impact kinetic energy than smaller bead formats deliver.
Key Specifications
| SKU | IPD9600-25BS |
| Type | Stainless steel grinding ball β sold individually |
| Bead diameter | 25 mm (largest stainless steel ball in catalog) |
| Material | Stainless steel |
| Pack quantity | Each |
| Compatible chassis | IPD9600 BeadBlaster 96 |
| Compatible vessel | Typically 50 mL grinding jar (IPD9600-50S) |
| Sister grinding-ball SKUs | IPD9600-10BS (10 mm SS, 500 g bulk pack, $153), IPD9600-10TCB (10 mm tungsten carbide, each, $33), IPD9600-15PTFB (15 mm PTFE steel-core, each, $101), IPD9600-15ZOB (15 mm zirconium oxide, each, $64) |
| List price | $63 |
IPD9600 Grinding-Ball Family β Full Material Γ Size Reference
| SKU | Bead size | Material | Pack | Per-ball cost |
| IPD9600-10BS | 10 mm | Stainless steel | 500 g bulk | ~$3 |
| IPD9600-10TCB | 10 mm | Tungsten carbide (highest density) | Each | $33 |
| IPD9600-15PTFB | 15 mm | PTFE steel-core (chemical-resistant coating) | Each | $101 |
| IPD9600-15ZOB | 15 mm | Zirconium oxide (high hardness, non-metallic) | Each | $64 |
| IPD9600-25BS (this product) | 25 mm | Stainless steel (largest SS in catalog) | Each | $63 |
Bead size selection by sample-vessel format:
| Sample vessel | Recommended bead size |
| 96-well plate (IPD1196-40 / IPD1196-MP) | 4 mm (IPD1196-40 prefilled) |
| 2 mL tubes (IPD9600-1520 adapter) | 2.5β5 mm small beads |
| 25 mL grinding jars (IPD9600-25S / -25TC / -35PTFE / -35ZO) | 10β15 mm beads |
| 50 mL grinding jars (IPD9600-50S) | 15β25 mm beads (this product fits this workflow) |
Application Profile
50 mL jar bulk-sample homogenization β environmental samples (soil, sediment), forensic samples, food samples for QuEChERS prep where sample volume requires the larger jar format.
Bone fragment grinding at 50 mL jar scale β forensic / archaeological / clinical-research workflows requiring bone-fragment homogenization at bulk volume.
Mineral / industrial sample prep β geology / materials-science workflows requiring large-volume mineral-sample homogenization.
Cannabis bulk-sample prep β homogenization of larger cannabis samples for downstream extraction / testing.
Industrial / mechanochemistry workflows β chemical reactions induced by mechanical energy at the 50 mL jar scale.
Method-development workflows β protocol-development workflows comparing bead-size effects at large-jar format.
Ordering & Configuration
Pair with chassis + 50 mL grinding jar. Confirm IPD9600 BeadBlaster 96 chassis + IPD9600-50S 50 mL stainless steel grinding jar set in inventory.
Quantity sizing. 50 mL jar workflows typically use 1-3 grinding balls per jar; per-ball procurement supports targeted bead inventory.
Confirm at quote: chassis pairing (IPD9600 in inventory), grinding-jar inventory (IPD9600-50S), workflow bead-size requirement, bead-quantity needs, and lead time.
Warranty: Per Benchmark Industrial standard consumable terms β confirm at quote.
Benchmark Industrial IPD9600 grinding-ball family (see table above for full material Γ size matrix).
Pick the 25 mm stainless steel for 50 mL jar bulk-sample workflows; sister 10/15 mm beads cover smaller jar / tube workflows; alternative materials (tungsten carbide, zirconium oxide, PTFE) cover specialty workflows.
