35 mL Zirconium Oxide Grinding Jar, Set of 2

The IPD9600-35ZO is the 35 mL zirconium oxide (ZrO₂) ceramic grinding jar set for the Benchmark Industrial IPD9600 BeadBlaster 96 Ball Mill Homogenizer, sold as set of 2 jars at $5,802. Zirconium oxide combines high hardness (Mohs ~8.5, comparable to tungsten carbide) with fully non-metallic chemistry (no Fe / Cr / Ni leaching from jar surface), the default jar choice for trace-metal-analysis workflows requiring jar-wall wear resistance.

Key Specifications

Why Zirconium Oxide: Best of Hardness + Metal-Free

The IPD9600-35ZO addresses a specific workflow requirement that no other Accuris grinding jar uniquely satisfies:

The unique ZrO₂ value proposition: High hardness + metal-free. Needed for workflows that require both characteristics simultaneously:

• Trace-metal analysis on hard samples. ICP-MS / AAS sample prep from mineral / hard-tissue starting material where the sample is hard (excludes PTFE) and metal contamination must be excluded (excludes stainless steel / tungsten carbide)
• Pharmaceutical regulated workflows. Regulated impurity standards excluding metal contamination AT hardness sufficient for sample homogenization
• High-purity materials science. Semiconductor / electronics materials prep where metal contamination is critical and sample hardness matters
• Specialty mechanochemistry. Chemical reactions on hard substrates where metal-derived catalysis would interfere

IPD9600 Grinding Jar Family: Material × Volume Matrix

Application Profile

Trace-metal analysis on hard samples. The workhorse application. ICP-MS / AAS / FT-IR sample prep from mineral / hard-tissue starting material where metal contamination excludes stainless steel / tungsten carbide jars.

Pharmaceutical regulated workflows. Pharma / biotech analytical sample prep with regulated metal-impurity standards.

Semiconductor / electronics materials prep. High-purity materials sample prep where Fe / Cr / Ni / W contamination is critical.

Specialty mechanochemistry. Chemical reactions where metal-derived catalysis from jar surface would interfere with reaction selectivity.

Method-development workflows. Protocol-development workflows comparing jar materials for trace-metal-analysis workflow validation.

Multi-investigator regulated facility procurement. Facilities running mixed regulated / non-regulated workflows benefit from ZrO₂ jar inventory alongside stainless steel.

Ordering & Configuration

Pair with zirconium oxide bead. Pair with IPD9600-15ZOB (15 mm zirconium oxide ball, $64) for fully ZrO₂ bead + jar workflow. It eliminates metal contamination from both surfaces.

Confirm trace-metal workflow requirement. ZrO₂ is the highest-cost 35 mL option. Confirm trace-metal-analysis or regulated workflow justifies the procurement vs the PTFE alternative ($2,477) which is also metal-free but unsuitable for hard samples.

Confirm at quote: chassis pairing (IPD9600 in inventory), workflow trace-metal / hardness requirement (justifying ZrO₂ over PTFE or stainless steel alternatives), bead pairing (IPD9600-15ZOB recommended), and lead time.

Warranty: Per Benchmark Industrial standard accessory terms. Confirm at quote.

Benchmark Industrial IPD9600 grinding-jar family (see family table above for full material × volume matrix).

Pick the 35 mL zirconium oxide jar when the workflow needs both hardness AND metal-free chemistry; sister PTFE for chemical-resistance + soft samples; sister tungsten carbide for hardness without metal-free requirement.