Magnesia Cupels

Cupellation is the last and most important step in the fire assay process and as such, the quality of cupel is extremely crucial. Kilnsware aims to manufacture a full range of fire assay cupels in premium quality and competitive costs.
Our magnesia cupels are manufactured with high-quality material and unique formulation and blend of Magnesium Oxide and special fluxing ingredients. So our cupels have robust mechanical strength and perfect uniformity of quality and will not be affected by atmospheric changes.
During the fire assay cupellation process, our magnesia cupels do not cause spitting of lead and provide rapid absorption of large quantities of litharge. And so the beads in cupels after cupellation are very easily removable.

[ BRIEF INTRODUCTION ]

Magnesia Cupel is also called Magnesium Oxide cupel or Mabor Cupel. Magnesite contributes 96% of the weight of Cupel, which can be used for analyzing gold, silver, precious metal alloys, etc. The material has good acid resistance and high chemical stability. Further, it is easy to use and has a stable chemical composition, so it is widely used in the modern assay of precious metals.

[ Advanced Features ]

• Robust mechanical strength.

• No spitting of lead.

• Rapid absorption of a large quantity of litharge.

• Free from cracking and pitting.

• Beads are easily removable.

• Perfect uniformity of quality.

• Reduced tendency to freeze.

• Consistently low losses.

• Regularly tested in our own assay lab.

• Manufactured with a unique blend of Magnesium Oxide and special fluxing ingredients.

[ Technical Parameters ]

                    
Model Outer Dia mm Cup Dia mm Base Dia mm Height of Cupel mm Depth of cupel mm Height of Ridge mm Net Weight g Pcs/Carton Carton Dimension cm
  D D1 D2 H H1 H2      
2X 24 18 19 17 8 4.5 13 1040 34x22x22
3 26 23 20 20 5.5 8 17 864 34x22x22
4 29 24 23 22 6 8 20 486 30X30X15
5 35 27 26 26 8 6.5 35 378 34X22X22
6A 40 30 30 26 12 6 62 200 34X22X22
7A 40 30 30 32 12 10 72 200 34X22X22
7AS 40 32 30 32 15 10 62 200 34X22X22
8A 45 38 37 35 13 13 103 200 38X24X21
8AM 45 33 37 35 15 15 110 200 38X24X21
9 51 40 43 30 5 5 120 120 34X22X22
9A 51 40 39 34 4 14 123 120 34X22X22
11 56 46 46 37 11 11 166 100 34X22X22

[ Cupellation Process ]

The method of determining precious metals (gold, silver) by fire assay cupellation has been used for centuries. When cupellation, mix the sample and lead into the cupels in advance. When the cupels are placed in a high-temperature cupellation furnace with an oxidizing atmosphere, the cupel will absorb all oxidized metals except precious metals. In the cupel, unoxidized precious metals are formed.

 

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