Description
Return valve (AL2O3) is a laboratory dispenser return-path valve featuring a valve seat and ball of high-purity ceramic (AL2O3 99,7%) together with a Hastelloy spring. It is used on the return side of bottle-top dispensers and related volumetric liquid-handling systems where ceramic contact surfaces and a corrosion-resistant spring are specified. High-purity AL2O3 seat and ball components provide chemical resistance suited to many laboratory reagents, while the Hastelloy spring supports durable mechanical response during repeated cycling. This return valve from manufacturer Hirschmann is intended for opus®, ceramus®, solarus® and ceramus® HF instruments. Offered as one piece, it functions as a replacement or service part that restores the original AL2O3 seat/ball and Hastelloy spring configuration on compatible assemblies. Using the correct return-valve materials helps maintain sealing integrity, return-flow behaviour and chemical compatibility when laboratories service volumetric dispensers in analytical, quality-control and general research environments.
This article is part of Stopcocks & valves, in Tubing, hoses & fittings.
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RECIRCULATION VALVE (AL2O3) is the article on this page. Luminix Health distributes Hirschmann for laboratory use. It sits in Stopcocks & valves, inside Tubing, hoses & fittings, in Labware.
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