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What is the temperature range of the cap and septa materials of the Waters blue 2-mL vial caps used with ACQUITY UPLC vials? - WKB73490

Article number: 73490

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  • Waters blue 2-mL vial caps
  • ACQUITY UPLC vials

ANSWER

Parts 186000274 and 186000305 have a cap that is polypropylene. Polypropylene has a temperature range maximum of 130 °C.

The septa are PTFE and silicone, which have a temperature range maximum of 200 degrees °C. The bonding can only go to 121C for 20 minutes, Eventually, the bonding will fail.

 

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