Crystal Clear Quartz capillaries that are extremely thin walled (approximately 10 micron wall thickness). The length of the capillary has a well defined diameter, with one end having a funnel shape and the other end closed. Quartz capillaries have a wall thickness of 0.01 mm and an overall length of 80 mm +/-5 mm. Quartz capillaries are available in a wide range of outside diameters from 0.1 mm to 5.0 mm. They are designed to mount, hold, and store small molecule and biological macromolecular crystals for x-ray data collection. Capillaries can also be used for crystal density measurements and crystal growth experiments. The capillaries can be sealed tightly against moisture and gases using wax, epoxy, or other sealing materials.
In determining what glass or quartz capillary is right for you, please refer to the “Linear Absorption Coefficient µ cm-1” table. This table indicates the amount of radiation that is absorbed by the capillary during x-ray data collection.
For 0.1 mm to 2.5 mm capillaries the open end capillary tube base size is 3.0 +/- 0.2 mm OD x 0.2 +/- 0.15 mm Wall thickness. For 3.0 and 3.5 mm capillaries the open end capillary base size is about 4.4 mm OD x 0.25 mm Wall thickness. For 4.0 and 5.0 mm capillaries the open end capillary based size is about 6.0 x 0.25 mm.
The Diameter is measured about 40 mm from the closed end. The tolerances are as follows.
0.1 mm -0.075 / +0.075 mm0.2 mm -0.050 / +0.050 mm0.3 mm -0.050 / +0.100 mm0.4 mm -0.100 / +0.100 mm0.5 mm -0.100 / +0.100 mm0.6 mm -0.100 / +0.100 mm0.7 mm -0.150 / +0.150 mm0.8 mm -0.150 / +0.150 mm0.9 mm -0.150 / +0.150 mm1.0 mm -0.150 / +0.250 mm1.5 mm -0.250 / +0.250 mm2.0 mm -0.250 / +0.250 mm2.5 mm -0.250 / +0.250 mm3.0 mm -0.250 / +0.250 mm4.0 mm -0.500 / +0.500 mm5.0 mm -0.500 / +0.500 mm
Quartz SpecificationsGlass type Fused silica / quartz glassDensity 2.2 g/cm3Transformation temperature Tg= 1075 - 1210 degrees CelsiusStrain point approximately 1075 degrees CelsiusAnnealing point approximately 1180 degrees CelsiusSoftening point approximately 1730 degrees CelsiusWorking point 1700 - 2100 degrees CelsiusRefractive index 1.46 589.3nmMohs hardness 5.5 - 6.5Hydrolytic resistance, class 1 (DIN 12 111)Acid resistance, class 1 (DIN 12 116)Alkalai resistance, class 1 (DIN 52 322)Chemical composition SiO299.99%Trace elementsAl 16.00 ppmCa 0.80 ppmFe 0.80 ppmK 0.90 ppmLi 0.70 ppmNa 0.90 ppmTi 1.50 ppmMg 0.10 ppmCu <0.05 ppmCr <0.05 ppm
Capillaries have only been tested at atmospheric pressure (760 mmHg (torr), 29.92 inHg, 14.696 psi). Use at other pressures has not been tested.
