Platinum Crucibles

Crucibles made from Platinum and Platinum alloys are fabricated by Birmingham Metal to withstand harsh use with their heavy base design and lighter wall construction. These testing “vessel” find use in the general analytical laboratories for various industries.


The Birmingham Metal Crucible offering is also available in “NON-WETTING” Gold-Platinum Alloy products for the Glass and Cement Industries. We feature outstanding Quality, with emphasis on your response time requirements.

The selection presented below is our standard product offering. However, we will manufacture items to your specifications. We urge you to inquire about custom items & Birmingham Metal will impress you with our notable response.

Note: To order from the following table, it is important to provide the reference number. All products are manufactured to a tolerance of +/- 5% of weight

We also make lids to fit our Crucibles if required.

If you do not see your requirement below, we are able to manufacture bespoke items, so please let us know and we will endeavour to meet your requirements.


Made in PT approximate weight in grams, approximate dimensions in mm.

Ref
No
Capacity
ml
C
A
D
Base
Thickness
Standard Weight
Wt with
Reinforced
Rim
Lid
Weight
BC2
10
29
26.0
15.5
0.25
8.5
10.5
2.8
BC3
10
24
29.0
17.5
0.25
8.0
10.0
3.6
BC4
15
33
29.0
17.5
0.25
11.5
13.5
3.6
BC5
15
27
32.0
19.5
0.25
13.0
15.0
4.5
BC6
20
36
32.5
18.0
0.30
18.0
20.0
4.5
BC7
20
31
37.0
22.5
0.25
17.0
20.0
6.0
BC8
25
34
41.0
25.0
0.30
25.0
29.0
7.2
BC9
25
39
35.0
21.0
0.30
19.0
21.0
5.2
BC10
30
41
37.5
22.5
0.30
24.0
27.5
6.0
BC11
35
36
43.5
26.5
0.30
26.0
30.0
8.0
BC12
35
43
39.0
23.5
0.30
29.0
32.5
6.0
BC13
40
46
41.5
25.0
0.30
31.0
33.5
7.2
BC14
50
41
49.0
30.0
0.36
39.0
45.0
10.0
BC15
50
49
44.0
26.5
0.38
42.0
46.5
8.0
BC16
70
46
55.0
33.5
0.40
53.0
60.0
15.0
BC17
75
55
50.0
30.0
0.41
55.0
60.0
10.0
BC18
100
62
56.0
33.0
0.48
79.0
83.5
15.0
BC19
125
64
58.0
35.0
0.48
90.0
95.0
15.0
BC20
150
68
62.0
37.0
0.48
99.0
104.0
15.0
BC21
175
71
65.0
39.0
0.48
110.0
116.0
18.0
BC22
200
74
68.0
41.0
0.48
120.0
125.0
18.8

Crucibles available in platinum and other metals.

Micro Crucibles

Micro Crucibles made from Platinum and Platinum alloys are made to order by Birmingham Metal as described in the following table.

These small cousins of the large crucible family find integral applications as testing vessels in the general analytical, glass, chemical analysis industries. As stated before, we urge you to inquire about the custom items not listed in this standard offering. We feature outstanding Quality, with emphasis on your response time requirements.

Note: To order from the following table, it is important to provide the reference number. All products are manufactured to a tolerance of +/- 5% of weight.

If you do not see your requirement below, we are able to manufacture bespoke items, so please let us know and we will endeavour to meet your requirements.


Made in PT approximate weight in grams, approximate dimensions in mm.

Ref
No
Capacity
ml
CADWeightLid
Weight
BMC2113127.220.56
BMC33191710.051.30
BMC452220.512.071.50
BMC5102826.015.592.60

Bead Preperation

Casting Vessels (Crucibles) are custom made to be used with Schoeps automatic & semiautomatic, Leco, Perl & Herzog sample preparation equipment. Most vessels come with supporting rings or pins depending on the design of the specific fusion machine. Birmingham Metal features outstanding Quality with emphasis on your response time requirements. We invite your inquiry to allow our excellent team of skilled workers the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities in fulfilling your needs.

Note: When ordering from the following table, please reference the product number indicated. All weights are 5% +/- of standard weights shown.

If you do not see your requirement below, we are able to manufacture bespoke items, so please let us know and we will endeavour to meet your requirements.


Made in Pt95% / Au5% approximate weight in grams, approximate dimensions in mm.

Ref
No
DescriptionCADBase
Thickness
Standard
Weight
BX2Crucibles suitable for Schoeps Automatic Fusion Machine with
Supporting Wire Cage and Pouring Lip
3935.021.00.4029.5
BX3Crucibles suitable for Schoeps Automatic Fusion Machine with
Supporting Wire Cage and Pouring Lip
4137.522.50.4034.5
BX4Crucibles suitable for Schoeps Automatic Fusion Machine with
Supporting Wire Cage and Pouring Lip
4339.023.50.4039.0
BX5Crucibles suitable for Schoeps Automatic Fusion Machine with
Supporting Wire Cage and Pouring Lip
4944.026.80.4052.0

Made in Pt95% / Au5% approximate weight in grams, approximate dimensions in mm.

Ref
No
DescriptionCADBase
Thickness
Standard
Weight
BX6Crucibles suitable for Schoeps Semi-Automatic Fusion Machine
with Supporting Pins
3040.030.00.4530.0
BX7Crucibles suitable for Schoeps Semi-Automatic Fusion Machine
with Supporting Pins
3040.030.00.60.41.0

Made in Pt95% / Au5% approximate weight in grams, approximate dimensions in mm.

Ref
No
DescriptionCADBase
Thickness
Standard
Weight
BX8Crucibles suitable for Leco FX-100 & FX-200 Automatic
Fluxer with Supporting Ring
3537.020.00.6045.0
BX9Crucibles suitable for Leco FX-100 & FX-200 Automatic
Fluxer with Supporting Ring
3935.021.00.6045.0

Made in Pt95% / Au5% approximate weight in grams, approximate dimensions in mm.

Ref
No
DescriptionCADBase
Thickness
Standard
Weight
BX10Crucible for Perl X 2 Machine with 5mm wide Flange4050.040.00.8083.0
BX11Crucible for Perl X 2 Machine with 5mm wide Flange4050.040.00.90116.0

Made in Pt95% / Au5% approximate weight in grams, approximate dimensions in mm.

Ref
No
DescriptionCADBase
Thickness
Standard
Weight
BX12Crucible for Herzog Automatic Fusion Machine40.050.038.51.0083.0