PLANETARY MONOMILL

Working principle : planetary (impact) mill, single grinding station.
Grinding bowl sizes available: 500, 250, 80, 45, 12 ml (various bowl materials)
Grinding ball diameters : 0.1 mm – 40 mm;
Final fineness can reach :< 1 µm (material-dependent).
Max. Feed size : ≈ 10 mm (depends on material).
Sample / charge quantity : 0.5 – 225 ml.
Electrical requirements : 100–120 / 200–240 V single-phase, 50–60 Hz, ~1000 W
Weight & dimensions (approx.): ~63–67 kg; bench-top 370 × 530 × 500 mm
Sound emission : up to ~85 dB (A) depending on load and media.
Modes : dry / wet grinding

Sample Preparation

• For X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic absorption (AAS), ICP, and other analytical methods.
• Producing homogeneous powder mixtures.

Mechanical Alloying & Material Synthesis

• Solid-state reactions, phase transformations, and amorphization.
• Used in research on nanomaterial’s and advanced alloys.

Particle Size Reduction

• To submicron and manometer range (< 1 µm).
• Suitable for dry or wet grinding.

Room No.: 505- Technology Tower,
Ceramic composites Laboratory,
Centre for Functional Materials,
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore.

Dr.Madhuri W
505- Technology Tower
Ceramic composites Laboratory,
Centre for Functional Materials (CFM),
Vellore Institute of Technology - Vellore Campus,
Thiruvalam Road, Vellore – 632 014, Tamil Nadu, India.

Office Phone: +91 – 416 – 220 2353
Instrument email ID: cfm.pm@vit.ac.in

S. No.	Experiment Details	UG /PG Students from Academic Institutions (in INR)	Research Scholar from Academic Institution (in INR)	Project Staff from Academic Institution (in INR)	Faculty Members from Academic Institutions (in INR)	Research Scientist from R&D Organizations (in INR)	Industry Personnel from Industry (in INR)
1	PLANETARY MONOMILL ≥ 3hours to 6hours	1000	1000	1000	1000	2000	2000
2	≥ 6hours to 12hours	1500	1500	1500	1500	3000	3000
3	For every extra 1 hours	300	300	300	300	500	500

* Charges for per sample in INR (+ applicable GST)

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