IC Teststick housing

Intensive research to find a safer material for IC Teststick housings resulted in destructive testing of plastic materials. These tests showed that acrylic and some other plastics if broken

There was a great risk of splinters and shards of plastic leaving the parent material which could be difficult to detect if they became embedded in food products.

As a result of our findings IC Teststick housings are moulded from high impact shatter resistant FDA approved material.

Metal Spheres

FERROUS - Chrome Spheres Grade GD100 (Colour Coded Green)

Hardness - Hrc 60-67

Composition

C
Cr
Mn
P
S
Si

0.95 - 1.1%
1.3 – 1.60%
0.25% Max
0.03% Max
0.025% Max
0.15 – 0.30%

NON FERROUS – Brass Sphere Grade GD100 (Colour Coded Yellow)

Hardness HB 75

Composition

Cu
Zn

59/65
35/37

STAINLESS STEEL – 316 Sphere Grade GD100 (Colour Coded Red)

Hardness HRc 25 to 39

Composition

C
Cr
Mo
Mn
Ni
P
S
Si

0.08% Max
16 – 18 %
2 – 3%
2.0% Max
10 – 14%
0.045% Max
0.03% Max
1.0% Max

All metal spheres are supplied from a UKAS accreditation company in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 to incorporate industry standards and are certified to BS-EN ISO 9002