[Nhcoll-l] Exploding glass vials
Dirk Neumann
dirk.neumann at zsm.mwn.de
Wed Jan 11 12:57:49 EST 2017
I thought of this, too, but in this case the lid would not shot up few
inches. How did this cracking look like, Steve, did it start when
closing the vials, or after?
Dirk
Am 11.01.2017 um 17:56 schrieb Steve Halford:
> We had the same problem with a box of 1 1/2 dram vials. Our
> glassblowers thought the glass hadn't been properly annealed at the
> factory. We dumped that one box, and the problem never reappeared.
>
> Steve Halford (halford at sfu.ca <mailto:halford at sfu.ca>)
> Museum Technician (Retired)
> Department of Biological Sciences
> Simon Fraser University
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 5:42 AM, Sarah K. Huber <skhuber at vims.edu
> <mailto:skhuber at vims.edu>> wrote:
>
> We are having some problems with our glass vials (2-dram, 4-dram,
> and 6-dram) cracking, breaking, and in some cases exploding. In
> one instance the top of the vial snapped and shot up a few inches
> in the air about 5 minutes after sealing the vial (very exciting).
> However, most vials that break are found during routine (monthly)
> checks. In some cases, the vials have been fine for a year, and
> then will break. In other cases, they break a week or two after
> fillign. Breakage occurs several ways: a clean break along the
> neck, a clean break along the bottom, or spider cracks along the
> whole vial. Has anyone else had this problem or know of a solution
> (e.g., do we need higher quality glass vials, are we screwing down
> the lids too tight, etc.)?
>
> We use Kimble™ Screw-Thread N-51A Borosilicate Glass Sample Vials
> with Closed-Top Black Phenolic Caps with Rubber Liners. Vials are
> filled with ethanol (either 70% or 95%) and larval fishes. Vials
> are stored in cardboard vial trays with dividers between vials,
> and vial trays are stored in wooden drawers in sealed metal
> cabinets. The room has minimal fluctuations in humidity, but can
> fluctuate in temperature by about 5 degrees. Once the vials are
> stored they are relatively undisturbed, so there is little to no
> bumping or moving of the vials.
>
> Any thoughts or recommendations of other vial manufacturers would
> be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sarah
>
>
> Sarah K. Huber, Ph.D.
> Curatorial Associate, VIMS Nunnally Ichthyology Collection
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