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Features
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| Septum grade | Material | Hardness | Max. Temp. | |
| BTO septa | for highest demands in GC and GC-MS | soft | 300/400°C * | ![]() |
| AG3 septa | with higher durability than BTO | pierced, hard | 300/400°C * | ![]() |
| Marathon septa | with extreme durability for 400 injections | pierced | 300/400 °C * | ![]() |
| Septa for Shimadzu GC instruments have a maximum temperature stability of 300 °C; septa with 9–11.5 mm outer diameter have a stability of 400 °C. | ||||
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Features
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Septum grade
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Thickness
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Hardness
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Max. Temp.
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| Standard septa (ST) | beige silicone | 4 mm | 60° shore A | ![]() |
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| High temperature septa (HT) | red non-bleeding silicone | 3 mm | 60°shore A | 320°C * | ![]() |
| Silicone septa, soft | transparent silicone | 3mm | 45°shore A | 250 °C | ![]() |
| Silicone / PTFE septa | white silicone, one side coated with grey PTFE | 3 mm | 200 °C | ![]() |
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| When used at considerably higher temperatures – and working without septum purge – interfering peaks can occur due to thermal decomposition of the material. | |||||
| Me-Sil retention gap | Only for use with n-hexane and diethyl ether |
| Phe-Sil retention gap | for all solvents except methanol and water |
| CW retention gap | for all solvents and especially for methanol and water |
| Retention Gaps | Available 10mtr & 25mtr |
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| Methyl-Sil deactivated (max. temperature 320 °C) | 0.25 mm ID (0.4 mm OD) |
| Phenyl-Sil deactivated (max. temperature 320 °C) | 0.32 mm ID (0.5 mm OD) |
| CW deactivated (max. temperature 25 °C) | 0.53 mm ID (0.8 mm OD) |
| Pre Columns | Available 10mtr & 25mtr |
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| Methyl-Sil deactivated (max. temperature 320 °C) | 0.25 mm ID (0.4 mm OD) |
| Phenyl-Sil deactivated (max. temperature 320 °C) | 0.32 mm ID (0.5 mm OD) |
| CW deactivated (max. temperature 25 °C) | 0.53 mm ID (0.8 mm OD) |