GAUZE MATS: Plain, Ceramic centre, Stainless steel

GAUZE MATS: Plain, Ceramic centre, Stainless steel

• Sturdy iron or stainless steel Gauze Mats with either a plain or ceramic centre for use in the science laboratory.
• Commonly called ' wire gauze'.

(Wikipedia excerpt: ..."...Wire gauze or wire mesh is a gauze woven of metal wire, or very fine, gauze-like wire netting. Wire gauze is placed on the support ring that is attached to the retort stand between a burner and glassware, or is placed on a tripod to support beakers, flasks, or other glassware to protect it during heating.[1][2] Glassware should not be heated directly by the flame of a Bunsen or other gas burner; wire gauze diffuses the heat and protects the glassware. Glassware has to be flat-bottomed if rested on the wire gauze.[3]

Wire gauze was also used in safety lamps containing a flame in coal mines and environments where flammable gases may build up; the gauze prevents the flame from igniting gas outside the lamp, causing an explosion. Some wire gauze is made with a ceramic centre.[4] Plain wire gauze can transmit heat efficiently, but gauze with a ceramic center disperses the heat more evenly.[4] The ceramic at the centre of the wire gauze is enmeshed at high pressure to prevent it from peeling.....")

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