What material is used in the blocks of the Swift Maxi and Spectrum 48 cyclers?
• The blocks are made from a special aluminum alloy. The choice of material was made to ensure the lowest possible heat capacity (thus enabling fast temperature ramping), as well as sufficient hardness for a long service life (no deformation of the wells through heat and pressure, nor warping of the block from constant use and thus long-term optimum heat transfer from the block to the reaction tube).
