| Category | Muffle Furnace |
| Model | Hardening Furnace |
| Max Temperature | 1000°C (1832°F) |
| Working Temperature | 900°C |
| Thermocouple Type | N (Nicrosil-Nisil) |
| Thermocouple Details | Tolerance Class 2, 0 to +1100°C range, MgO insulated mineral, Inconel 600 sheath, 6mm diameter, Type N |
| Heating Element | Kanthal A1 (FeCrAl) |
| Element Details | Max temp: 1425°C, Superior cyclic performance, FeCrAl alloy with rare earth elements |
| Chamber (MM) | 200 x 200 x 400 |
| Outer Body (MM) | 610.0 x 810.0 x 675.0 |
| Chamber Volume | 16 Litres |
| Volume (cu.ft) | 12 ft³ |
| Power Load | 9.23 kW |
| Power Supply | 220V, Single Phase |
| Gross Weight | 102.88 kg |
| Chamber Shape | Square |
This furnace is specifically for hardening ferrous metals, particularly steel, by heating them to a critical temperature (typically 850°C for many steels) and then rapidly quenching in oil, water, or polymer. The working principle involves a chamber that heats the parts uniformly to the austenitizing temperature, followed by a quick transfer to a quench tank. Its purpose is to increase the hardness and wear resistance of components like tools, gears, and bearings. It is a fundamental piece of equipment in heat treatment shops and manufacturing plants.
Equivalent chamber references: 200 x 200 x 400 MM, 20 x 20 x 40 CM and 8 x 8 x 16 INCH. Buyers searching for 1000 Degree Celsius Hardening Furnace 200 x 200 x 400 MM chamber; 1000°C Hardening Furnace 200 x 200 x 400 MM; 1000 Degree Celsius Hardening Furnace 20 x 20 x 40 CM chamber; 1000°C Hardening Furnace 20 x 20 x 40 CM; 1000 Degree Celsius Hardening Furnace 8 x 8 x 16 INCH chamber; 1000°C Hardening Furnace 8 x 8 x 16 INCH can verify the same physical chamber on this canonical product page before requesting price, GST invoice, packaging and delivery.
Trutherm manufactures 1000 Degree Celsius (°C) Hardening Furnace 200 x 200 x 400 MM Chamber for buyers who search by exact machine type, chamber size and 1000°C temperature rating. This page is specific to the MM dimension version, so the chamber size is presented in the unit normally used in the buyer's drawing, tender or purchase request.
This configuration is suitable when the sample load must fit a 200 x 200 x 400 MM chamber with usable chamber volume of 16 litre, approximate power load of 8.8 kW, square chamber profile. It is commonly selected for laboratory, QC, metallurgical, ceramic, pharmaceutical and industrial heat-treatment work requiring stable heating and repeatable process conditions. Typical use includes general laboratory and industrial heat-treatment applications requiring stable, repeatable temperature control.
A muffle furnace is usually the first furnace a lab installs, since it covers the broadest share of everyday heating, drying and ashing tasks before more specialised equipment is added.
A muffle furnace isolates the sample from direct contact with heating elements or combustion gases, giving cleaner, more repeatable results than an open flame or hot-plate process.
As a general-purpose muffle furnace, this model covers a broader range of routine heating tasks than a process-specific ashing, tube or sintering furnace, making it the practical default when the lab runs mixed sample types rather than one dedicated process.