| Category | Muffle Furnace |
| Model | Porcelain Firing Furnace |
| Max Temperature | 1300°C (2372°F) |
| Working Temperature | 1200°C |
| Thermocouple Type | S (Platinum-10% Rhodium) |
| Thermocouple Details | High purity alumina insulation, Platinum sheath, 8mm diameter, Type S, Tolerance Class 2, 0 to +1550°C range |
| Heating Element | Silicon Carbide (SiC) |
| Element Details | Max temp: 1600°C, High power density, Brittle material, SiC heating elements |
| Chamber (MM) | 600 x 425 x 425 |
| Outer Body (MM) | 1000.0 x 1040.0 x 700.0 |
| Chamber Volume | 108.4 Litres |
| Volume (cu.ft) | 26.6 ft³ |
| Power Load | 18.55 kW |
| Power Supply | 440V, Three Phase |
| Gross Weight | 241.77 kg |
| Chamber Shape | Rectangular - wide |
This is the correct technical term for a furnace that fires porcelain ceramics to vitrification. Operating at temperatures near 1300°C, it is the final, high-fire step. The working principle requires precise control through the critical quartz inversion and vitrification ranges to achieve zero porosity and maximum strength without causing deformation or over-firing. Its purpose is to produce high-quality sanitaryware, electrical insulators, dental prosthetics, and fine art porcelain, where whiteness, translucency, and impermeability are defining characteristics.
This configuration is suitable when the sample load must fit a 600 x 425 x 425 MM chamber with usable chamber volume of 108.4 litre, approximate power load of 19.2 kW, rectangular - wide 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.
Equivalent chamber references: 600 x 425 x 425 MM, 60 x 43 x 43 CM and 24 x 17 x 17 INCH. Buyers searching for 1300 Degree Celsius Porcelain Firing Furnace 600 x 425 x 425 MM chamber; 1300°C Porcelain Firing Furnace 600 x 425 x 425 MM; 1300 Degree Celsius Porcelain Firing Furnace 60 x 43 x 43 CM chamber; 1300°C Porcelain Firing Furnace 60 x 43 x 43 CM; 1300 Degree Celsius Porcelain Firing Furnace 24 x 17 x 17 INCH chamber; 1300°C Porcelain Firing Furnace 24 x 17 x 17 INCH can verify the same physical chamber on this canonical product page before requesting price, GST invoice, packaging and delivery.
Trutherm manufactures 1300 Degree Celsius (°C) Porcelain Firing Furnace 600 x 425 x 425 MM Chamber for buyers who search by exact machine type, chamber size and 1300°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.
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.