| Category | Muffle Furnace |
| Model | Electric Crucible Furnace |
| Max Temperature | 1400°C (2552°F) |
| Working Temperature | 1300°C |
| Thermocouple Type | B (Platinum-30% Rhodium) |
| Thermocouple Details | Type B, Tolerance Class 2, 200 to +1700°C range, High purity alumina insulation, Platinum-Rhodium alloy sheath, 8mm diameter |
| Heating Element | Silicon Carbide (SiC) |
| Element Details | High power density, Brittle material, SiC heating elements, Max temp: 1600°C |
| Chamber (MM) | 160 x 160 x 275 |
| Outer Body (MM) | 570.0 x 775.0 x 565.0 |
| Chamber Volume | 7 Litres |
| Volume (cu.ft) | 8.4 ft³ |
| Power Load | 6.24 kW |
| Power Supply | 220V, Single Phase |
| Gross Weight | 67.18 kg |
| Chamber Shape | Square |
This furnace combines electric heating with a crucible container. Operating at temperatures such as 800°C, it provides a clean melting environment. The working principle uses electric elements to heat a crucible holding the charge, either from the outside or, in some lift-out designs, by lowering the crucible into a heated well. Its purpose is for small to medium batch melting of non-ferrous metals, alloys, and glass in settings like jewelry shops, dental labs, and R&D facilities, where controllability and cleanliness are prioritized.
This configuration is suitable when the sample load must fit a 160 x 160 x 275 MM chamber with usable chamber volume of 7 litre, approximate power load of 6.3 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.
Equivalent chamber references: 160 x 160 x 275 MM, 16 x 16 x 28 CM and 6 x 6 x 11 INCH. Buyers searching for 1400 Degree Celsius Electric Crucible Furnace 160 x 160 x 275 MM chamber; 1400°C Electric Crucible Furnace 160 x 160 x 275 MM; 1400 Degree Celsius Electric Crucible Furnace 16 x 16 x 28 CM chamber; 1400°C Electric Crucible Furnace 16 x 16 x 28 CM; 1400 Degree Celsius Electric Crucible Furnace 6 x 6 x 11 INCH chamber; 1400°C Electric Crucible Furnace 6 x 6 x 11 INCH can verify the same physical chamber on this canonical product page before requesting price, GST invoice, packaging and delivery.
Trutherm manufactures 1400 Degree Celsius (°C) Electric Crucible Furnace 160 x 160 x 275 MM Chamber for buyers who search by exact machine type, chamber size and 1400°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.