| Category | Muffle Furnace |
| Model | Metallographic Sample 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) | 900 x 900 x 900 |
| Outer Body (MM) | 1300.0 x 1500.0 x 1190.0 |
| Chamber Volume | 760 Litres |
| Volume (cu.ft) | 84.9 ft³ |
| Power Load | 41.32 kW |
| Power Supply | 440V, Three Phase |
| Gross Weight | 689.49 kg |
| Chamber Shape | Square |
This small furnace is used in metallography labs to heat treat small samples of metal for subsequent microscopic examination. Operating at temperatures around 600°C, it allows for controlled annealing, hardening, or aging. The working principle provides uniform heating to small specimens to create specific microstructures (like martensite or spheroidized cementite) that can then be polished, etched, and analyzed. Its purpose is research and failure analysis, helping metallurgists understand how processing history affects a material's microstructure and, consequently, its properties.
Trutherm manufactures 1400 Degree Celsius (°C) Metallographic Sample Furnace 900 x 900 x 900 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.
This configuration is suitable when the sample load must fit a 900 x 900 x 900 MM chamber with usable chamber volume of 760 litre, approximate power load of 41.6 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: 900 x 900 x 900 MM, 90 x 90 x 90 CM and 36 x 36 x 36 INCH. Buyers searching for 1400 Degree Celsius Metallographic Sample Furnace 900 x 900 x 900 MM chamber; 1400°C Metallographic Sample Furnace 900 x 900 x 900 MM; 1400 Degree Celsius Metallographic Sample Furnace 90 x 90 x 90 CM chamber; 1400°C Metallographic Sample Furnace 90 x 90 x 90 CM; 1400 Degree Celsius Metallographic Sample Furnace 36 x 36 x 36 INCH chamber; 1400°C Metallographic Sample Furnace 36 x 36 x 36 INCH can verify the same physical chamber on this canonical product page before requesting price, GST invoice, packaging and delivery.
Routine QC and teaching labs value a muffle furnace precisely because one unit can cover several standard test methods without dedicated process-specific tooling.
Uniform chamber heating and a simple door-loading design make a muffle furnace straightforward to standardise across multiple operators and shifts.
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.