| Category | Muffle Furnace |
| Model | Silver Refining Furnace |
| Max Temperature | 1400°C (2552°F) |
| Working Temperature | 1300°C |
| Thermocouple Type | B (Platinum-30% Rhodium) |
| Thermocouple Details | High purity alumina insulation, Platinum-Rhodium alloy sheath, 8mm diameter, Type B, Tolerance Class 2, 200 to +1700°C range |
| Heating Element | Silicon Carbide (SiC) |
| Element Details | Max temp: 1600°C, High power density, Brittle material, SiC heating elements |
| Chamber (MM) | 540 x 870 x 540 |
| Outer Body (MM) | 940.0 x 1475.0 x 815.0 |
| Chamber Volume | 253.7 Litres |
| Volume (cu.ft) | 42.8 ft³ |
| Power Load | 27.62 kW |
| Power Supply | 440V, Three Phase |
| Gross Weight | 355.25 kg |
| Chamber Shape | Rectangular - tall |
This furnace is part of a system used to purify silver, separating it from base metal impurities or other precious metals. Operating at temperatures around 1000°C, it may use processes like cupellation or electrolytic refining. The working principle in cupellation involves melting the impure silver with lead in an oxidizing atmosphere; lead and other impurities oxidize and are absorbed into a porous cupel, leaving pure silver behind. Its purpose is to produce fine silver (99.9%+ pure) from scrap, coins, or mined bullion for industrial, investment, and artistic uses.
This configuration is suitable when the sample load must fit a 540 x 870 x 540 MM chamber with usable chamber volume of 253.7 litre, approximate power load of 27.1 kW, rectangular - tall 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: 540 x 870 x 540 MM, 54 x 87 x 54 CM and 21 x 34 x 21 INCH. Buyers searching for 1400°C Silver Refining Furnace 540 x 870 x 540 MM; Silver Refining Furnace 1400°C 540 x 870 x 540 MM; Silver Refining Furnace 540 x 870 x 540 MM 1400°C; 540 x 870 x 540 MM 1400°C Silver Refining Furnace; 1400 Degree Silver Refining Furnace 540 x 870 x 540 MM; Silver Refining Furnace 1400 Degree 540 x 870 x 540 MM 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) Silver Refining Furnace 540 x 870 x 540 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.