| Category | Muffle Furnace |
| Model | Carbonization Furnace |
| Max Temperature | 1000°C (1832°F) |
| Working Temperature | 900°C |
| Thermocouple Type | N (Nicrosil-Nisil) |
| Thermocouple Details | Type N, Tolerance Class 2, 0 to +1100°C range, MgO insulated mineral, Inconel 600 sheath, 6mm diameter |
| Heating Element | Kanthal A1 (FeCrAl) |
| Element Details | FeCrAl alloy with rare earth elements, Max temp: 1425°C, Superior cyclic performance |
| Chamber (MM) | 520 x 520 x 870 |
| Outer Body (MM) | 930.0 x 1120.0 x 1155.0 |
| Chamber Volume | 235.2 Litres |
| Volume (cu.ft) | 44.3 ft³ |
| Power Load | 25.1 kW |
| Power Supply | 440V, Three Phase |
| Gross Weight | 356.11 kg |
| Chamber Shape | Square |
This furnace converts organic materials (like wood, biomass, or polymers) into carbon or charcoal through pyrolysis—thermal decomposition in an oxygen-limited environment. Operating at moderate temperatures (around 500°C), it drives off volatile compounds. The working principle involves heating the material in a sealed or controlled-atmosphere retort to prevent combustion, leaving behind a carbon-rich char. Its purpose is to produce charcoal, activated carbon precursors, or carbon fibers, and is used in waste valorization and materials science. It finds applications in environmental technology, metallurgy (coke production), and manufacturing of carbon-based products.
Trutherm manufactures 1000 Degree Celsius (°C) Carbonization Furnace 520 x 520 x 870 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 520 x 520 x 870 MM chamber with usable chamber volume of 235.2 litre, approximate power load of 26.3 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: 520 x 520 x 870 MM, 52 x 52 x 87 CM and 20 x 20 x 34 INCH. Buyers searching for 1000 Degree Celsius Carbonization Furnace 520 x 520 x 870 MM chamber; 1000°C Carbonization Furnace 520 x 520 x 870 MM; 1000 Degree Celsius Carbonization Furnace 52 x 52 x 87 CM chamber; 1000°C Carbonization Furnace 52 x 52 x 87 CM; 1000 Degree Celsius Carbonization Furnace 20 x 20 x 34 INCH chamber; 1000°C Carbonization Furnace 20 x 20 x 34 INCH can verify the same physical chamber on this canonical product page before requesting price, GST invoice, packaging and delivery.
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.