| Category | Muffle Furnace |
| Model | Hardening Furnace |
| Max Temperature | 1000°C (1832°F) |
| Working Temperature | 900°C |
| Thermocouple Type | N (Nicrosil-Nisil) |
| Thermocouple Details | Tolerance Class 2, 0 to +1100°C range, MgO insulated mineral, Inconel 600 sheath, 6mm diameter, Type N |
| Heating Element | Kanthal A1 (FeCrAl) |
| Element Details | Max temp: 1425°C, Superior cyclic performance, FeCrAl alloy with rare earth elements |
| Chamber (MM) | 890 x 610 x 610 |
| Outer Body (MM) | 1295.0 x 1215.0 x 890.0 |
| Chamber Volume | 331.2 Litres |
| Volume (cu.ft) | 50.6 ft³ |
| Power Load | 30.59 kW |
| Power Supply | 440V, Three Phase |
| Gross Weight | 419 kg |
| Chamber Shape | Rectangular - wide |
This furnace is specifically for hardening ferrous metals, particularly steel, by heating them to a critical temperature (typically 850°C for many steels) and then rapidly quenching in oil, water, or polymer. The working principle involves a chamber that heats the parts uniformly to the austenitizing temperature, followed by a quick transfer to a quench tank. Its purpose is to increase the hardness and wear resistance of components like tools, gears, and bearings. It is a fundamental piece of equipment in heat treatment shops and manufacturing plants.
This configuration is suitable when the sample load must fit a 890 x 610 x 610 MM chamber with usable chamber volume of 331.2 litre, approximate power load of 30.2 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: 890 x 610 x 610 MM, 89 x 61 x 61 CM and 35 x 24 x 24 INCH. Buyers searching for 1000°C Hardening Furnace 890 x 610 x 610 MM; Hardening Furnace 1000°C 890 x 610 x 610 MM; Hardening Furnace 890 x 610 x 610 MM 1000°C; 890 x 610 x 610 MM 1000°C Hardening Furnace; 1000 Degree Hardening Furnace 890 x 610 x 610 MM; Hardening Furnace 1000 Degree 890 x 610 x 610 MM can verify the same physical chamber on this canonical product page before requesting price, GST invoice, packaging and delivery.
Trutherm manufactures 1000 Degree Celsius (°C) Hardening Furnace 890 x 610 x 610 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.
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.