| Category | Muffle Furnace |
| Model | Bronze Melting Furnace |
| Max Temperature | 1100°C (2012°F) |
| Working Temperature | 1000°C |
| Thermocouple Type | N (Nicrosil-Nisil) |
| Thermocouple Details | Type N, Tolerance Class 2, 0 to +1200°C range, MgO insulated mineral, Inconel 601 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) | 460 x 855 x 460 |
| Outer Body (MM) | 875.0 x 1460.0 x 740.0 |
| Chamber Volume | 180.9 Litres |
| Volume (cu.ft) | 33.1 ft³ |
| Power Load | 22.72 kW |
| Power Supply | 440V, Three Phase |
| Gross Weight | 322.43 kg |
| Chamber Shape | Rectangular - tall |
This furnace is specifically dedicated to melting bronze alloys. Operating at high temperatures near 1000°C, it fully liquefies the copper-tin alloy for casting. The working principle must ensure thorough mixing of the alloying elements and maintain temperature to keep the melt fluid for pouring. Its purpose is to create molten bronze for use in sand casting, centrifugal casting, or continuous casting processes. Foundries producing historical replicas, statues, bells, and high-performance bearings rely on this furnace for its ability to deliver a consistent, high-quality melt.
This configuration is suitable when the sample load must fit a 460 x 855 x 460 MM chamber with usable chamber volume of 180.9 litre, approximate power load of 23.6 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: 460 x 855 x 460 MM, 46 x 86 x 46 CM and 18 x 34 x 18 INCH. Buyers searching for 1100°C Bronze Melting Furnace 460 x 855 x 460 MM; Bronze Melting Furnace 1100°C 460 x 855 x 460 MM; Bronze Melting Furnace 460 x 855 x 460 MM 1100°C; 460 x 855 x 460 MM 1100°C Bronze Melting Furnace; 1100 Degree Bronze Melting Furnace 460 x 855 x 460 MM; Bronze Melting Furnace 1100 Degree 460 x 855 x 460 MM can verify the same physical chamber on this canonical product page before requesting price, GST invoice, packaging and delivery.
Trutherm manufactures 1100 Degree Celsius (°C) Bronze Melting Furnace 460 x 855 x 460 MM Chamber for buyers who search by exact machine type, chamber size and 1100°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.
Where sample volume and process type vary week to week, a general-purpose muffle furnace avoids the cost of maintaining several process-specific furnace types.
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.
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.