| Category | Muffle Furnace |
| Model | Material Testing Furnace |
| Max Temperature | 1200°C (2192°F) |
| Working Temperature | 1100°C |
| Thermocouple Type | S (Platinum-10% Rhodium) |
| Thermocouple Details | High purity alumina insulation, Platinum sheath, 6mm diameter, Type S, Tolerance Class 2, 0 to +1450°C range |
| Heating Element | Kanthal A1 (FeCrAl) |
| Element Details | FeCrAl alloy with rare earth elements, Max temp: 1425°C, Superior cyclic performance |
| Chamber (MM) | 310 x 310 x 615 |
| Outer Body (MM) | 720.0 x 925.0 x 900.0 |
| Chamber Volume | 59.1 Litres |
| Volume (cu.ft) | 21 ft³ |
| Power Load | 14.85 kW |
| Power Supply | 440V, Three Phase |
| Gross Weight | 171.66 kg |
| Chamber Shape | Square |
This furnace is designed specifically for testing the properties of materials at elevated temperatures. Operating up to 1000°C or more, it is often integrated with mechanical testing machines. The working principle provides a hot zone around a test specimen while allowing for the attachment of load frames, extensometers, or other sensors. Its purpose is to determine high-temperature properties like creep, tensile strength, modulus, and thermal expansion under controlled thermal conditions, providing critical data for the design of components used in engines, furnaces, and aerospace structures.
Trutherm manufactures 1200 Degree Celsius (1200°C) Material Testing Furnace 310 x 310 x 615 MM Chamber for buyers who search by exact machine type, chamber size and 1200°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 310 x 310 x 615 MM chamber with usable chamber volume of 59.1 litre, approximate power load of 15 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: 310 x 310 x 615 MM, 31 x 31 x 62 CM and 12 x 12 x 24 INCH. Buyers searching for 1200 Degree Celsius Material Testing Furnace 310 x 310 x 615 MM chamber; 1200°C Material Testing Furnace 310 x 310 x 615 MM; 1200 Degree Celsius Material Testing Furnace 31 x 31 x 62 CM chamber; 1200°C Material Testing Furnace 31 x 31 x 62 CM; 1200 Degree Celsius Material Testing Furnace 12 x 12 x 24 INCH chamber; 1200°C Material Testing Furnace 12 x 12 x 24 INCH can verify the same physical chamber on this canonical product page before requesting price, GST invoice, packaging and delivery.
Because muffle furnaces are used across ashing, drying, calcination and light heat-treatment, the chamber and controller are specified for flexibility rather than one narrow process window.
Routine QC and teaching labs value a muffle furnace precisely because one unit can cover several standard test methods without dedicated process-specific tooling.
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.