| Category | Muffle Furnace |
| Model | Pottery Furnace |
| Max Temperature | 1200°C (2192°F) |
| Working Temperature | 1100°C |
| Thermocouple Type | S (Platinum-10% Rhodium) |
| Thermocouple Details | 6mm diameter, Type S, Tolerance Class 2, 0 to +1450°C range, High purity alumina insulation, Platinum sheath |
| Heating Element | Kanthal A1 (FeCrAl) |
| Element Details | Superior cyclic performance, FeCrAl alloy with rare earth elements, Max temp: 1425°C |
| Chamber (MM) | 250 x 250 x 500 |
| Outer Body (MM) | 650.0 x 855.0 x 785.0 |
| Chamber Volume | 31.3 Litres |
| Volume (cu.ft) | 15.9 ft³ |
| Power Load | 11.16 kW |
| Power Supply | 440V, Three Phase |
| Gross Weight | 135.71 kg |
| Chamber Shape | Square |
A general term for a furnace (kiln) used to fire pottery. Operating at a typical minimum of 1000°C, it transforms shaped and dried clay into a permanent, hardened ceramic. The working principle varies from simple pit fires to sophisticated electric or gas kilns with digital controllers, all providing the sustained heat needed for sintering. Its purpose is as old as human civilization: to create durable vessels, sculptures, and tiles. It remains the essential final step for every potter, from hobbyist to industrial manufacturer.
Equivalent chamber references: 250 x 250 x 500 MM, 25 x 25 x 50 CM and 10 x 10 x 20 INCH. Buyers searching for 1200 Degree Celsius Pottery Furnace 250 x 250 x 500 MM chamber; 1200°C Pottery Furnace 250 x 250 x 500 MM; 1200 Degree Celsius Pottery Furnace 25 x 25 x 50 CM chamber; 1200°C Pottery Furnace 25 x 25 x 50 CM; 1200 Degree Celsius Pottery Furnace 10 x 10 x 20 INCH chamber; 1200°C Pottery Furnace 10 x 10 x 20 INCH can verify the same physical chamber on this canonical product page before requesting price, GST invoice, packaging and delivery.
Trutherm manufactures 1200 Degree Celsius (°C) Pottery Furnace 250 x 250 x 500 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 250 x 250 x 500 MM chamber with usable chamber volume of 31.3 litre, approximate power load of 11.6 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.
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.