| Category | Muffle Furnace |
| Model | Silver Smelting Furnace |
| Max Temperature | 1200°C (2192°F) |
| Working Temperature | 1100°C |
| Thermocouple Type | S (Platinum-10% Rhodium) |
| Thermocouple Details | Type S, Tolerance Class 2, 0 to +1450°C range, High purity alumina insulation, Platinum 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) | 450 x 450 x 900 |
| Outer Body (MM) | 855.0 x 1050.0 x 1180.0 |
| Chamber Volume | 182.3 Litres |
| Volume (cu.ft) | 38.8 ft³ |
| Power Load | 24.12 kW |
| Power Supply | 440V, Three Phase |
| Gross Weight | 325.03 kg |
| Chamber Shape | Square |
This high-temperature furnace (around 1200°C) is used to smelt silver ores or concentrates, extracting metallic silver from its mineral matrix. The working principle involves mixing the ore with fluxes and a reducing agent and melting it in a small furnace. The dense molten silver separates from the lighter slag. Its purpose is primary production in small to medium-scale mining operations or for processing silver-bearing electronic scrap. It represents the initial extraction step before further refining to pure silver.
This configuration is suitable when the sample load must fit a 450 x 450 x 900 MM chamber with usable chamber volume of 182.3 litre, approximate power load of 23.7 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: 450 x 450 x 900 MM, 45 x 45 x 90 CM and 18 x 18 x 36 INCH. Buyers searching for 1200 Degree Celsius Silver Smelting Furnace 450 x 450 x 900 MM chamber; 1200°C Silver Smelting Furnace 450 x 450 x 900 MM; 1200 Degree Celsius Silver Smelting Furnace 45 x 45 x 90 CM chamber; 1200°C Silver Smelting Furnace 45 x 45 x 90 CM; 1200 Degree Celsius Silver Smelting Furnace 18 x 18 x 36 INCH chamber; 1200°C Silver Smelting Furnace 18 x 18 x 36 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) Silver Smelting Furnace 450 x 450 x 900 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.
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.
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.
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.