| Category | Muffle Furnace |
| Model | Sintering 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) | 200 x 200 x 400 |
| Outer Body (MM) | 610.0 x 800.0 x 690.0 |
| Chamber Volume | 16 Litres |
| Volume (cu.ft) | 12 ft³ |
| Power Load | 8.86 kW |
| Power Supply | 220V, Single Phase |
| Gross Weight | 97.1 kg |
| Chamber Shape | Square |
This is the full term for a furnace that performs sintering: the process of bonding powder particles into a solid mass by atomic diffusion at high temperature, below the material's melting point. Operating at temperatures such as 1200°C, it is a critical step in powder metallurgy and ceramics. The working principle involves carefully controlled heating cycles to first remove binders (debinding) and then densify the powder compact. Its purpose is to produce components with controlled porosity, precise dimensions, and tailored microstructures for use in everything from automotive engines to medical implants.
This configuration is suitable when the sample load must fit a 200 x 200 x 400 MM chamber with usable chamber volume of 16 litre, approximate power load of 8.8 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 powder metallurgy sintering, ceramic densification and ceramic firing cycles.
Equivalent chamber references: 200 x 200 x 400 MM, 20 x 20 x 40 CM and 8 x 8 x 16 INCH. Buyers searching for 1200 Degree Celsius Sintering Furnace 200 x 200 x 400 MM chamber; 1200°C Sintering Furnace 200 x 200 x 400 MM; 1200 Degree Celsius Sintering Furnace 20 x 20 x 40 CM chamber; 1200°C Sintering Furnace 20 x 20 x 40 CM; 1200 Degree Celsius Sintering Furnace 8 x 8 x 16 INCH chamber; 1200°C Sintering Furnace 8 x 8 x 16 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) Sintering Furnace 200 x 200 x 400 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.
Sintering relies on a carefully staged ramp, soak and cool-down profile to densify a powder compact without warping or cracking it, which is why multi-segment programmable control matters more here than in general heat treatment.
Binder burnout and sintering are often combined into one cycle, so the furnace must hold a low-temperature soak to remove organics before ramping to the final sintering temperature.
This sintering furnace is tuned for the slow, multi-segment ramp/soak profiles densification needs, giving finer schedule control than a general box furnace where a simple on/off or single-ramp cycle is normally enough.