| Category | Muffle Furnace |
| Model | Brass Melting Furnace |
| Max Temperature | 1400°C (2552°F) |
| Working Temperature | 1300°C |
| Thermocouple Type | B (Platinum-30% Rhodium) |
| Thermocouple Details | Tolerance Class 2, 200 to +1700°C range, High purity alumina insulation, Platinum-Rhodium alloy sheath, 8mm diameter, Type B |
| Heating Element | Silicon Carbide (SiC) |
| Element Details | Max temp: 1600°C, High power density, Brittle material, SiC heating elements |
| Chamber (MM) | 470 x 470 x 880 |
| Outer Body (MM) | 870.0 x 1080.0 x 1155.0 |
| Chamber Volume | 194.4 Litres |
| Volume (cu.ft) | 40.1 ft³ |
| Power Load | 25.18 kW |
| Power Supply | 440V, Three Phase |
| Gross Weight | 328.76 kg |
| Chamber Shape | Square |
Specifically engineered for melting brass, this furnace handles the challenges of the copper-zinc alloy, particularly zinc fuming. Operating at very high temperatures, around 1000°C, it achieves complete liquefaction. The working principle often employs indirect heating methods like induction or a crucible within a gas-fired chamber to ensure a clean melt and minimize metal loss. Its purpose is to produce high-quality molten brass for sand casting, die casting, or extrusion billet production. Equipped with fume extraction systems, it is a critical asset in dedicated brass and bronze foundries.
Trutherm manufactures 1400 Degree Celsius (1400°C) Brass Melting Furnace 470 x 470 x 880 MM Chamber for buyers who search by exact machine type, chamber size and 1400°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 470 x 470 x 880 MM chamber with usable chamber volume of 194.4 litre, approximate power load of 24.3 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: 470 x 470 x 880 MM, 47 x 47 x 88 CM and 18 x 18 x 35 INCH. Buyers searching for 1400 Degree Celsius Brass Melting Furnace 470 x 470 x 880 MM chamber; 1400°C Brass Melting Furnace 470 x 470 x 880 MM; 1400 Degree Celsius Brass Melting Furnace 47 x 47 x 88 CM chamber; 1400°C Brass Melting Furnace 47 x 47 x 88 CM; 1400 Degree Celsius Brass Melting Furnace 18 x 18 x 35 INCH chamber; 1400°C Brass Melting Furnace 18 x 18 x 35 INCH can verify the same physical chamber on this canonical product page before requesting price, GST invoice, packaging and delivery.
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.