| Category | Muffle Furnace |
| Model | Carbonization Furnace |
| Max Temperature | 1400°C (2552°F) |
| Working Temperature | 1300°C |
| Thermocouple Type | B (Platinum-30% Rhodium) |
| Thermocouple Details | Type B, Tolerance Class 2, 200 to +1700°C range, High purity alumina insulation, Platinum-Rhodium alloy sheath, 8mm diameter |
| Heating Element | Silicon Carbide (SiC) |
| Element Details | High power density, Brittle material, SiC heating elements, Max temp: 1600°C |
| Chamber (MM) | 200 x 200 x 400 |
| Outer Body (MM) | 605.0 x 800.0 x 680.0 |
| Chamber Volume | 16 Litres |
| Volume (cu.ft) | 12 ft³ |
| Power Load | 8.48 kW |
| Power Supply | 220V, Single Phase |
| Gross Weight | 104.57 kg |
| Chamber Shape | Square |
This furnace converts organic materials (like wood, biomass, or polymers) into carbon or charcoal through pyrolysis—thermal decomposition in an oxygen-limited environment. Operating at moderate temperatures (around 500°C), it drives off volatile compounds. The working principle involves heating the material in a sealed or controlled-atmosphere retort to prevent combustion, leaving behind a carbon-rich char. Its purpose is to produce charcoal, activated carbon precursors, or carbon fibers, and is used in waste valorization and materials science. It finds applications in environmental technology, metallurgy (coke production), and manufacturing of carbon-based products.
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 general laboratory and industrial heat-treatment applications requiring stable, repeatable temperature control.
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 1400 Degree Celsius Carbonization Furnace 200 x 200 x 400 MM chamber; 1400°C Carbonization Furnace 200 x 200 x 400 MM; 1400 Degree Celsius Carbonization Furnace 20 x 20 x 40 CM chamber; 1400°C Carbonization Furnace 20 x 20 x 40 CM; 1400 Degree Celsius Carbonization Furnace 8 x 8 x 16 INCH chamber; 1400°C Carbonization 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 1400 Degree Celsius (°C) Carbonization Furnace 200 x 200 x 400 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.
Where sample volume and process type vary week to week, a general-purpose muffle furnace avoids the cost of maintaining several process-specific furnace types.
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.
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.