| Category | Muffle Furnace |
| Model | Copper Melting Furnace |
| Max Temperature | 1400°C (2552°F) |
| Working Temperature | 1300°C |
| Thermocouple Type | B (Platinum-30% Rhodium) |
| Thermocouple Details | Platinum-Rhodium alloy sheath, 8mm diameter, Type B, Tolerance Class 2, 200 to +1700°C range, High purity alumina insulation |
| Heating Element | Silicon Carbide (SiC) |
| Element Details | High power density, Brittle material, SiC heating elements, Max temp: 1600°C |
| Chamber (MM) | 450 x 450 x 900 |
| Outer Body (MM) | 860.0 x 1060.0 x 1190.0 |
| Chamber Volume | 182.3 Litres |
| Volume (cu.ft) | 38.8 ft³ |
| Power Load | 24.07 kW |
| Power Supply | 440V, Three Phase |
| Gross Weight | 327.24 kg |
| Chamber Shape | Square |
Specifically engineered for melting copper, this furnace achieves the high temperatures (1150°C+) needed for efficient liquefaction. It is designed to minimize oxidation and hydrogen absorption, which degrade copper's properties. The working principle may use induction, which stirs the melt for homogeneity, or gas-fired crucibles. Its purpose is to produce molten copper for continuous casting of rod and wire, sand casting of large components, or alloying. A key piece of equipment in copper refineries, brass mills, and electrical component plants, it ensures a clean, consistent metal supply.
Trutherm manufactures 1400 Degree Celsius (°C) Copper Melting Furnace 450 x 450 x 900 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 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 1400 Degree Celsius Copper Melting Furnace 450 x 450 x 900 MM chamber; 1400°C Copper Melting Furnace 450 x 450 x 900 MM; 1400 Degree Celsius Copper Melting Furnace 45 x 45 x 90 CM chamber; 1400°C Copper Melting Furnace 45 x 45 x 90 CM; 1400 Degree Celsius Copper Melting Furnace 18 x 18 x 36 INCH chamber; 1400°C Copper Melting 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.
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.