| Category | Muffle Furnace |
| Model | Electric Box 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) | 875 x 480 x 480 |
| Outer Body (MM) | 1276.0 x 1077.0 x 760.0 |
| Chamber Volume | 201.6 Litres |
| Volume (cu.ft) | 38.1 ft³ |
| Power Load | 24.29 kW |
| Power Supply | 440V, Three Phase |
| Gross Weight | 338.61 kg |
| Chamber Shape | Rectangular - wide |
This is an electrically heated version of the standard box furnace. Operating at temperatures like 600°C, it uses electric resistance elements (often nickel-chromium alloy) lining the insulated box chamber. The working principle provides clean, quiet, and easily controllable heat without combustion gases, making it ideal for laboratories and shops where fumes are a concern. Its purpose is for general heat treatment—annealing, tempering, preheating—of metals and other materials. Its simplicity, reliability, and ease of installation (requiring only power) make it extremely popular.
Equivalent chamber references: 875 x 480 x 480 MM, 88 x 48 x 48 CM and 35 x 19 x 19 INCH. Buyers searching for 1400 Degree Celsius Electric Box Furnace 875 x 480 x 480 MM chamber; 1400°C Electric Box Furnace 875 x 480 x 480 MM; 1400 Degree Celsius Electric Box Furnace 88 x 48 x 48 CM chamber; 1400°C Electric Box Furnace 88 x 48 x 48 CM; 1400 Degree Celsius Electric Box Furnace 35 x 19 x 19 INCH chamber; 1400°C Electric Box Furnace 35 x 19 x 19 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 (1400°C) Electric Box Furnace 875 x 480 x 480 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 875 x 480 x 480 MM chamber with usable chamber volume of 201.6 litre, approximate power load of 24.7 kW, rectangular - wide 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 annealing, tempering, hardening and general heat-treatment of metal and ceramic parts in tool rooms, forge shops and QC labs.
Heat-treatment cycles such as annealing and tempering depend on a stable soak temperature, and the muffle-lined box chamber isolates the workpiece from direct flame or element contact for even heating.
Because the chamber geometry is simple, box furnaces are typically the most cost-effective furnace type per litre of usable volume, which is why they remain the default choice for general heat treatment.
Compared to a tube or ashing furnace, this box (chamber) furnace gives the largest usable loading footprint for its outer size, so it suits irregularly shaped parts, trays and multiple crucibles better than a cylindrical or vent-style chamber.