| Category | Muffle Furnace |
| Model | Glazing 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 | SiC heating elements, Max temp: 1600°C, High power density, Brittle material |
| Chamber (MM) | 450 x 450 x 900 |
| Outer Body (MM) | 865.0 x 1055.0 x 1180.0 |
| Chamber Volume | 182.3 Litres |
| Volume (cu.ft) | 38.8 ft³ |
| Power Load | 23.85 kW |
| Power Supply | 440V, Three Phase |
| Gross Weight | 348.57 kg |
| Chamber Shape | Square |
This furnace, more accurately a kiln, is used for the final firing of glazed pottery. Operating at high temperatures (e.g., 1000°C), it melts the applied glaze coating, fusing it to the bisque-ware body to form a glassy, impervious surface. The working principle requires even heating to ensure glaze maturity and avoid defects like pinholing or crawling. Its purpose is the final, transformative step in pottery making that provides color, texture, and functionality (making vessels watertight). It must manage the release of gases from both the clay body and the melting glaze.
Trutherm manufactures 1400 Degree Celsius (°C) Glazing 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 Glazing Furnace 450 x 450 x 900 MM chamber; 1400°C Glazing Furnace 450 x 450 x 900 MM; 1400 Degree Celsius Glazing Furnace 45 x 45 x 90 CM chamber; 1400°C Glazing Furnace 45 x 45 x 90 CM; 1400 Degree Celsius Glazing Furnace 18 x 18 x 36 INCH chamber; 1400°C Glazing 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.
Routine QC and teaching labs value a muffle furnace precisely because one unit can cover several standard test methods without dedicated process-specific tooling.
Uniform chamber heating and a simple door-loading design make a muffle furnace straightforward to standardise across multiple operators and shifts.
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.