| Category | Muffle Furnace |
| Model | Hot Press 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) | 450 x 450 x 450 |
| Outer Body (MM) | 855.0 x 1060.0 x 725.0 |
| Chamber Volume | 91.1 Litres |
| Volume (cu.ft) | 24 ft³ |
| Power Load | 18.25 kW |
| Power Supply | 440V, Three Phase |
| Gross Weight | 225.14 kg |
| Chamber Shape | Square |
This furnace combines uniaxial pressure with high temperature (around 1200°C) to sinter powder materials. The working principle involves placing powder in a die between two punches inside a heated chamber. Pressure is applied hydraulically as the material sinters, enhancing densification at lower temperatures than pressureless sintering. Its purpose is to fabricate dense, often complex-shaped parts from hard-to-sinter materials like carbides, diamond composites, and some advanced ceramics. It is key in producing cutting tools, armor plates, and specialized wear components.
Trutherm manufactures 1400 Degree Celsius (1400°C) Hot Press Furnace 450 x 450 x 450 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 450 MM chamber with usable chamber volume of 91.1 litre, approximate power load of 17.9 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 450 MM, 45 x 45 x 45 CM and 18 x 18 x 18 INCH. Buyers searching for 1400 Degree Celsius Hot Press Furnace 450 x 450 x 450 MM chamber; 1400°C Hot Press Furnace 450 x 450 x 450 MM; 1400 Degree Celsius Hot Press Furnace 45 x 45 x 45 CM chamber; 1400°C Hot Press Furnace 45 x 45 x 45 CM; 1400 Degree Celsius Hot Press Furnace 18 x 18 x 18 INCH chamber; 1400°C Hot Press Furnace 18 x 18 x 18 INCH can verify the same physical chamber on this canonical product page before requesting price, GST invoice, packaging and delivery.
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.
Because muffle furnaces are used across ashing, drying, calcination and light heat-treatment, the chamber and controller are specified for flexibility rather than one narrow process window.
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.