| Category | Muffle Furnace |
| Model | Pottery Kiln |
| Max Temperature | 1400°C (2552°F) |
| Working Temperature | 1300°C |
| Thermocouple Type | B (Platinum-30% Rhodium) |
| Thermocouple Details | 8mm diameter, Type B, Tolerance Class 2, 200 to +1700°C range, High purity alumina insulation, Platinum-Rhodium alloy sheath |
| Heating Element | Silicon Carbide (SiC) |
| Element Details | Max temp: 1600°C, High power density, Brittle material, SiC heating elements |
| Chamber (MM) | 390 x 390 x 770 |
| Outer Body (MM) | 800.0 x 1005.0 x 1050.0 |
| Chamber Volume | 117.1 Litres |
| Volume (cu.ft) | 31.1 ft³ |
| Power Load | 18.85 kW |
| Power Supply | 440V, Three Phase |
| Gross Weight | 241.44 kg |
| Chamber Shape | Square |
The specific name for a kiln used in firing pottery. It is the core tool of the potter. Operating temperatures start around 1000°C for earthenware and go much higher for stoneware and porcelain. The working principle involves heating the clay slowly to drive off water, then to its maturation temperature where it vitrifies, and finally cooling it in a controlled manner. Its purpose is to make clay artifacts permanent, functional, and often decorative. Designs range from small top-loading electric kilns for studios to massive tunnel kilns for industrial tile production.
Equivalent chamber references: 390 x 390 x 770 MM, 39 x 39 x 77 CM and 15 x 15 x 30 INCH. Buyers searching for 1400 Degree Celsius Pottery Kiln 390 x 390 x 770 MM chamber; 1400°C Pottery Kiln 390 x 390 x 770 MM; 1400 Degree Celsius Pottery Kiln 39 x 39 x 77 CM chamber; 1400°C Pottery Kiln 39 x 39 x 77 CM; 1400 Degree Celsius Pottery Kiln 15 x 15 x 30 INCH chamber; 1400°C Pottery Kiln 15 x 15 x 30 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) Pottery Kiln 390 x 390 x 770 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 390 x 390 x 770 MM chamber with usable chamber volume of 117.1 litre, approximate power load of 19.8 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.
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.