| Category | Muffle Furnace |
| Model | Retort Furnace |
| Max Temperature | 600°C (1112°F) |
| Working Temperature | 500°C |
| Thermocouple Type | K (Chromel-Alumel) |
| Thermocouple Details | 3mm diameter, Type K, Tolerance Class 1, -40 to +375°C range, MgO insulated mineral, Inconel 600 sheath |
| Heating Element | Kanthal A1 (FeCrAl) |
| Element Details | FeCrAl alloy, 80/20 NiCr equivalent, Max temp: 1400°C, Good oxidation resistance, Low cost |
| Chamber (MM) | 340 x 340 x 675 |
| Outer Body (MM) | 745.0 x 950.0 x 955.0 |
| Chamber Volume | 78 Litres |
| Volume (cu.ft) | 25.1 ft³ |
| Power Load | 17.61 kW |
| Power Supply | 440V, Three Phase |
| Gross Weight | 208.39 kg |
| Chamber Shape | Square |
This furnace incorporates a sealed retort—a vessel or chamber within the furnace—that holds the workload. Operating from 600°C, the retort can be filled with a controlled atmosphere (like endothermic gas for carburizing) independent of the combustion chamber. The working principle allows for processing in reactive atmospheres while the heating is done externally, protecting the furnace's heating elements from the atmosphere. Its purpose is for processes like carburizing, nitriding, sintering, and bright annealing where atmosphere composition is critical and must be contained.
Trutherm manufactures 600 Degree Celsius (°C) Retort Furnace 340 x 340 x 675 MM Chamber for buyers who search by exact machine type, chamber size and 600°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 340 x 340 x 675 MM chamber with usable chamber volume of 78 litre, approximate power load of 16.8 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.
Equivalent chamber references: 340 x 340 x 675 MM, 34 x 34 x 68 CM and 13 x 13 x 27 INCH. Buyers searching for 600°C Retort Furnace 340 x 340 x 675 MM; Retort Furnace 600°C 340 x 340 x 675 MM; Retort Furnace 340 x 340 x 675 MM 600°C; 340 x 340 x 675 MM 600°C Retort Furnace; 600 Degree Retort Furnace 340 x 340 x 675 MM; Retort Furnace 600 Degree 340 x 340 x 675 MM 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.