| Category | Muffle Furnace |
| Model | Retort Furnace |
| Max Temperature | 700°C (1292°F) |
| Working Temperature | 600°C |
| Thermocouple Type | K (Chromel-Alumel) |
| Thermocouple Details | 4mm diameter, Type K, Tolerance Class 1, -40 to +500°C range, MgO insulated mineral, Inconel 600 sheath |
| Heating Element | Kanthal A1 (FeCrAl) |
| Element Details | Higher resistivity, FeCrAl alloy with Al addition, Max temp: 1425°C, Excellent oxidation resistance |
| Chamber (MM) | 690 x 890 x 690 |
| Outer Body (MM) | 1090.0 x 1495.0 x 965.0 |
| Chamber Volume | 423.7 Litres |
| Volume (cu.ft) | 59.6 ft³ |
| Power Load | 33.57 kW |
| Power Supply | 440V, Three Phase |
| Gross Weight | 482.7 kg |
| Chamber Shape | Rectangular - tall |
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 700 Degree Celsius (°C) Retort Furnace 690 x 890 x 690 MM Chamber for buyers who search by exact machine type, chamber size and 700°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 690 x 890 x 690 MM chamber with usable chamber volume of 423.7 litre, approximate power load of 33.4 kW, rectangular - tall 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: 690 x 890 x 690 MM, 69 x 89 x 69 CM and 27 x 35 x 27 INCH. Buyers searching for 700°C Retort Furnace 690 x 890 x 690 MM; Retort Furnace 700°C 690 x 890 x 690 MM; Retort Furnace 690 x 890 x 690 MM 700°C; 690 x 890 x 690 MM 700°C Retort Furnace; 700 Degree Retort Furnace 690 x 890 x 690 MM; Retort Furnace 700 Degree 690 x 890 x 690 MM can verify the same physical chamber on this canonical product page before requesting price, GST invoice, packaging and delivery.
Where sample volume and process type vary week to week, a general-purpose muffle furnace avoids the cost of maintaining several process-specific furnace types.
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.
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.