The muffle furnace, also known as a box or chamber furnace, was referred to as a muffle furnace due to its historical usage. In the past, muffle furnaces were heated using wood, oil, and gas, but nowadays they are typically electrically heated. Additionally, modern muffle furnaces feature lightweight, high-temperature-resistant ceramic fibers as insulation material, and more intelligent and accurate thermal controllers. As a result, muffle furnaces are now among the most widely used laboratory furnaces.
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High Temperature Muffle Oven Furnace for Laboratory Debinding and Pre Sintering
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Laboratory Muffle Oven Furnace Bottom Lifting Muffle Furnace
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1200℃ Muffle Furnace Oven for Laboratory
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1700℃ Muffle Oven Furnace for Laboratory
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1400℃ Muffle Oven Furnace for Laboratory
Item Number : KT-14M
1800℃ Muffle Oven Furnace for Laboratory
Item Number : KT-18M
What is a large box furnace use for?
Large box furnace is used for batch processing of big size material or big quantity materials, it can be used both in the laboratory experiments and industrial productions. Large box furnace with two chambers is called dual chamber furnace,two furnace chambers are working independently but share same footprint,dual chamber furnace can increase the thermal processing capacity greatly, widely used for annealing and tempering heat treatment.
Large box furnace is widely used for purpose of ashing, sintering and heat treatment, application fields include ceramic,cement,glass, and new materials researching.
Muffle furnace accessories
Muffle furnace accessories are the consuming parts with daily operation, like resistant heating wires, SiC heaters, MoSi2 heaters, insulation chambers, furnace crucibles, furnace thermal controllers, temperature sensors , etc.
KinTek - one professional of muffle furnace suppliers
Muffle furnace by KinTek has a wide range of working temperature, KT-12M series box furnace applies Cr2Al2Mo2 wire coil heating element, its working temperature is up to 1200℃.
KT-14M series box furnace applies Silicon carbide heating element, its working temperature is up to 1400℃.
KT-17M and KT18M series box furnace applies standard MoSi2 and super MoSi2 heating element working temperature is up to 1700℃ and 1800℃.
FAQ
What Are Muffle Furnace Used For?
Muffle furnaces are mainly used for high-temperature applications in industrial manufacturing and laboratory environments. They provide a controlled and insulated environment for heating materials, allowing precise temperature control. Muffle furnaces are ideal for ashing samples, heat-treating applications, and materials research. They are commonly used for melting glass, creating enamel coatings, technical ceramics, soldering, and brazing. Muffle furnaces use technology and design to achieve greater control of temperature uniformity and isolate heated materials from combustion contaminants.
What Are The Types Of Muffle Furnace?
Box furnace, tube furnace, crucible furnace, split furnace, vacuum furnace, and multi-zone furnace are some types of muffle furnaces. The choice of muffle furnace depends on the specific application and requirements of the user.
What Is Muffle Furnace In Chemistry?
A muffle furnace is a type of oven equipment used in chemistry that can reach high temperatures and provides a controlled and insulated environment for heating materials, allowing precise temperature control. It separates the object to be heated from all byproducts of combustion from the heat source. Muffle furnaces are used in solid-state reactions, such as reducing metals or creating oxides, and for limiting oxygen exposure in materials. They are also used in high-temperature chemical vapor deposition processes and are ideal for ashing samples, heat-treating applications, and materials research.
What Is The Use Of Muffle Furnace For Ash?
Muffle furnaces are commonly used for ashing samples, which involves heating materials to high temperatures to determine their percentage of ash content. This process is helpful in testing and treating materials in various industries such as cement making, foundry, and nuclear sectors. The standard muffle furnace is also used for manufacturing glass, ceramics, and other materials. Overall, muffle furnaces play a vital role in material testing and treatment at high temperatures, making them a crucial apparatus in many industries.
What Is The Temperature Of Muffle Furnace?
The temperature range of a muffle furnace is between 800°C to 1800°C, with a maximum temperature of 1473 K (1200°C; 2192°F). It is crucial to choose a furnace that will reach the desired temperature for your applications. Muffle furnaces are commonly used in metallurgy, glassmaking, ceramics, and other industries that require materials to be melted or heated to high temperatures. It usually takes approximately an hour for a muffle furnace to reach maximum temperature.
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