Can the temperature of the experimental muffle furnace be customized?

The temperature of the experimental muffle furnace can be customized, and the customization range is wide, which can meet diverse experimental needs from low temperature to high temperature. Let’s take a detailed look below!

Box type furnace commonly used for tempering (click on the image to view product details)

1. Temperature customization range
The temperature customization range of experimental muffle furnaces usually covers 200 ℃ to 2000 ℃, and some equipment even supports higher temperatures. For example:
Low temperature customization: 200 ℃ to 500 ℃, suitable for material pretreatment, low-temperature sintering and other experiments.
Medium temperature customization: 500 ℃ to 1200 ℃, covering most material synthesis, crystal growth, heat treatment and other needs.
High temperature customization: 1200 ℃ to 2000 ℃, suitable for special scenarios such as high melting point material processing and extreme condition research.

2. Customization basis and flexibility
Heating element selection
According to temperature requirements, heating elements with different temperature resistance properties can be selected:
Resistance wire: suitable for low to medium temperature range (such as ≤ 1200 ℃).
Silicon carbon rod: supports medium to high temperature range (such as 1100 ℃ to 1300 ℃), has high temperature resistance and good stability.
Silicon molybdenum rod: suitable for high temperature environments (such as ≥ 1600 ℃), with excellent high temperature resistance.

Furnace material upgrade
High temperature customization requires the use of refractory materials:
Imported alumina fiber and mullite polycrystalline fiber: suitable for medium and high temperature environments, with good insulation performance.
High purity alumina polycrystalline mullite fiber material: supports higher temperatures (such as ≥ 1600 ℃) and reduces heat loss.

Optimization of temperature control system
PID program temperature control: precise temperature control is achieved through intelligent algorithms, with temperature differences as low as ± 1 ℃.
Multi segment programming temperature control: supports complex curves such as segmented heating, constant temperature, and cooling to meet special process requirements.

3. Customized Cases and Industry Applications
Materials research field
Case: A university laboratory customized a 1700 ℃ high-temperature muffle furnace for sintering silicon carbide ceramics. The furnace is heated by silicon molybdenum rods and alumina fiber furnace to achieve uniform high-temperature heating.

Chemical synthesis field
Case: A chemical enterprise customized a 1200 ℃ intelligent temperature controlled muffle furnace for the thermal decomposition reaction of organic metal compounds.
Effect: By controlling the reaction temperature fluctuation within ± 2 ℃ through PID temperature control, the purity of the product is improved.

Semiconductor manufacturing field
Case: A chip manufacturer customized a 1800 ℃ vacuum muffle furnace for the growth of silicon carbide single crystals.
Effect: Achieve uniform heating at 1800 ℃ in a vacuum environment, reducing the density of crystal defects.

4.Customization process and precautions
Requirement Validate
Clarify core parameters such as experimental temperature range, heating rate, and holding time.
Determine the furnace size, heating method (such as single-sided/double-sided/bottom heating) and other structural requirements.

Supplier selection
Priority should be given to professional manufacturers with customization capabilities.
Confirm whether the manufacturer provides modular customization services such as heating elements, furnace materials, temperature control systems, etc.

Safety and Compliance
Ensure that the equipment meets the standards and is equipped with functions such as over temperature protection and leakage protection.
For high-temperature equipment, safety designs such as double-layer furnace shells and air-cooled/water-cooled systems are required.

Customized six sided heating box furnace (click on the picture to view product details)

In general, the temperature of the experimental muffle furnace can be customized. When customizing the temperature, you can consult relevant technical personnel for communication, so that you can customize a more suitable muffle furnace for your own experiment!Click to learn more muffle furnaces! Or click on online customer service to learn more about product information!