The Oxy-Gon FC Series General Purpose Ceramic Furnace

The FC Series General Purpose Ceramic Furnaces are designed to provide years of continuous service while requiring a low investment cost.

• Annealing
• Brazing
• Diffusion Bonding
• Melting
• Ceramic Firing
• Sintering
• Heat Treating
• Casting

The furnace can be rated up to a maximum operating temperature of 3000C (5,432 degrees F) and will operate in vacuum, inert atmospheres, Nitrogen or Hydrogen.

Generally the basic furnace system includes the following components:

• Furnace Assembly
• Heat Zone
• Power Supply
• Evacuation System
• Inert Gas System

Furnace Assembly

The chamber, front door, and rear cover are double walled, 304L stainless steel. Each component is electropolished to attain the highest vacuum quality.

Ports are incorporated in the chamber and front door for a sight window, thermocouples, or an optical pyrometer.

Power for the heating elements is supplied through four power feedthroughs located in the base of the chamber. The power feedthroughs are Nickel plated.

Heat Zone

Heating elements are located on the left and right sides of the heat zone.

The element and shield packages can be supplied in Graphite, Molybdenum, Tantalum, or Tungsten depending on the operating temperature of the unit.

Work zone sizes can range up to two cubic foot of usable space.