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2,000 °F Inert Atmosphere Heavy-Duty Box Furnace



No. 954 is an electrically-heated 2,000 °F (~1,093 °C) inert atmosphere heavy-duty box furnace from Grieve, currently used for heat treating titanium at the customer's facility.

Fifty-seven kW are installed in nickel chrome wire coils, supported by vacuum-formed ceramic fiber, to heat the load. Workspace dimensions are 30" wide x 48" deep x 30" high. The oven's 7" thick insulated walls comprise 5" of 2,300 °F ceramic fiber and 2" of 1,700 °F ceramic fiber, while the 6-1/2" floor insulation comprises 4-1/2" of 2,300 °F firebrick and 2" of 1,200 °F block insulation.

The unit is equipped with a roof-mounted heat-resisting alloy recirculating fan powered by a 1 HP motor with V-belt drive, motor-operated vertical lift door, 100 lb. capacity alloy loading cart with cast alloy roller rails, 3-1/2" diameter cast alloy rollers and a roller rail loading table with 4" diameter cast iron rollers.

This Grieve furnace also features inert atmosphere construction consisting of a continuously welded outer shell, high temperature door gasket, sealed heater terminal boxes, inert atmosphere inlet, inert atmosphere outlet and inert atmosphere flowmeter.

Controls onboard No. 954 include a digital programming temperature controller, manual reset excess temperature controller with separate contactors, plus a strip chart recorder.

For more information contact:

Frank Calabrese

The Grieve Corporation

500 Hart Road

Round Lake, IL 60073-2835

847-546-8225

sales@grievecorp.com

www.grievecorp.com

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