What materials are suitable for laboratory high-temperature tube furnaces?

The laboratory high-temperature tube furnace is suitable for the treatment and research of various materials. The following are the applicable materials clearly categorized:

Metallic materials:
Steel: The heat treatment temperature of steel is usually between 800 ℃ and 1200 ℃, and the specific treatment temperature depends on the composition and process requirements of the steel. A tubular high-temperature furnace can provide this temperature range and is suitable for processes such as annealing, quenching, and tempering of steel.
Aluminum alloy: The heat treatment temperature range of aluminum alloy is between 300 ℃ -500 ℃, and tube furnace can also meet this requirement, used for aging treatment, solid solution treatment, etc. of aluminum alloy.
Copper and nickel based alloys: The heat treatment temperatures for copper and nickel based alloys are between 400 ℃ -800 ℃ and 800 ℃ -1100 ℃, respectively. Heating and heat treatment processes within these temperature ranges can also be carried out using a tubular high-temperature furnace.

Ceramics and Glass Materials:
Ceramics: Tubular high-temperature furnaces are suitable for sintering, heat treatment and other processes of ceramic materials, such as electronic ceramics, high-temperature structural ceramics, etc. Its high-temperature uniformity and precise temperature control ability can ensure the quality and performance of ceramic materials.
Glass: Precision annealing, microcrystallization, melting and other processes of glass can all be carried out in a tubular high-temperature furnace. The high-temperature environment of the tube furnace can meet the temperature requirements required during glass processing.

New energy materials:
Lithium battery materials: The preparation and modification process of materials such as lithium iron phosphate and lithium titanium oxide can be carried out using a tubular high-temperature furnace. These materials have a wide range of applications in the field of new energy, such as positive and negative electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries.
Fuel cell materials: Tubular high-temperature furnaces are also suitable for the preparation and performance optimization of fuel cell materials, such as materials for proton exchange membrane fuel cells and solid oxide fuel cells.

Other materials:
Nanomaterials: Tubular high-temperature furnaces can be used for sintering, heat treatment and other processes of nanomaterials, and their precise temperature control ability and high temperature uniformity are of great significance for the preparation of nanomaterials.
Semiconductor materials: In the preparation process of semiconductor materials, such as thermal oxidation, annealing, and heat treatment of silicon wafers, tube type high-temperature furnaces also have a wide range of applications.

It should be noted that the specific application of tubular high-temperature furnaces also depends on the characteristics of the materials and process requirements. When selecting and using a tubular high-temperature furnace, it is necessary to comprehensively consider the actual situation of the materials to ensure the accuracy and safety of the experiment.