Phoenix is familiar with the challenges of validating and calibrating temperature measurements, as we have UKAS accreditation for testing at temperatures up to 1500°C.
Our temperature measurement and control solutions can help you decide on the best instrumentation for your testing requirements.
Traditional Furnaces
- Single or three-zone options
- Split or tubular design
- Limited heating profile due to furnace windings
- Temperatures up to 1200°C
- Good temperature uniformity on conventional samples
- Difficult to operate in different atmospheres
- Slow heating and cooling rates compared to other alternatives
- Can directly heat any type of material
Infrared Emitters
- The number of emitters can be varied from one upwards
- The shape and arrangement of the emitters can be varied, with brackets designed to suit the sample and temperature profile required
- Suitable for testing up to 900°C
- Uniform or non-uniform temperature profile across the sample or component as required
- Can operate in a range of atmospheres
- Rapid heating and cooling rates
- Can directly heat any type of material
Induction Heating
- Traditionally used with a single coil
- The shape of the coil can be adjusted to suit the sample and temperature profile required
- Suitable for testing up to 3000°C
- Uniform or non-uniform temperature profile across the sample or component as required
- Can operate in a range of atmospheres
- Rapid heating and cooling rates
- A susceptor can be used to heat non-metallic or non-uniform samples
In addition to the method of heating, temperature measurement can be carried out in a number of ways including thermocouples, thermography and pyrometry. The correct types of measurement system will depend upon the temperature range, sample material, geometry and test atmosphere.
If you need to carry out testing at elevated temperatures, why not consider outsourcing to our UKAS accredited laboratory? We offer high temperature testing up to 2,000°C (UKAS accredited to 1,000°C), or extremely low temperature testing to -196°C*.
*The activities identified with * are not UKAS accredited.
