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Ten large ivory open-ended tubes standing against a white wall in five pairs, numbered 1 to 5 in marker.

High-temperature alumina and corundum furnace tubes

Open-ended process tubes, large-diameter tubes and custom tubes for laboratory, resistance, electric and heat-treatment furnaces.

Configurations

  • Open-ended process tube
  • Large-diameter tube
  • Custom tube

Applications

  • Laboratory furnaces
  • Industrial resistance furnaces
  • Electric furnaces
  • Heat-treatment furnaces
  • Controlled-atmosphere processing

Ordering

Minimum order, non-standard parts
100 pcs
Usually, per item made to your drawing or sample.
Samples for approval
5–10 pcs
Usually sent for you to approve before the order runs.
Production lead time
25–30 days
Usual production cycle for non-standard parts.
Standard sizes from stock
~3⁠–⁠7 days
Stock covers most standard sizes. Small orders ship in about 3 days, bulk orders in about 7 days.

Typical terms. Quantities and dates for your order are confirmed in its quotation.

Sizes we have produced

Type
Open both ends
OD
30–50 mm
Length
1200–1800 mm

Other sizes made to drawing; tolerances confirmed per quotation.

Examples, in mm

Sizes produced for High-temperature alumina and corundum furnace tubes, in millimetres
ODIDLengthNote
30—1800
35281400
40301200
40301300
40—1250
50—1250

As marked by the factory on stock labels, packing and photos. A dash means the label gave no inside diameter.

Secondary operations

Done in the factory after forming. Hole sizes and positions are confirmed from your drawing.

  • Cut to lengthTubes cut to the ordered length.
  • End slotsA slot across a closed tip, or slots cut into open tube and insulator ends.
  • Side holes and perforated tubesOne or two side holes, or a line of holes along the tube.
About thirty long, large-diameter open-ended ivory tubes stacked in three layers on a low wheeled trolley in the workshop.
About thirty long, thick-walled ivory tubes with open ends leaning in a fan against a white textured wall.
Ten large ivory open-ended tubes standing against a white wall in five pairs, numbered 1 to 5 in marker.
End-on view of several hundred open-ended cream tubes in at least two diameters, lying on a rack of steel scaffold tubes.

Materials and grades

Alumina and corundum. Purity and maximum temperature are confirmed per SKU at quotation.

Full datasheets for both grades
Material grades for High-temperature alumina and corundum furnace tubes
MaterialAl₂O₃ %Working temperature °CHardness, Mohs
High-alumina>851300–14508
Corundum99 / 99.5 / 99.7*1600–1800*8-9

* Stated per SKU. Not every corundum product is 99.7% Al₂O₃ or suitable for 1800 °C; the grade and maximum temperature of each part are confirmed in its quotation.

What to send for a quote

  1. 01OD, ID and length
  2. 02End finish, flanges or other features, with a drawing if you have one
  3. 03Maximum operating temperature and atmosphere
  4. 04Heating and cooling rates, if known
  5. 05Al₂O₃ grade
  6. 06Quantity

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Request a quote

Get a quotation for furnace tubes.

Tell us the dimensions, grade and quantity. A contractual datasheet with current, product-specific test data and tolerances comes with each quotation.