Determination of the furnace effect of two high-temperature furnaces on metal-carbon eutectic points

A method for the determination of the temperature distribution in the range from 1300 °C to 2500°C is introduced in this paper. This method was adapted to characterize the two high temperature furnaces used at LNE-Cnam: the Chino IR-R80 and the VNIIOFI HTBB 3200pg. Temperature profiles are given at three furnace temperatures, corresponding to the three most studied metal-carbon eutectic points: Co-C (1324 °C), Pt-C (1738 °C) and Re-C (2474 °C). These three fixed points were then studied in the two furnaces in different known temperature profiles, in order to determine their sensitivity to the temperature distribution. Finally, a discussion on what can be included in the term "furnace effect" is proposed.