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Scaling up heat treatment processes from small laboratory samples to larger research batches is rarely as simple as merely switching to a larger container. As sample volume increases, heat transfer uniformity decreases, gas exchange becomes harder to control, and the discrepancy between the programmed furnace temperature and the actual material temperature becomes more pronounced. Furthermore, researchers require sufficient internal space to accommodate wider quartz boats, larger ceramic components, wafer carriers, metal assemblies, and representative powder batches. It is precisely because of these challenges that large diameter tube furnaces are selected when conventional 50 mm or 80 mm models cannot meet processing capacity requirements.