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A heat treating furnace having a work chamber of circular cross-section and having banks of electric resistance heating elements formed by rigid and elongated graphite bars. The graphite bars of each bank are interconnected so as to form an octagon located closely adjacent the circular wall of the work chamber and closely approximating the circular shape of the chamber. As a result of the octagonal arrangement, ring-like banks of rigid graphite elements may be space longitudinally along the circular work chamber to enable front-to-rear temperature trim zones to be established in the chamber.
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