An electric furnace may be any of the following type of heat producing equipment using electric power:

• A central heating plant for a home or building
• An electric arc furnace used for steelmaking and smelting of certain ores
• An industrial heat treating furnace
• An electrically-heated kiln
• An induction furnace used for preparation of special alloys
• A modern muffle furnace

A furnace is usually distinct from an oven which reaches lower temperatures, although there is considerable overlap. Usage of either term is based more on custom than on strict classification.

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.