What is the difference between a carbon fiber heating lamp and an infrared heating lamp?
Heating efficiency and speed
Carbon fiber heating lamp: Carbon fiber has a high electrothermal conversion efficiency, usually 90% – 98%, low thermal inertia, and fast heating speed. This means that a carbon fiber heating lamp can reach the set working temperature in a shorter time. For example, in some industrial scenarios that require rapid heating, such as preheating of small plastic parts, a carbon fiber quartz infrared heating halogen lamp may only take a few seconds to reach the appropriate temperature.
Infrared heating lamp: The heating efficiency mainly depends on the ability of the heated object to absorb infrared rays. If the object absorbs infrared rays well, the heating speed is also relatively fast, but the thermal inertia is slightly larger than that of a carbon fiber heating lamp. For example, for some materials that absorb infrared rays weakly, it may take longer to achieve the same heating effect.
Heating uniformity
Carbon fiber heating lamp: Carbon fiber materials can be made into various shapes and sizes, and through reasonable design and layout, relatively uniform heating can be achieved. For example, when making a large-area heating plate, evenly distributing the carbon fibers can reduce the temperature difference in the entire heating area.
halogen infrared heating bulb: Heating uniformity depends on the layout of the Halogen Heater Replacement Bulbs, the emission angle, and the shape and surface characteristics of the heated object. If the layout is unreasonable or the surface shape of the object is complex, local overheating or insufficient heating may occur. For example, for irregularly shaped metal workpieces, to ensure that all parts are heated evenly, the arrangement and angle of the infrared heating lamps need to be carefully designed.
Wavelength and penetration ability
Carbon fiber heating lamp: Carbon fiber heating will also generate a certain amount of infrared radiation, but the wavelength range is wide and the energy distribution is relatively dispersed. It mainly transfers heat by heat conduction and heat convection, and its penetration ability is relatively weak. For example, when heating thicker objects, the heat is mainly conducted from the surface of the object to the inside.
Quartz IR Halogen Heating Bulb: The infrared rays emitted by Shortwave Quartz Infrared Quartz Heat Lampss have specific wavelength ranges, such as near infrared (0.76 – 1.4μm), mid-infrared (1.4 – 3μm) and far infrared (3 – 1000μm). Different wavelengths of infrared light have different penetrating abilities. For example, near infrared light has stronger penetrating abilities and can penetrate a certain depth into an object to heat it, while far infrared light mainly acts on the surface of an object. This characteristic makes infrared heating lamps advantageous in certain application scenarios that require a specific heating depth.
