Is melting furnace profitable to sell on Amazon United States?

The niche generates $433K/yr across 45 tracked products. 5 of 13 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -38.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).

How competitive is the melting furnace niche?

18 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 33% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 81% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in melting furnace?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Durability, Heating. The return rate is 2.1%.

When does demand for melting furnace peak?

Demand peaks in Feb–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the melting furnace niche?

Listings span $32.09–$397.30; the average listing price is $177.97 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 116 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

melting furnace

Worth a look

Shows a thin review moat (116 avg reviews), but soft demand (-38.0% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Review moat

Great115.87

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.1★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Great33%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Returns

Good2.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Market size

Good$433K

$433K/yr · 487K searches

Avg price

Good$177.97

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Okay81%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Price range

Bad$32.09–$397.30

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Growth

Bad-38.0%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Conversion

Bad0.5%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Signals High Price

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, melting furnace is a $433K/yr Amazon United States market (487K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.

Data updated Jul 6, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

melting furnace market data

Units sold / yr: 3K–4K; avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr: $534K–$712K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 0.5%
Avg BSR: #210
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 91%
Sponsored: 93%
Out of stock: 4.7%
Avg brand age: 35 months
Avg seller age: 198 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (33% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

18 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

81%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

33%

Top 20: 70%

Open market

17%

Nelyrho36%
Molten Masters12%
VEVOR12%
TOAUTO12%
LSMIITTH8%
The Foundry Supply Co.2%
Open — no brand owns it (12 brands, 17%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 109 weeks — -38.0% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

Open Trend

Top melting furnace search terms

melting furnace93K/yr -42.3%0.6% conv.
smelting furnace kit66K/yr -53.8%0.6% conv.
smelting furnace66K/yr -47.0%1.0% conv.
smelter35K/yr -21.3%0.5% conv.
foundry27K/yr -11.0%0.4% conv.
gold melting furnace19K/yr +5.9%0.4% conv.
metal melting furnace22K/yr -46.4%0.7% conv.
smelters for all metal full kit10K/yr -8.3%0.9% conv.
melting furnace kit46K/yr -65.2%1.0% conv.
propane melting furnace18K/yr -31.7%0.6% conv.

All search terms

Top melting furnace products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Nelyrho 6KG Propane Melting Furnace Kit 2500F Stainless Steel Smelter

Nelyrho$162.354.5★332 rev

Nelyrho 12KG Large Smelting Furnace Kit 2500F Stainless Steel Smelter

Nelyrho$264.974.4★19 rev

Nelyrho 3KG Propane Melting Furnace Kit Beginner Smelter Set

Nelyrho$135.044.7★42 rev

VEVOR 6KG Propane Melting Furnace Kit Large Capacity Foundry Home Kilns Blacksmithing Forge with Crucible & Tongs Kiln Stainless Steel for Metal Scrap Recycle Gold Copper Silver Casting

VEVOR$98.234.2★315 rev

Nelyrho 3KG Propane Melting Furnace Kit Beginner-Friendly

Nelyrho$111.864.5★90 rev

Newest

by launch date

MMasters Complete 3KG Electric Melting Furnace Kit Smelting Set with Graphite Crucible Ingot Mold Tongs Gloves & Goggles Ideal for Gold Silver Copper Aluminum Refining

Molten Masters$238.651 rev

today

Outstar Melting Furnace Kit 12KG Propane Melting Furnace Upgraded Safer Smelter Furnace Smelting Gold Silver Copper Aluminum Metal Recycle for Jewelry Making and Metal Casting Red

Outstar$119.549 rev

3w ago

GarveeTech Smelting Furnace kit 6 KG Propane Melting Furnace Kit

GarveeTech$98.9410 rev

2mo ago

VEVOR Electric Melting Furnace 3kg+1kg Electric Metal Smelter Foundry 1350W 2102/1150 Smelting Furnace Kit for Gold/Silver Jewelry & Copper/Aluminum Casting

VEVOR$188.4643 rev

9mo ago

MMasters 4KG Propane Melting Furnace Kit with Gloves 2400 High-Efficiency Metal Foundry for Gold Silver Copper and Aluminum Smelting Ideal for Jewelry Making and Metal Casting

Molten Masters$117.5218 rev

11mo ago

What buyers say about melting furnace

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall15%

“Really good build quality”

Heating12%

“Excellent Heat Performance”

Value For Money12%

“low price”

Efficiency8%

“Also have used it for refining thru cupalation and works amazing”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“Works as stated”

Ease Of Use7%

“Easy to use”

Assembly/Installation5%

“Easy to setup”

Durability5%

“The whole unit seems durable”

Size-Overall4%

“Perfect size”

Strength3%

“Solid equipment”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall13%

“Cheap Quality”

Durability13%

“Broke”

Heating12%

“the furnace stopped heating”

Size-Overall5%

“Little small”

Functionality-Overall4%

“Regulator limit is reason for lack of performance”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting3%

“Unclear instructions”

Strength3%

“its not sturdy at all”

Value For Money3%

“Waste of money”

Temperature Control3%

“the heat is not consistent which gave an unsafe concern”

Ease Of Use2%

“Not simple”

Top return reasons

Heating19%

Defective Material/Parts15%

Size-Overall13%

Functionality-Overall10%

Durability8%