Input interpretation
rare earth metals | melting point
Summary
median | 1313 °C highest | 1663 °C (lutetium) lowest | 798 °C (cerium) distribution |
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Distribution plots
(melting point in degrees Celsius)
Melting point rankings
1 | cerium | 798 °C 2 | ytterbium | 819 °C 3 | europium | 822 °C 4 | lanthanum | 920 °C 5 | praseodymium | 931 °C 6 | neodymium | 1021 °C 7 | samarium | 1072 °C 8 | promethium | 1100 °C 9 | gadolinium | 1313 °C 10 | terbium | 1356 °C 11 | dysprosium | 1412 °C 12 | holmium | 1474 °C 13 | erbium | 1497 °C 14 | yttrium | 1526 °C 15 | scandium | 1541 °C 16 | thulium | 1545 °C 17 | lutetium | 1663 °C
Unit conversions for median melting point 1313 °C
1586 K (kelvins)
2395 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)
2855 °R (degrees Rankine)
1050 °Ré (degrees Réaumur)
696.8 °Rø (degrees Rømer)
Comparison for median melting point 1313 °C
225 °C below melting point of iron (1538 °C)
80 °C below temperature in the blue part of a candle flame (1670 K)
(10 to 600) °C above typical temperature of magma (700 to 1300 °C)
Blackbody information for median melting point 1313 °C (degrees Celsius)
perceived color | peak wavelength | 1.827 µm (micrometers) peak frequency | 93.25 THz (terahertz)
Corresponding quantities
Thermodynamic energy E from E = kT: | 14 ceV (centielectronvolts)
Blackbody energy flux Φ from Φ = σT^4: | 358913 W/m^2 (watts per square meter)
Approximate luminous exitance from a planar blackbody radiator perpendicular to its surface: | 58776 lx (lux)
Thermodynamic properties
phase at STP | all | solid melting point | median | 1313 °C | highest | 1663 °C (lutetium) | lowest | 798 °C (cerium) | distribution | boiling point | median | 3000 °C | highest | 3464 °C (lanthanum) | lowest | 1196 °C (ytterbium) | distribution | molar heat of fusion | median | 10 kJ/mol | highest | 22 kJ/mol (lutetium) | lowest | 5.5 kJ/mol (cerium) | distribution | molar heat of vaporization | median | 290 kJ/mol | highest | 415 kJ/mol (lutetium) | lowest | 160 kJ/mol (ytterbium) | distribution | specific heat at STP | median | 186 J/(kg K) | highest | 567 J/(kg K) (scandium) | lowest | 154 J/(kg K) (ytterbium and lutetium) | distribution | Néel point | median | 90.5 K | highest | 230 K (terbium) | lowest | 12.5 K (cerium) | distribution | (properties at standard conditions)