Input interpretation
iron | melting point
Result
1538 °C (degrees Celsius)
Unit conversions
1811 K (kelvins)
2800 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)
3260 °R (degrees Rankine)
1230 °Ré (degrees Réaumur)
814.9 °Rø (degrees Rømer)
Comparisons as temperature
130 °C below melting point of titanium (1668 °C)
60 °C below temperature of a Bunsen burner flame (1870 K)
140 °C above temperature in the blue part of a candle flame (1670 K)
Blackbody information
perceived color | peak wavelength | 1.6 µm (micrometers) peak frequency | 106.5 THz (terahertz)
Corresponding quantities
Thermodynamic energy E from E = kT: | 16 ceV (centielectronvolts)
Blackbody energy flux Φ from Φ = σT^4: | 610140 W/m^2 (watts per square meter)
Approximate luminous exitance from a planar blackbody radiator perpendicular to its surface: | 401521 lx (lux)
Thermodynamic properties
phase at STP | solid melting point | 1538 °C (rank: 26th) boiling point | 2861 °C (rank: 39th) molar heat of fusion | 13.8 kJ/mol (rank: 36th) molar heat of vaporization | 347 kJ/mol (rank: 30th) specific heat at STP | 449 J/(kg K) (rank: 26th) (properties at standard conditions)