Input interpretation
carbon | melting point
Result
3550 °C (degrees Celsius) (value given for diamond form)
Unit conversions
3823 K (kelvins)
6422 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)
6882 °R (degrees Rankine)
2840 °Ré (degrees Réaumur)
1871 °Rø (degrees Rømer)
Comparison as temperature
128 °C above melting point of tungsten (3422 °C)
Blackbody information
perceived color | peak wavelength | 758 nm (nanometers) peak frequency | 224.8 THz (terahertz)
Corresponding quantities
Thermodynamic energy E from E = kT: | 33 ceV (centielectronvolts)
Blackbody energy flux Φ from Φ = σT^4: | 1.211×10^7 W/m^2 (watts per square meter)
Approximate luminous exitance from a planar blackbody radiator perpendicular to its surface: | 5.905×10^8 lx (lux)
Thermodynamic properties
phase at STP | solid | melting point | [5, 6]-fullerene-C70 | 280 °C | buckminsterfullerene | 280 °C | activated charcoal | 3550 °C | graphite | 3675 °C boiling point | activated charcoal | 4027 °C molar heat of fusion | graphite | 117.4 kJ/mol molar heat of vaporization | 715 kJ/mol (rank: 3rd) | specific heat at STP | 710 J/(kg K) (rank: 16th) | (properties at standard conditions)