Input interpretation
poor metals | melting point
Summary
median | 271.3 °C highest | 660.32 °C (aluminum) lowest | 29.76 °C (gallium) distribution | | (based on 7 values; 4 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
nihonium | flerovium | moscovium | livermorium (total: 4)
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Melting point rankings
1 | gallium | 29.76 °C 2 | indium | 156.6 °C 3 | tin | 231.93 °C 4 | bismuth | 271.3 °C 5 | thallium | 304 °C 6 | lead | 327.46 °C 7 | aluminum | 660.32 °C (based on 7 values; 4 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median melting point 271.3 °C
544.4 K (kelvins)
520.3 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)
980 °R (degrees Rankine)
217 °Ré (degrees Réaumur)
149.9 °Rø (degrees Rømer)
Comparison for median melting point 271.3 °C
56.2 °C below melting point of lead (327.46 °C)
38.5 °C above autoignition temperature of book paper in Ray Bradbury's famous novel (451 °F)
(25 to 50) °C above autoignition temperature of paper (218 to 246 °C)
Corresponding quantities
Thermodynamic energy E from E = kT: | 47 meV (millielectronvolts)
Blackbody energy flux Φ from Φ = σT^4: | 4982 W/m^2 (watts per square meter)
Approximate luminous exitance from a planar blackbody radiator perpendicular to its surface: | 5×10^-8 lx (lux)
Thermodynamic properties
phase at STP | all | solid melting point | median | 271.3 °C | highest | 660.32 °C (aluminum) | lowest | 29.76 °C (gallium) | distribution | boiling point | median | 2072 °C | highest | 2602 °C (tin) | lowest | 1473 °C (thallium) | distribution | molar heat of fusion | median | 5.59 kJ/mol | highest | 10.9 kJ/mol (bismuth) | lowest | 3.26 kJ/mol (indium) | distribution | molar heat of vaporization | median | 230 kJ/mol | highest | 293 kJ/mol (aluminum) | lowest | 160 kJ/mol (bismuth) | distribution | specific heat at STP | median | 217 J/(kg K) | highest | 904 J/(kg K) (aluminum) | lowest | 122 J/(kg K) (bismuth) | distribution | (properties at standard conditions)
Nearest corresponding gas marks for median melting point 271.3 °C (degrees Celsius)
| temperature | usage gas mark 10 | 270 °C | United Kingdom thermostat 9 | 270 °C | France (actual measurements may vary)