Input interpretation
sodium nitrite | melting point
Result
271 °C (degrees Celsius)
Unit conversions
544.2 K (kelvins)
519.8 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)
979.5 °R (degrees Rankine)
216.8 °Ré (degrees Réaumur)
149.8 °Rø (degrees Rømer)
Comparisons as temperature
56.46 °C below melting point of lead (327.46 °C)
38.22 °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: | 4971 W/m^2 (watts per square meter)
Approximate luminous exitance from a planar blackbody radiator perpendicular to its surface: | 4.9×10^-8 lx (lux)
Nearest corresponding gas marks
| temperature | usage gas mark 10 | 270 °C | United Kingdom thermostat 9 | 270 °C | France (actual measurements may vary)