Input interpretation
silicon | melting point
Result
1414 °C (degrees Celsius)
Unit conversions
1687 K (kelvins)
2577 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)
3037 °R (degrees Rankine)
1131 °Ré (degrees Réaumur)
749.8 °Rø (degrees Rømer)
Comparisons as temperature
180 °C below temperature of a Bunsen burner flame (1870 K)
124 °C below melting point of iron (1538 °C)
17 °C above temperature in the blue part of a candle flame (1670 K)
Blackbody information
perceived color | peak wavelength | 1.718 µm (micrometers) peak frequency | 99.19 THz (terahertz)
Corresponding quantities
Thermodynamic energy E from E = kT: | 15 ceV (centielectronvolts)
Blackbody energy flux Φ from Φ = σT^4: | 459438 W/m^2 (watts per square meter)
Approximate luminous exitance from a planar blackbody radiator perpendicular to its surface: | 148043 lx (lux)
Thermodynamic properties
phase at STP | solid melting point | 1414 °C (rank: 33rd) boiling point | 2900 °C (rank: 35th) molar heat of fusion | 50.2 kJ/mol (rank: 2nd) molar heat of vaporization | 359 kJ/mol (rank: 28th) specific heat at STP | 710 J/(kg K) (rank: 16th) (properties at standard conditions)