Input interpretation
precious metals | melting point
Summary
median | 1866 °C highest | 3033 °C (osmium) lowest | 961.78 °C (silver) distribution |
Plot
Plot
Melting point rankings
1 | silver | 961.78 °C 2 | gold | 1064.18 °C 3 | palladium | 1554.9 °C 4 | platinum | 1768.3 °C 5 | rhodium | 1964 °C 6 | ruthenium | 2334 °C 7 | iridium | 2466 °C 8 | osmium | 3033 °C
Unit conversions for median melting point 1866 °C
2139 K (kelvins)
3391 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)
3851 °R (degrees Rankine)
1493 °Ré (degrees Réaumur)
987.2 °Rø (degrees Rømer)
Comparison for median melting point 1866 °C
180 °C below temperature of a hydrogen flame (2320 K)
198 °C above melting point of titanium (1668 °C)
Blackbody information for median melting point 1866 °C (degrees Celsius)
perceived color | peak wavelength | 1.355 µm (micrometers) peak frequency | 125.8 THz (terahertz)
Corresponding quantities
Thermodynamic energy E from E = kT: | 18 ceV (centielectronvolts)
Blackbody energy flux Φ from Φ = σT^4: | 1.188×10^6 W/m^2 (watts per square meter)
Approximate luminous exitance from a planar blackbody radiator perpendicular to its surface: | 3.272×10^6 lx (lux)
Thermodynamic properties
phase at STP | all | solid melting point | median | 1866 °C | highest | 3033 °C (osmium) | lowest | 961.78 °C (silver) | distribution | boiling point | median | 3760 °C | highest | 5012 °C (osmium) | lowest | 2162 °C (silver) | distribution | molar heat of fusion | median | 21 kJ/mol | highest | 31 kJ/mol (osmium) | lowest | 11.3 kJ/mol (silver) | distribution | molar heat of vaporization | median | 493 kJ/mol | highest | 630 kJ/mol (osmium) | lowest | 255 kJ/mol (silver) | distribution | specific heat at STP | median | 184 J/(kg K) | highest | 240 J/(kg K) (rhodium and palladium) | lowest | 129.1 J/(kg K) (gold) (properties at standard conditions)