Input interpretation
elements | melting point
Summary
median | 931 °C highest | 3550 °C (carbon) lowest | -259.14 °C (hydrogen) distribution | | (based on 101 values; 17 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
helium | francium | rutherfordium | dubnium | seaborgium | bohrium | hassium | meitnerium | darmstadtium | roentgenium | ... (total: 17)
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Distribution plots
(melting point in degrees Celsius)
Melting point rankings
1 | hydrogen | -259.14 °C 2 | neon | -248.59 °C 3 | fluorine | -219.6 °C 4 | oxygen | -218.3 °C 5 | nitrogen | -210.1 °C 6 | argon | -189.3 °C 7 | krypton | -157.36 °C 8 | xenon | -111.8 °C 9 | chlorine | -101.5 °C 10 | radon | -71 °C ⋮ | | 92 | hafnium | 2233 °C 93 | ruthenium | 2334 °C 94 | iridium | 2466 °C 95 | niobium | 2477 °C 96 | molybdenum | 2623 °C 97 | tantalum | 3017 °C 98 | osmium | 3033 °C 99 | rhenium | 3186 °C 100 | tungsten | 3422 °C 101 | carbon | 3550 °C (based on 101 values; 17 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median melting point 931 °C
1204 K (kelvins)
1710 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)
2170 °R (degrees Rankine)
745 °Ré (degrees Réaumur)
496 °Rø (degrees Rømer)
Comparison for median melting point 931 °C
369 °C below to 231 °C above typical temperature of magma (700 to 1300 °C)
30 °C above large log fire temperature (1170 K)
Blackbody information for median melting point 931 °C (degrees Celsius)
perceived color | peak wavelength | 2.41 µm (micrometers) peak frequency | 70.8 THz (terahertz)
Corresponding quantities
Thermodynamic energy E from E = kT: | 10 ceV (centielectronvolts)
Blackbody energy flux Φ from Φ = σT^4: | 119216 W/m^2 (watts per square meter)
Approximate luminous exitance from a planar blackbody radiator perpendicular to its surface: | 469 lx (lux)
Thermodynamic properties
phase at STP | all | gas | liquid | solid melting point | median | 931 °C | highest | 3550 °C (carbon) | lowest | -259.14 °C (hydrogen) | distribution | boiling point | median | 2540 °C | highest | 5596 °C (rhenium) | lowest | -268.93 °C (helium) | distribution | critical temperature | median | 416.9 K | highest | 3223 K (lithium) | lowest | 5.19 K (helium) | distribution | critical pressure | median | 7.991 MPa | highest | 172 MPa (mercury) | lowest | 0.227 MPa (helium) | distribution | molar heat of fusion | median | 10 kJ/mol | highest | 105 kJ/mol (carbon) | lowest | 0.02 kJ/mol (helium) | distribution | molar heat of vaporization | median | 272 kJ/mol | highest | 800 kJ/mol (tungsten) | lowest | 0.083 kJ/mol (helium) | distribution | specific heat at STP | median | 241 J/(kg K) | highest | 14300 J/(kg K) (hydrogen) | lowest | 63 J/(kg K) (technetium) | distribution | adiabatic index | all | 7/5 | 5/3 Néel point | median | 100 K | highest | 393 K (chromium) | lowest | 12.5 K (cerium) | distribution | (properties at standard conditions)