Melting and Boiling Temperatures - Evaporation and Melting Heat

Melting and boiling point temperatures, latent evaporation and melting heat of some common substances as copper, gold, lead and more - in SI units

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Melting and boiling temperatures, and latent heat of evaporation and melting heat from solid to fluid state of some common substances are indicated in the table below:

Substance Melting Point Temperature
- t -
(oC)		 Latent Heat of Melting
- Lf -
(kJ/kg)		 Boiling Point - Vaporization -  Temperature
- t -
 (oC)		 Latent Heat of Evaporation
- Lv -
(kJ/kg)
Aluminum 659 399 2,327 10,530
Brass 930      
Cobalt 1480   2900  
Copper 1,083 207 2,595 4,730
Ethyl alcohol -114 108 78.3 855
Gold 1,063 64 2,600 1,577
Graphite     3500  
Hydrogen -259 58.0 -253 455
Lead 328 23 1,750 859
Manganese 1260   2150  
Magnesium 650   1110  
Mercury -38.8 11 357 295
Molybdenum 2620   5560  
Nickel 1455   2730  
Nitrogen -210 25.7 -196 200
Oxygen -219 13.9 -183 213
Silver 962 111 1,950 2,356
Titanium 1700   3260  
Tungsten 3370   5930  
Zinc 420   906  
Water 0 335 100 2,272
  • T(oC) = 5/9[T(oF) - 32]
  • 1 kJ/kg = 0.4299 Btu/ lbm = 0.23884 kcal/kg

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