Solids - Melting and Boiling Temperatures
Melting and boiling temperatures of some products.
- melting - or fusion - is a phase transition of a substance from a solid to a liquid
- boiling - is a phase transition of a substance from a liquid to gas
Melting and boiling temperatures of some products:
| Product | Melting Point (oC) | Boiling Point (oC) |
|---|---|---|
| Agate | 1600 | 2600 |
| Alcohol (ethanol) | -114 | 78.4 |
| Aluminum | 658 | 2467 |
| Aluminum alloys | 480 - 655 | |
| Aluminum bronze | 1040 | 2300 |
| Aluminum Oxide | 2053 | |
| Amber | 300 | - |
| Ammonia | -78 | |
| Aniline | -6 | |
| Antimony | 630 | 1635 |
| Arsenic | 815 | |
| Asbestos | 1300 | |
| Asphalt | 80 - 100 | < 300 |
| Barium | 704 | 1700 |
| Barium chloride | 963 | 1560 |
| Barytes | 1580 | |
| Beef tallow | 40 - 50 | < 350 |
| Beryllium | 1280 | 2970 |
| Bismuth | 271 | 1560 |
| Bitumen | < 90 | |
| Boiler scale - deposit on heat transfer surfaces | 1200 | 2800 |
| Borax | 740 | |
| Boron | 2027 | 3802 |
| Brass | 900 | 1100 |
| Bromine | -7.3 | 63 |
| Bronze | 910 | 2300 |
| Brown iron ore | 1570 | |
| Cadmium | 321 | 765 |
| Calcium | 850 | 1439 |
| Carbon | 3600 | |
| Carbon dioxide | -78 | |
| Cast iron | 1200 | 2500 |
| Cerium | 630 | |
| Chamotte fireclay | < 2000 | |
| Chromium | 1800 | 2700 |
| Chrom oxide | 2300 | |
| Clay | 1600 | 2980 |
| Cobalt | 1490 | 3100 |
| Constantan | 1600 | 2400 |
| Copper | 1083 | 2500 |
| Diamond | 3820 | |
| Dowtherm | 12 | |
| Duralium | 650 | 2000 |
| Emery | 2200 | 3000 |
| Gallium | 29.8 | |
| Germanium | 937 | 2830 |
| Glass, window | < 700 | |
| Glycerin | -16 | |
| Gold | 1063 | 2700 |
| Graphite | < 3800 | < 4200 |
| Ice - or snow, water | 0 | 100 |
| Indium | 156.6 | 2006 |
| Ingot iron | 1460 | 2500 |
| Iodine | 113.5 | 184 |
| Iridium | 2450 | 4800 |
| Iron, cast | 1200 | 2500 |
| Iron, forged | 1200 | |
| Iron-oxide | 1570 | |
| Lead | 327.4 | 1740 |
| Lithium | 179 | 1372 |
| Magnesium | 657 | 1110 |
| Magnesium alloy | 650 | 1500 |
| Manganese | 1221 | 2150 |
| Mercury | -38.8 | 356.7 |
| Molybdenum | 2622 | 2730 |
| Nickel | 1452 | |
| Nickel silver CuNi12Zn24 | 1020 | |
| Niobium | 2477 | 4540 |
| Osmium | 2500 | 5300 |
| Palladium | 1552 | 2930 |
| Paraffin | 52 | 300 |
| Phosphorbronze | 900 | |
| Phosphorus | 44 | 280 |
| Pinchbeck | 1000 | 1300 |
| Platinum | 1770 | 4400 |
| Plaster | 1200 | |
| Plutonium | 640 | 3454 |
| Porcelain | 1650 | |
| Potassium | 63 | 762 |
| Quartz | 1470 | 2230 |
| Radium | 960 | 1140 |
| Red bronze CuSn5ZnPb | 950 | 2300 |
| Resistance alloy CuNi | 1280 | < 2400 |
| Resistance alloy NiCr | 1400 | |
| Resistance alloy FeCrAl | 1425 | |
| Rhenium | 3175 | 5500 |
| Rhodium | 1960 | 2500 |
| Rubidium | 39 | 700 |
| Rubber raw | 125 | |
| Ruthenium | 2333 | |
| Salt, common | 802 | 1440 |
| Sand | 1550 | 2230 |
| Sandstone | 1500 | |
| Selenium | 220 | 688 |
| Silicon | 1420 | 2600 |
| Sillimanite | 1820 | |
| Silver | 960 | 2170 |
| Slate | 2000 | |
| Sodium | 97.5 | 880 |
| Steatite | 1600 | |
| Steel | 1460 | 2500 |
| Sulphur | 106 - 119 | 445 |
| Tantalum | 2990 | 4100 |
| Tar | -15 | 300 |
| Tellurium | 455 | 1300 |
| Thorium | 1800 | 4000 |
| Tin | 232 | 2500 |
| Titanium | 1670 | 3200 |
| Tungsten | 3414 | 5900 |
| Uranium | 1133 | 3800 |
| Vanadium | 1890 | 3300 |
| Water - or ice, snow | 0 | 100 |
| Wax | 60 - 65 | |
| White metal | 300 - 400 | 2100 |
| Zinc | 419 | 906 |
| Zirconium | 1854 | 4377 |
