Melting Points of some Popular Metals
Melting Point Boiling Point Specific
Material °C °F °C °F Gravity
Aluminium 658 1216 1800 3272 2.706
Antimony 630 1166 1635 2975 6.620
Beryllium 935 1693 * * 8.470
Bronze 1000 1832 * * 8.780
Cadmium 321 610 765 1411 8.640
Chromium 1830 3326 2200 3992 7.140
Cobalt 1467 2673 2415 4379 12.750
Copper 1083 1981 2310 4190 8.930
Gold 1063 1945 2200 3992 19.320
Iron (Cast) 1230 2245 * * 7.200
Iron (Wrought) 1510 2750 * * 7.700
Iron (Crude) 1527 2781 2450 4442 7.870
Lead 327 621 1740 3132 11.340
Magnesium 651 1204 1120 2048 1.740
Manganese 1242 2268 1900 3452 7.390
Molybdenum 2500 4532 * * 10.000
Nickel 1445 2651 2340 4244 8.900
Palladium 1555 2831 2200 3992 12.160
Platinum 1774 3225 4300 7772 21.400
Silver 960 1760 1995 3550 10.500
Sodium 98 207 883 1622 0.971
Steel 1350 2462 * * 7.850
Steel (Structural) 1350 2462 * * 7.850
Steel (Stainless) 1400 2552 * * 7.890
Tin 232 450 2270 4118 7.300
Titanium 2000 3632 * * 4.800
Tungsten 3375 6107 * * 19.200
Uranium 1800 3360 * * 18.700
Vanadium 1720 3128 * * 5.500
Wolfram 3375 6107 * * 19.200
Zinc 419 786 906 1662 7.190
Just in case you think you eyes are deceiving you, Wolfram and Tungsten are one and the same metal. Seems odd that the original author of the list included both names.



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