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Melting Point of the Elements

Tungsten has the highest melting point (3,422 °C) and hydrogen the lowest (-259.16 °C). Helium and carbon melt only under pressure.

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1 H -2592 He -2723 Li 1814 Be 1,2875 B 2,0756 C 4,4897 N -2108 O -2199 F -22010 Ne -24911 Na 9812 Mg 65013 Al 66014 Si 1,41415 P 4416 S 11517 Cl -10118 Ar -18919 K 6320 Ca 84221 Sc 1,54122 Ti 1,66823 V 1,91024 Cr 1,90725 Mn 1,24626 Fe 1,53827 Co 1,49528 Ni 1,45529 Cu 1,08530 Zn 42031 Ga 3032 Ge 93833 As 81734 Se 22135 Br -736 Kr -15737 Rb 3938 Sr 77739 Y 1,52240 Zr 1,85541 Nb 2,47742 Mo 2,62343 Tc 2,15744 Ru 2,33445 Rh 1,96446 Pd 1,55547 Ag 96248 Cd 32149 In 15750 Sn 23251 Sb 63152 Te 45053 I 11454 Xe -11255 Cs 2856 Ba 72757 La 91858 Ce 79859 Pr 93160 Nd 1,02161 Pm 1,04262 Sm 1,07463 Eu 82264 Gd 1,31365 Tb 1,35666 Dy 1,41267 Ho 1,47468 Er 1,52969 Tm 1,54570 Yb 81971 Lu 1,66372 Hf 2,23373 Ta 3,01774 W 3,42275 Re 3,18676 Os 3,03377 Ir 2,44678 Pt 1,76879 Au 1,06480 Hg -3981 Tl 30482 Pb 32783 Bi 27184 Po 25485 At —86 Rn -7187 Fr —88 Ra 70089 Ac 1,05190 Th 1,75091 Pa 1,57292 U 1,13593 Np 64494 Pu 64095 Am 1,17696 Cm 1,34597 Bk 98698 Cf 90099 Es 860100 Fm —101 Md —102 No —103 Lr —104 Rf —105 Db —106 Sg —107 Bh —108 Hs —109 Mt —110 Ds —111 Rg —112 Cn —113 Nh —114 Fl —115 Mc —116 Lv —117 Ts —118 Og —

Hydrogen

Nonmetals · Gas

Melting point -259.16°C

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Melting point, °C -272 4,489 no data

Highest for carbon and the transition metals, lowest for helium and hydrogen. All values as a list ↓

All elements by melting point

Temperature at which the solid turns liquid at standard pressure. Helium, carbon and arsenic do not melt at normal pressure: helium needs about 25 atm, carbon and arsenic turn straight into vapour.

Source: PubChem (NIH)

  1. 1 Carbon 4,489°C 4,762 K, only under pressure
  2. 2 Tungsten 3,422°C 3,695 K
  3. 3 Rhenium 3,186°C 3,459 K
  4. 4 Osmium 3,033°C 3,306 K
  5. 5 Tantalum 3,017°C 3,290 K
  6. 6 Molybdenum 2,623°C 2,896 K
  7. 7 Niobium 2,477°C 2,750 K
  8. 8 Iridium 2,446°C 2,719 K
  9. 9 Ruthenium 2,334°C 2,607 K
  10. 10 Hafnium 2,233°C 2,506 K
  11. 11 Technetium 2,157°C 2,430 K
  12. 12 Boron 2,075°C 2,348 K
  13. 13 Rhodium 1,964°C 2,237 K
  14. 14 Vanadium 1,910°C 2,183 K
  15. 15 Chromium 1,907°C 2,180 K
  16. 16 Zirconium 1,855°C 2,128 K
  17. 17 Platinum 1,768.4°C 2,041.55 K
  18. 18 Thorium 1,750°C 2,023 K
  19. 19 Titanium 1,668°C 1,941 K
  20. 20 Lutetium 1,663°C 1,936 K
  21. 21 Protactinium 1,572°C 1,845 K
  22. 22 Palladium 1,554.9°C 1,828.05 K
  23. 23 Thulium 1,545°C 1,818 K
  24. 24 Scandium 1,541°C 1,814 K
  25. 25 Iron 1,538°C 1,811 K
  26. 26 Erbium 1,529°C 1,802 K
  27. 27 Yttrium 1,522°C 1,795 K
  28. 28 Cobalt 1,495°C 1,768 K
  29. 29 Holmium 1,474°C 1,747 K
  30. 30 Nickel 1,455°C 1,728 K
  31. 31 Silicon 1,414°C 1,687 K
  32. 32 Dysprosium 1,412°C 1,685 K
  33. 33 Terbium 1,356°C 1,629 K
  34. 34 Curium 1,345°C 1,618 K
  35. 35 Gadolinium 1,313°C 1,586 K
  36. 36 Beryllium 1,287°C 1,560 K
  37. 37 Manganese 1,246°C 1,519 K
  38. 38 Americium 1,176°C 1,449 K
  39. 39 Uranium 1,135°C 1,408 K
  40. 40 Copper 1,084.62°C 1,357.77 K
  41. 41 Samarium 1,074°C 1,347 K
  42. 42 Gold 1,064.18°C 1,337.33 K
  43. 43 Actinium 1,051°C 1,324 K
  44. 44 Promethium 1,042°C 1,315 K
  45. 45 Neodymium 1,021°C 1,294 K
  46. 46 Berkelium 986°C 1,259 K
  47. 47 Silver 961.78°C 1,234.93 K
  48. 48 Germanium 938.3°C 1,211.4 K
  49. 49 Praseodymium 931°C 1,204 K
  50. 50 Lanthanum 918°C 1,191 K
  51. 51 Californium 900°C 1,173 K
  52. 52 Einsteinium 860°C 1,133 K
  53. 53 Calcium 842°C 1,115 K
  54. 54 Europium 822°C 1,095 K
  55. 55 Ytterbium 819°C 1,092 K
  56. 56 Arsenic 817°C 1,090 K, only under pressure
  57. 57 Cerium 798°C 1,071 K
  58. 58 Strontium 777°C 1,050 K
  59. 59 Barium 727°C 1,000 K
  60. 60 Radium 700°C 973 K
  61. 61 Aluminium 660.29°C 933.44 K
  62. 62 Magnesium 650°C 923 K
  63. 63 Neptunium 644°C 917 K
  64. 64 Plutonium 640°C 913 K
  65. 65 Antimony 630.63°C 903.78 K
  66. 66 Tellurium 449.51°C 722.66 K
  67. 67 Zinc 419.53°C 692.68 K
  68. 68 Lead 327.46°C 600.61 K
  69. 69 Cadmium 321.07°C 594.22 K
  70. 70 Thallium 304°C 577 K
  71. 71 Bismuth 271.4°C 544.55 K
  72. 72 Polonium 254°C 527 K
  73. 73 Tin 231.93°C 505.08 K
  74. 74 Selenium 220.5°C 493.65 K
  75. 75 Lithium 180.5°C 453.65 K
  76. 76 Indium 156.6°C 429.75 K
  77. 77 Sulfur 115.21°C 388.36 K
  78. 78 Iodine 113.7°C 386.85 K
  79. 79 Sodium 97.8°C 370.95 K
  80. 80 Potassium 63.38°C 336.53 K
  81. 81 Phosphorus 44.2°C 317.3 K
  82. 82 Rubidium 39.31°C 312.46 K
  83. 83 Gallium 29.76°C 302.91 K
  84. 84 Caesium 28.44°C 301.59 K
  85. 85 Bromine -7.2°C 265.95 K
  86. 86 Mercury -38.83°C 234.32 K
  87. 87 Radon -71°C 202 K
  88. 88 Chlorine -101.5°C 171.65 K
  89. 89 Xenon -111.79°C 161.36 K
  90. 90 Krypton -157.36°C 115.79 K
  91. 91 Argon -189.3°C 83.8 K
  92. 92 Nitrogen -210°C 63.15 K
  93. 93 Oxygen -218.79°C 54.36 K
  94. 94 Fluorine -219.62°C 53.53 K
  95. 95 Neon -248.59°C 24.56 K
  96. 96 Hydrogen -259.16°C 13.99 K
  97. 97 Helium -272.2°C 0.95 K, only under pressure

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Astatine (At), Francium (Fr), Fermium (Fm), Mendelevium (Md), Nobelium (No), Lawrencium (Lr), Rutherfordium (Rf), Dubnium (Db), Seaborgium (Sg), Bohrium (Bh), Hassium (Hs), Meitnerium (Mt), Darmstadtium (Ds), Roentgenium (Rg), Copernicium (Cn), Nihonium (Nh), Flerovium (Fl), Moscovium (Mc), Livermorium (Lv), Tennessine (Ts), Oganesson (Og)