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Melting Points of Commonly Used Metals

 

The melting points of some commonly used metals are shown in the following table.

 

Melting Points of Common Metals
Element Fo Co

Tungsten (W)

6165 3407

Aluminum Oxide (Al2O2)
(also called alumina, emery, or corrundum)

3722 2050

Chromium (Cr)

3407 1875

Silica, Silicon Dioxide (Si2O2)
(Crystalline silica is known as quartz. Sand, agate, and flint are other forms of silica.)

3092 1700

Iron (Fe)

2800 1538

Structural Steel

~2750 ~1510

Nickel (Ni)

2650

1455

Steel, 0.4% carbon

2606-2732 1430-1500

Stainless Steel, 18% Cr 8% Ni

2588-2642 1420-1450

Iron oxide (FeO)

about 2552 about 1400

Cast Iron, 3 1/2% carbon

2066-2192 1130-1200

Copper (Cu)

1983 1084

Gold (Au)

1949 1065

Silver (Ag)

1761 961

Aluminum (Al)

1221

660

Antimony (Sb)

1168

631

Zinc (Zn)

787

420

Lead (Pb)

621

327

Tin (Sn)

449

232