PHYSICS RESOURCES DATABASE
THERMAL PROPERTIES
TEMPERATURES (°C) OF SOME PHYSICAL PHENOMENA
|
Absolute zero |
-273.15 |
|
Helium boils |
-269 |
|
Nitrogen boils |
-196 |
|
Oxygen boils |
-183 |
|
Dry ice (CO2) freezes |
-79 |
|
Mercury freezes |
-39 |
|
Water freezes |
0 |
|
Room temperature |
~20 |
|
Butter melts |
31 |
|
Body temperature |
~37 |
|
Paraffin boils |
~54 |
|
Alcohol boils |
78 |
|
Water |
100 |
|
Saturated salt solution boils |
108 |
|
Tin melts |
232 |
|
Lead melts |
327 |
|
Sulfur boils |
445 |
|
Aluminum melts |
657 |
|
NaCl melts |
801 |
|
Silver melts |
961 |
|
Gold melts |
1063 |
|
Copper melts |
1083 |
|
Glass melts |
1000-1400 |
|
Steel melts |
1300-1400 |
|
Iron melts |
1530 |
|
Lead boils |
1620 |
|
Platinum melts |
1774 |
|
Bunsen burner |
1870 |
|
Iron boils |
2450 |
|
Tungsten melts |
~3410 |
|
Oxyacetylene flame |
3500 |
|
Carbon arc |
5500 |
|
Surface of the sun |
6000 |
|
Iron welding arc |
6020 |