Periodic table chart

Melting point chart

The melting point is the temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid at normal atmospheric pressure. The chart shows it in degrees Celsius; the table also gives kelvin and Fahrenheit.

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Values marked * are predictions for superheavy elements made only a few atoms at a time. They are left out of the colour scale and the rankings.

The trend

Melting points climb toward the middle of each period, where atoms share the most bonding electrons, and fall away toward the noble gases. Carbon and tungsten have the highest melting points and helium the lowest; helium only becomes solid under high pressure. Mercury and bromine are the only elements that are liquid at room temperature, and caesium and gallium melt on a hot day.

Highest

Carbon (C)3,550 °C
Tungsten (W)3,422 °C
Rhenium (Re)3,186 °C
Osmium (Os)3,033 °C
Tantalum (Ta)3,017 °C

Lowest

Helium (He)-272 °C
Hydrogen (H)-259 °C
Neon (Ne)-249 °C
Fluorine (F)-220 °C
Oxygen (O)-219 °C

Melting point of every element

No.	Element	°C	K	°F
1	Hydrogen (H)	-259.34	13.81	-434.8
2	Helium (He)	-272.2	0.95	-458
3	Lithium (Li)	180.5	453.65	356.9
4	Beryllium (Be)	1,286.85	1,560	2,348.3
5	Boron (B)	2,074.85	2,348	3,766.7
6	Carbon (C)	3,549.85	3,823	6,421.7
7	Nitrogen (N)	-210	63.15	-346
8	Oxygen (O)	-218.79	54.36	-361.8
9	Fluorine (F)	-219.62	53.53	-363.3
10	Neon (Ne)	-248.59	24.56	-415.5
11	Sodium (Na)	97.8	370.95	208
12	Magnesium (Mg)	649.85	923	1,201.7
13	Aluminium (Al)	660.29	933.44	1,220.5
14	Silicon (Si)	1,413.85	1,687	2,576.9
15	Phosphorus (P)	44.15	317.3	111.5
16	Sulfur (S)	115.21	388.36	239.4
17	Chlorine (Cl)	-101.5	171.65	-150.7
18	Argon (Ar)	-189.35	83.8	-308.8
19	Potassium (K)	63.38	336.53	146.1
20	Calcium (Ca)	841.85	1,115	1,547.3
21	Scandium (Sc)	1,540.85	1,814	2,805.5
22	Titanium (Ti)	1,667.85	1,941	3,034.1
23	Vanadium (V)	1,909.85	2,183	3,469.7
24	Chromium (Cr)	1,906.85	2,180	3,464.3
25	Manganese (Mn)	1,245.85	1,519	2,274.5
26	Iron (Fe)	1,537.85	1,811	2,800.1
27	Cobalt (Co)	1,494.85	1,768	2,722.7
28	Nickel (Ni)	1,454.85	1,728	2,650.7
29	Copper (Cu)	1,084.62	1,357.77	1,984.3
30	Zinc (Zn)	419.53	692.68	787.2
31	Gallium (Ga)	29.76	302.91	85.6
32	Germanium (Ge)	938.25	1,211.4	1,720.9
33	Arsenic (As)	816.85	1,090	1,502.3
34	Selenium (Se)	220.5	493.65	428.9
35	Bromine (Br)	-7.2	265.95	19
36	Krypton (Kr)	-157.36	115.79	-251.2
37	Rubidium (Rb)	39.31	312.46	102.8
38	Strontium (Sr)	776.85	1,050	1,430.3
39	Yttrium (Y)	1,521.85	1,795	2,771.3
40	Zirconium (Zr)	1,854.85	2,128	3,370.7
41	Niobium (Nb)	2,476.85	2,750	4,490.3
42	Molybdenum (Mo)	2,622.85	2,896	4,753.1
43	Technetium (Tc)	2,156.85	2,430	3,914.3
44	Ruthenium (Ru)	2,333.85	2,607	4,232.9
45	Rhodium (Rh)	1,963.85	2,237	3,566.9
46	Palladium (Pd)	1,554.9	1,828.05	2,830.8
47	Silver (Ag)	961.78	1,234.93	1,763.2
48	Cadmium (Cd)	321.07	594.22	609.9
49	Indium (In)	156.6	429.75	313.9
50	Tin (Sn)	231.93	505.08	449.5
51	Antimony (Sb)	630.63	903.78	1,167.1
52	Tellurium (Te)	449.51	722.66	841.1
53	Iodine (I)	113.7	386.85	236.7
54	Xenon (Xe)	-111.79	161.36	-169.2
55	Caesium (Cs)	28.44	301.59	83.2
56	Barium (Ba)	726.85	1,000	1,340.3
57	Lanthanum (La)	917.85	1,191	1,684.1
58	Cerium (Ce)	797.85	1,071	1,468.1
59	Praseodymium (Pr)	930.85	1,204	1,707.5
60	Neodymium (Nd)	1,020.85	1,294	1,869.5
61	Promethium (Pm)	1,041.85	1,315	1,907.3
62	Samarium (Sm)	1,073.85	1,347	1,964.9
63	Europium (Eu)	821.85	1,095	1,511.3
64	Gadolinium (Gd)	1,312.85	1,586	2,395.1
65	Terbium (Tb)	1,355.85	1,629	2,472.5
66	Dysprosium (Dy)	1,411.85	1,685	2,573.3
67	Holmium (Ho)	1,473.85	1,747	2,684.9
68	Erbium (Er)	1,528.85	1,802	2,783.9
69	Thulium (Tm)	1,544.85	1,818	2,812.7
70	Ytterbium (Yb)	818.85	1,092	1,505.9
71	Lutetium (Lu)	1,662.85	1,936	3,025.1
72	Hafnium (Hf)	2,232.85	2,506	4,051.1
73	Tantalum (Ta)	3,016.85	3,290	5,462.3
74	Tungsten (W)	3,421.85	3,695	6,191.3
75	Rhenium (Re)	3,185.85	3,459	5,766.5
76	Osmium (Os)	3,032.85	3,306	5,491.1
77	Iridium (Ir)	2,445.85	2,719	4,434.5
78	Platinum (Pt)	1,768.4	2,041.55	3,215.1
79	Gold (Au)	1,064.18	1,337.33	1,947.5
80	Mercury (Hg)	-38.83	234.32	-37.9
81	Thallium (Tl)	303.85	577	578.9
82	Lead (Pb)	327.46	600.61	621.4
83	Bismuth (Bi)	271.4	544.55	520.5
84	Polonium (Po)	253.85	527	488.9
85	Astatine (At)	301.85	575	575.3
86	Radon (Rn)	-71.15	202	-96.1
87	Francium (Fr)	26.85	300	80.3
88	Radium (Ra)	699.85	973	1,291.7
89	Actinium (Ac)	1,050.85	1,324	1,923.5
90	Thorium (Th)	1,749.85	2,023	3,181.7
91	Protactinium (Pa)	1,571.85	1,845	2,861.3
92	Uranium (U)	1,134.85	1,408	2,074.7
93	Neptunium (Np)	643.85	917	1,190.9
94	Plutonium (Pu)	639.85	913	1,183.7
95	Americium (Am)	1,175.85	1,449	2,148.5
96	Curium (Cm)	1,344.85	1,618	2,452.7
97	Berkelium (Bk)	1,049.85	1,323	1,921.7
98	Californium (Cf)	899.85	1,173	1,651.7
99	Einsteinium (Es)	859.85	1,133	1,579.7
100	Fermium (Fm)	1,526.85	1,800	2,780.3
101	Mendelevium (Md)	826.85	1,100	1,520.3
102	Nobelium (No)	826.85	1,100	1,520.3
103	Lawrencium (Lr)	1,626.85	1,900	2,960.3
104	Rutherfordium (Rf)	2,126.85*	2,400*	3,860.3*
105	Dubnium (Db)	—	—	—
106	Seaborgium (Sg)	—	—	—
107	Bohrium (Bh)	—	—	—
108	Hassium (Hs)	—	—	—
109	Meitnerium (Mt)	—	—	—
110	Darmstadtium (Ds)	—	—	—
111	Roentgenium (Rg)	—	—	—
112	Copernicium (Cn)	9.85*	283*	49.7*
113	Nihonium (Nh)	426.85*	700*	800.3*
114	Flerovium (Fl)	66.85*	340*	152.3*
115	Moscovium (Mc)	396.85*	670*	746.3*
116	Livermorium (Lv)	435.85*	709*	816.5*
117	Tennessine (Ts)	449.85*	723*	841.7*
118	Oganesson (Og)	—	—	—