Which Elements Have the Highest Melting Point?



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Which Elements Have the Highest Melting Point?

As we all know, the melting point is the temperature at which a substance converts from a solid state to a liquid state. Some of the metals show very high melting points at least 2,000 degrees Celsius, and they also have very high physical strength. These metals are named as refractory metals. Niobium, molybdenum, tantalum, tungsten, and rhenium are refractory metals.

Which Elements Have the Highest Melting Point?

Which Elements Have the Highest Melting Point?

Many metals have some important characteristics, including hardness, ductility, malleability, tensile strength, density, and melting point, their properties cannot be shown by non-metals.

The high melting point of elements is due to strong intermolecular forces between atoms. Metals are mainly involved in metallic bonds which are an electrostatic force of attraction between metal ions and free electrons in their crystal lattice.
Tungsten and molybdenum are the most common refectory metals. Because of their high-temperature tolerance, they are used in a variety of equipment such as bulbs.

Tantalum, iridium, platinum, gold, tungsten, hafnium, and silver are heavy metals. The closely packed metallic structures show a high melting point. For example, tungsten is a metal with the highest melting point. So, the filament of a bulb is made from tungsten. Tungsten melts at extremely high temperatures that are 3,380 degrees Celsius whereas cesium has a very low melting point of 28.5°C.

There is a list of high melting point elements as follows:

Elements    Melting Points
 Cu  1083
 Mn  1245
 Be  1278
 Ni  1453
 Co  1495
 Er  1522
 Y  1523
 Fe  1535
 Sc  1539
 Pd  1552
 Pa  1568
 Lr  1627
 Lu  1656
 Ti  1660
 Th  1750
 Pt  1772
 Zr  1852
 Cr  1857
 1890

Conclusion 

Thank you for reading our article and we hope it can be helpful to you. If you want to know more about elements having the highest melting point, you can visit Advanced Refractory Metals (ARM) for more information.

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