What is the melting point of steel

Melting of non-ferrous metals. Melting methods. Specifications. Physical properties

The melting point of metals, which varies from the smallest (-39 °C for mercury) to the highest (3400 °C for tungsten), as well as the density of metals in the solid state at 20 °C and the density of liquid metals at the melting point are given in the melting table for non-ferrous metals.

Table 1. Melts of non-ferrous metals

Metal	Atomic mass	Melting temperature t pl , °C	Density ρ , g/cm3
solid at 20 °C	rare at t pl
Aluminum	27	660	2,70	2,37
Beryllium	9	1285	1,80	1,69
Bor	10,8	2075	2,34	–
Vanadium	51	1720	5,90	5,73
Bismuth	209	271	9,80	10,00
Tungsten	184	3400	19,20	17,60
Iron	56	1539	7,87	7,00
Gold	197	1063	19,30	17,35
Cobalt	59	1492	8,90	8,30
Silicon	28	1430	2,35	2,53
Lithium	7	180	0,53	0,50
Magnesium	24	650	1,70	1,59
Manganese	55	1240	7,40	6,75
Copper	64	1083	8,92	8,0
Molybdenum	96	2620	10,20	9,30
Nickel	59	1455	8,90	7,90
Tin	119	232	7,30	7,00
Platinum	195	1769	21,40	19,77
Mercury	201	–39	13,55	13,70
Lead	207	327	11,35	10,60
Surma	122	630	6,70	6,79
Silver	108	960	10,50	9,35
Titanium	48	1670	4,50	4,10
Chromium	52	1875	7,20	6,30
Zinc	65	419	7,10	6,60
Zirconium	91	1850	6,50	5,80

Welding and melting of non-ferrous metals

Copper welding . The melting temperature of Cu metal is almost six times higher than the melting temperature of steel; copper intensively absorbs and dissolves various gases, forming oxides with oxygen.

Copper oxide II forms a eutectic with copper, the melting point of which (1064°C) is lower than the melting point of copper (1083°C). When liquid copper solidifies, the eutectic is located along the grain boundaries, making the copper brittle and prone to cracking.

Therefore, the main task when welding copper is to protect it from oxidation and actively deoxidize the weld pool.

The most common gas welding of copper is with an oxide-acetylene flame using torches that are 1.52 times more powerful than a torch for welding steel. The filler metal is copper rods containing phosphorus and silicon. If the thickness of the products is more than 56 mm, they are first heated to a temperature of 250-300°C.

The flux used in welding is roasted borax or a mixture consisting of 70% borax and 30% boric acid. To increase the mechanical properties and improve the structure of the deposited metal, copper is forged after welding at a temperature of about 200-300°C. Then it is heated again to 500-550°C and cooled in water.

Copper is also welded using the electric arc method using electrodes, in a stream of protective gases, under a layer of flux, on capacitor machines, and by friction.

Welding brass . Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc (up to 50%). The main contamination in this case is the evaporation of zinc, as a result of which the seam loses its quality and pores appear in it.

Brass, like copper, is mainly welded with an acetylene oxidizing flame, which creates a film of refractory zinc oxide on the surface of the bath, reducing further burnout and evaporation of zinc. The fluxes used are the same as those used when welding copper.

They create slags on the surface of the pool, which bind zinc oxides and make it difficult for vapors to escape from the weld pool. Brass is also welded in shielding gases and on contact machines.

Bronze welding . In most cases, bronze is a casting material, so

Welding is used to correct defects or during repairs. Metal electrode welding is most often used. The filler metal is rods of the same composition as the base metal, and the fluxes or electrode coating are chloride and fluoride compounds of potassium and sodium.

Aluminum welding.

high thermal conductivity (about 3 times higher than the thermal conductivity of steel), the formation of refractory aluminum oxides, which have a melting point of 2050°C, so the technology for melting non-ferrous metals such like copper or bronze, not suitable for smelting aluminum. In addition, these oxides react poorly with both acidic and basic fluxes, and therefore are difficult to remove from the seam.

Gas welding of aluminum with an acetylene flame is most often used. In recent years, automatic arc welding with metal electrodes under submerged arcs and in argon has also spread significantly.

For all welding methods, except argon arc, fluxes or electrode coatings are used, which contain fluoride and chloride compounds of lithium, potassium, sodium and other elements.

As a filler metal in all welding methods, wire or rods of the same composition as the base metal are used.

Aluminum can be welded well with an electron beam in a vacuum, on contact machines, electroslag and other methods.

Welding of aluminum alloys . Aluminum alloys with magnesium and zinc are welded without

special complications, just like aluminum. An exception is duralumin - alloys of aluminum and copper. These alloys are thermally strengthened after quenching and subsequent aging.

When the melting temperature of non-ferrous metals exceeds 350°C, a decrease in strength occurs in them, which is not restored by heat treatment. Therefore, when welding duralumin in the heat-affected zone, the strength decreases by 4050%.

If duralumin is welded in shielding gases, then this reduction can be restored by heat treatment to 8090% relative to the strength of the base metal.

Welding of magnesium alloys . When gas welding, fluoride fluxes are necessarily used, which, unlike chloride fluxes, do not cause corrosion of welded joints.

Arc welding of magnesium alloys with metal electrodes due to the poor quality of welds has not yet been used. When welding magnesium alloys, significant grain growth is observed in the near-seam areas and a strong development of columnar crystals in the weld.

Therefore, the tensile strength of welded joints is 5560% of the tensile strength of the base metal.

Table 2. Physical properties of industrial non-ferrous metals

Properties	Metal
Ve	Mg	A1	Ti	Ni	Cu
Atomic number	4	12	13	22	28	3,29
Atomic mass	9,013	24,32	26,981	47,88	58,7	63,54
Density at 20 °C, kg/m3	1847	1737	2698	4507	8897	8940
Melting point, °C	1287	650	660,24	1668	1455	1083
Boiling point, °C	2450	1107	2520	3169	2822	2360
Atomic diameter, nm	0,226	0,32	0,286	0,29	0,248	0,256
Latent heat of fusion, kJ/kg	1625	357	389,37	358,3	302	205
Latent heat of evaporation, kJ/kg	34395	5498	10885	9790	6376	6340
Specific heat capacity at a temperature of 20 °C, J/(kg.°C)	1826	1047,6	961,7	521	450	385
Specific thermal conductivity, 20 °С, W/(m—°С)	2930	167	221,5	21,9	88,5	387
Coefficient of linear expansion at a temperature of 25 °C, 106 - °C—1	12	26	23,3	9,2	13,5	16,8
Electrical resistivity at a temperature of 20°C, μΩ—m	0,04	0,045	0,02767	0,58	0,0684	0,0172
Modulus of normal elasticity, GPa	311,1	44,1	70,6	103	203	125
Shear modulus, GPa	140	17,854	27	39,2	73	46,4

Crucible melting

An integral component of the production of metal and metal products is the use of crucibles during the production process for the production, smelting and remelting of both ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Crucibles are an integral part of metallurgical equipment for casting various metals, alloys, and the like.

Ceramic crucibles for melting non-ferrous metals have been used for melting metals (copper, bronze) since ancient times.

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Melting point of steel

Among the large number of physical properties of metals, we note the melting point. This indicator is taken into account in the manufacture of a wide variety of products, for example, a knife or bearings. The most popular steel for the manufacture of medical scalpels, knives, springs and other items is considered to be 40x13 steel. It has all the necessary properties and characteristics.

Metal melting point

Steel 40×13 belongs to chromium stainless metals. Its main operational properties are determined by its special chemical composition.

Melting point is a physical characteristic that determines the temperature at which a metal transitions from solid to liquid.

When the amorphous state changes, the material practically does not change its volume, that is, atmospheric pressure does not affect the process of restructuring the crystal lattice.

The physical indicator under consideration largely depends on the chemical composition. Some elements can lower or increase their melting point. Steel 40x13 (GOST also defines an insignificant concentration of impurities that are not reflected in the marking) has a fairly high concentration of alloying elements, which provide high corrosion resistance. The brand is deciphered as follows:

• A fairly high carbon concentration (from 0.36 to 0.45%) determines the high surface hardness.
• Anti-corrosion qualities are ensured by a chromium concentration of 12-14%.
• The composition contains no more than one percent of manganese and silicon, as well as some harmful impurities.

Steel 40x13, the characteristics of which have determined its use in a wide variety of industries, can be operated at temperatures up to 500 degrees Celsius. In addition, 40x13, heat treatment of this brand allows you to improve the basic qualities; it belongs to the class of medium-melting materials.

Steel classification

The melting point of metals can vary over a fairly wide range. Some require special equipment to melt, others can be converted into a liquid substance using a regular furnace. The classification of steel by melting point is as follows:

1. Low-melting - melting temperature reaches 600 degrees Celsius. This group may include tin, zinc or bismuth. Such materials can be easily melted without the use of special equipment.
2. Medium-melting - a change in the state of the material occurs at temperatures from 600 to 1600 degrees Celsius. This group includes copper, tin, aluminum or iron. This group is the most widespread. It can also include some stainless steels, for example, 40x or other alloys with a small concentration of chromium, as well as 55 structural steel or analogs.
3. Refractory - a change of state occurs at more than 1600 degrees Celsius. As a rule, this group includes metals that contain impurities of chromium, tungsten or titanium in high concentrations. An example is the marking x40 or x30сrх13, 4x13. Large amounts of chromium are added to metals to protect them from exposure to high humidity or certain chemicals. That is why stainless steels, which have high anti-corrosion properties, have high refractoriness. This group includes metals called medicinal.

An interesting point is that the only metal that is in a liquid state at ordinary ambient temperatures is mercury. This is due to the fact that it turns into liquid already at a temperature of -39 degrees Celsius.

Application area

The melting point largely determines at what heating the metal begins to lose its basic properties: hardness (hrc), ductility and others.

Steel 40x, the characteristics of which can be found in many methodological descriptions, begins to become more plastic when heated to 350 degrees Celsius.

This does not allow the use of this metal, 13x or other analogues when creating products that are used in difficult conditions.

Recently, metals that have received the aisi marking have become quite widespread. These materials are improved versions of conventional stainless steel: greater corrosion resistance, hardness and other qualities. Due to heat treatment, the structure of the material changes.

Today, a huge number of different metals and alloys are produced that have unique performance properties. An example is the metals s290 and xv6.

As a rule, the scope of application is limited by the cost of production of the material, since no one uses expensive metal for the manufacture of non-critical parts.

For example, s290 can be used to make a knife, but the alloy will significantly increase the final cost of the product.

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Reviews about steel

Brand 40x13 has good qualities, I used it in the form of sheet metal for covering the working part of a woodworking machine

Victor

The malleability of 40x13 is very low; this material cannot be processed at home

Michael

Steel 40x13 is very good in that even after long-term use, corrosion does not appear on the surface

Alexei

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Melting point of metals. The most refractory and fusible metal:

Almost all metals are solids under normal conditions. But at certain temperatures they can change their state of aggregation and become liquid. Let's find out what is the highest melting point of metal? Which is the lowest?

Melting point of metals

Most of the elements in the periodic table are metals. There are currently approximately 96 of them. They all require different conditions to turn into liquid.

The heating threshold of solid crystalline substances, above which they become liquid, is called the melting point. For metals it varies within several thousand degrees. Many of them turn into liquid with relatively high heat. This makes them a common material for making pots, pans and other kitchen utensils.

Silver (962 °C), aluminum (660.32 °C), gold (1064.18 °C), nickel (1455 °C), platinum (1772 °C), etc. have average melting points. There is also a group of refractory and low-melting metals. The first need more than 2000 degrees Celsius to turn into liquid, the second need less than 500 degrees.

Low-melting metals usually include tin (232 °C), zinc (419 °C), and lead (327 °C). However, some of them may have even lower temperatures. For example, francium and gallium melt in the hand, but cesium can only be heated in an ampoule, because it ignites with oxygen.

The lowest and highest melting temperatures of metals are presented in the table:

Refractory	Low-melting
Tungsten	3422 °C	Mercury	-38.87 °C
Rhenium	3186 °C	Gallium	26.79 °C
Tantalum	3017 °C	France	27 °C
Osmium	3033 °C	Cesium	28.5 °C
Molybdenum	2623 °C	Rubidium	39.31 °C
Niobium	2477°C	Potassium	63.5 °C
Iridium	2466 °C	Sodium	97.8 °C

Tungsten

Tungsten metal has the highest melting point. Only the nonmetal carbon ranks higher in this indicator. Tungsten is a light gray shiny substance, very dense and heavy. It boils at 5555 °C, which is almost equal to the temperature of the Sun's photosphere.

At room conditions, it reacts weakly with oxygen and does not corrode. Despite its refractoriness, it is quite ductile and can be forged even when heated to 1600 °C. These properties of tungsten are used for incandescent filaments in lamps and picture tubes and electrodes for welding. Most of the mined metal is alloyed with steel to increase its strength and hardness.

Tungsten is widely used in the military sphere and technology. It is indispensable for the manufacture of ammunition, armor, engines and the most important parts of military vehicles and aircraft. It is also used to make surgical instruments and boxes for storing radioactive substances.

Mercury

Mercury is the only metal whose melting point is minus. In addition, it is one of two chemical elements whose simple substances, under normal conditions, exist in the form of liquids. Interestingly, the metal boils when heated to 356.73 °C, and this is much higher than its melting point.

It has a silvery-white color and a pronounced shine. It evaporates already at room conditions, condensing into small balls. The metal is very toxic. It can accumulate in human internal organs, causing diseases of the brain, spleen, kidneys and liver.

Mercury is one of the seven first metals that man learned about. In the Middle Ages it was considered the main alchemical element. Despite its toxicity, it was once used in medicine as part of dental fillings, and also as a cure for syphilis. Now mercury has been almost completely eliminated from medical preparations, but it is widely used in measuring instruments (barometers, pressure gauges), for the manufacture of lamps, switches, and doorbells.

Alloys

To change the properties of a particular metal, it is alloyed with other substances. Thus, it can not only acquire greater density and strength, but also reduce or increase the melting point.

An alloy can consist of two or more chemical elements, but at least one of them must be a metal. Such “mixtures” are very often used in industry, because they make it possible to obtain exactly the qualities of materials that are needed.

The melting point of metals and alloys depends on the purity of the former, as well as on the proportions and composition of the latter. To obtain low-melting alloys, lead, mercury, thallium, tin, cadmium, and indium are most often used.

Those containing mercury are called amalgams. A compound of sodium, potassium and cesium in a ratio of 12%/47%/41% becomes a liquid already at minus 78 ° C, an amalgam of mercury and thallium - at minus 61 ° C.

The most refractory material is an alloy of tantalum and hafnium carbides in 1:1 proportions with a melting point of 4115 °C.

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At what temperature does iron melt, the melting point of ferrous, non-ferrous metals and some alloys

In the metallurgical industry, one of the main areas is the casting of metals and their alloys due to the low cost and relative simplicity of the process. Molds with any shape and various dimensions can be cast, from small to large; It is suitable for both mass and customized production.

Casting is one of the oldest areas of working with metals, and begins around the Bronze Age: 7-3 millennium BC. e. Since then, many materials have been discovered, leading to advancements in technology and increased demands on the foundry industry.

Nowadays, there are many directions and types of casting, differing in technological process. One thing remains unchanged - the physical property of metals to pass from a solid to a liquid state, and it is important to know at what temperature the melting of different types of metals and their alloys begins.

Metal melting process

This process refers to the transition of a substance from a solid to a liquid state. When the melting point is reached, the metal can be in either a solid or liquid state; further increase will lead to the complete transition of the material into a liquid.

The same thing happens during solidification - when the melting point is reached, the substance will begin to transition from a liquid to a solid state, and the temperature will not change until complete crystallization.

It should be remembered that this rule applies only to pure metal. Alloys do not have a clear temperature boundary and undergo state transitions in a certain range :

1. Solidus is the temperature line at which the most fusible component of the alloy begins to melt.
2. Liquidus is the final melting point of all components, below which the first alloy crystals begin to appear.

It is impossible to accurately measure the melting point of such substances; the point of transition of states is indicated by a numerical interval.

Depending on the temperature at which metals begin to melt, they are usually divided into :

• Low-melting, up to 600 °C. These include tin, zinc, lead and others.
• Medium melting, up to 1600 °C. Most common alloys, and metals such as gold, silver, copper, iron, aluminum.
• Refractory, over 1600 °C. Titanium, molybdenum, tungsten, chromium.

There is also a boiling point - the point at which the molten metal begins to transition into a gaseous state. This is a very high temperature, typically 2 times the melting point.

Effect of pressure

The melting temperature and the equal solidification temperature depend on pressure, increasing with its increase. This is due to the fact that with increasing pressure the atoms come closer to each other, and in order to destroy the crystal lattice they need to be moved away. At increased pressure, greater thermal energy is required and the corresponding melting temperature increases.

There are exceptions when the temperature required to transform into a liquid state decreases with increased pressure. Such substances include ice, bismuth, germanium and antimony.

Melting point table

It is important for anyone involved in the metallurgical industry, whether a welder, foundry worker, smelter or jeweler, to know the temperatures at which the materials they work with melt. The table below shows the melting points of the most common substances.

Table of melting temperatures of metals and alloys

In addition to the melting table, there are many other supporting materials. For example, the answer to the question what is the boiling point of iron lies in the table of boiling substances. In addition to boiling, metals have a number of other physical properties, such as strength.

Strength of metals

In addition to the ability to transition from a solid to a liquid state, one of the important properties of a material is its strength - the ability of a solid body to resist destruction and irreversible changes in shape. The main indicator of strength is the resistance that occurs when a pre-annealed workpiece breaks. The concept of strength does not apply to mercury because it is in a liquid state. The designation of strength is accepted in MPa - Mega Pascals.

metal strength groups :

• Fragile. Their resistance does not exceed 50MPa. These include tin, lead, soft-alkaline metals
• Durable, 50−500 MPa. Copper, aluminum, iron, titanium. Materials of this group are the basis of many structural alloys.
• High strength, over 500 MPa. For example, molybdenum and tungsten.

Metal strength table

The most common alloys in everyday life

As can be seen from the table, the melting points of elements vary greatly even among materials commonly found in everyday life.

Thus, the minimum melting point of mercury is -38.9 °C, so at room temperature it is already in a liquid state. This explains why household thermometers have a lower mark of -39 degrees Celsius: below this indicator, mercury turns into a solid state.

The most common solders in household use contain a significant percentage of tin, which has a melting point of 231.9 °C, so most solders melt at the operating temperature of the soldering iron 250−400 °C.

In addition, there are low-melting solders with a lower melt limit, up to 30 °C, and are used when overheating of the materials being soldered is dangerous. For these purposes, there are solders with bismuth, and the melting of these materials lies in the range from 29.7 - 120 °C.

Melting of high-carbon materials, depending on alloying components, ranges from 1100 to 1500 °C.

The melting points of metals and their alloys are in a very wide temperature range, from very low temperatures (mercury) to several thousand degrees. Knowledge of these indicators, as well as other physical properties, is very important for people who work in the metallurgical field. For example, knowledge of the temperature at which gold and other metals melt will be useful to jewelers, foundries and smelters.

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Melting point of steel: physical table, types and properties of cast iron

Steel is an alloy of iron mixed with carbon. Its main benefit in construction is strength, because this substance retains its volume and shape for a long time. The whole point is that the particles of the body are in a position of equilibrium. In this case, the attractive and repulsive forces between the particles are equal. The particles are in a clearly defined order.

• Melting temperatures of steel
• Stainless steel
• Cast iron and steel

There are four types of this material: regular, alloy, low-alloy, high-alloy steel. They differ in the number of additives in their composition. The usual one contains a small amount, and then increases. The following additives are used:

• Manganese.
• Nickel.
• Chromium.
• Vanadium.
• Molybdenum.

Melting temperatures of steel

Under certain conditions, solids melt, that is, they turn into a liquid state. Each substance does this at a certain temperature.

• Melting is the process of transition of a substance from a solid to a liquid state.
• Melting point is the temperature at which a crystalline solid melts into a liquid state. Denoted by t.

Physicists use a specific table of melting and crystallization, which is given below:

Substance	t,°C	Substance	t,°C	Substance	t,°C
Aluminum	660	Copper	1087	Alcohol	— 115
Voden	— 256	Naphthalene	80	Cast iron	1200
Tungsten	3387	Tin	232	Steel	1400
Iron	1535	Paraffin	55	Titanium	1660
Gold	1065	Mercury	— 39	Zinc	420

Based on the table, we can safely say that the melting point of steel is 1400 °C.

Stainless steel

Stainless steel is one of the many iron alloys found in steel. It contains Chromium from 15 to 30%, which makes it rust-resistant, creating a protective layer of oxide on the surface, and carbon. The most popular brands of this type are foreign. These are the 300th and 400th series.

They are distinguished by their strength, resistance to adverse conditions and ductility. The 200 series is of lower quality, but cheaper. This is a beneficial factor for the manufacturer.

Its composition was first noticed in 1913 by Harry Brearley, who conducted many different experiments on steel.

At the moment, stainless steel is divided into three groups:

• Heat-resistant - at high temperatures it has high mechanical strength and stability. The parts that are made from it are used in the pharmaceutical, rocketry, and textile industries.
• Rust-resistant - has great resistance to rusting processes. It is used in household and medical devices, as well as in mechanical engineering for the manufacture of parts.
• Heat-resistant - resistant to corrosion at high temperatures, suitable for use in chemical plants.

The melting point of stainless steel varies depending on its grade and the number of alloys from approximately 1300 °C to 1400 °C.

Cast iron is an alloy of carbon and iron, it contains impurities of manganese, silicon, sulfur and phosphorus. Withstands low voltages and loads. One of its many advantages is its low cost for consumers. There are four types of cast iron:

• White - has high strength and poor ability to be processed with a knife. Types of alloy according to the increase in the amount of carbon in the composition: hypoeutectic, eutectic, hypereutectic. It was called white due to the fact that it has a white color in the fault. White cast iron also has a special structure of the metal mass and great wear resistance. Useful in making mechanical parts that will operate in a non-lubricated environment. It is used to make the following types of cast iron.
• Gray cast iron - contains carbon, silicon, manganese, phosphorus and some sulfur. It can be easily obtained and has poor mechanical properties. Used for the manufacture of parts that are not exposed to shock loads. There is a gray color in the fracture; the darker it is, the softer the material. The properties of gray cast iron depend on the temperature of the environment in which it is located and the amount of various impurities.
• Malleable cast iron is obtained from white cast iron as a result of simmering (prolonged heating and holding). The substance contains: carbon, silicon, manganese, phosphorus, and a small amount of sulfur. It is more durable and ductile, easier to process.
• Ductile iron is the strongest of all types of cast iron. Contains carbon, manganese, sulfur, phosphorus, silicon. Has high impact strength. This important metal is used to make pistons, crankshafts and pipes.

The melting points of steel and cast iron are different, as stated in the table above. Steel has higher strength and resistance to high temperatures than cast iron, temperatures differ by as much as 200 degrees. For cast iron, this number ranges from approximately 1100 to 1200 degrees, depending on the impurities it contains.

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Optimal melting temperature of steel

Each individual metal has a number of individual physical and chemical properties that determine the scope of its application. The melting method allows you to create products of different shapes from the material. To manufacture steel structures, it is necessary to know the melting point of steel.

Melting point of steel

• Metal classification
• Calculation principle
• How does the process work?

Metal classification

Man has long known the melting temperatures of metals and alloys. Thanks to this data, they can be divided into three large groups:

1. Low-melting metals - melt up to 600 degrees Celsius. These include tin, zinc, and lead.
2. Medium melting - melts in the range of 600-1600 degrees Celsius. The most extensive group, which includes all possible alloys and homogeneous materials.
3. Refractory - melts at 1600 degrees Celsius. These include titanium, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten.

To find out more accurate information, you can study the table of melting temperatures of metals. You can find it on the Internet or special reference books for foundry workers. If we talk about alloys, their heat of fusion will depend on the amount of impurities contained in the composition.

Calculation principle

Previously, Lindemann's formula was used to calculate the melting point of a metal. However, due to the low accuracy of the final calculations, it did not gain much popularity among foundries. In 1999, I.V. Gavrilin proposed a new system for calculating boiling and melting points:

Tm = DHm / 1.5 N0 k,

Explanation:

1. Tmelting temperature.
2. DHmelt - indicates the latent melting point.
3. N0 is the designation of the latent heat of melting.
4. k — Designation of Boltzmann's constant.

How does the process work?

To carry out the melting process, it is necessary to know not only the melting temperature of steel, but also to use industrial equipment. The technology consists of three main stages:

1. Melting rock. This stage involves remelting the charge until a bath of molten metal is formed. It is important that phosphorus is removed from the resulting bath. To do this, the slag must contain iron oxide. Temperatures should not reach critical levels.
2. The next stage is boiling the molten charge bath. To boil the liquid mass, the temperature increases. In this case, carbon is intensively oxidized. If it does not oxidize, the technological process will stop. To make the process more intense, pure oxygen is blown into the bath.
3. The third stage is metal deoxidation. This process is needed to reduce the amount of oxygen in the molten mass. For this, two methods can be used - precipitation, diffuse. The first is the addition of ferromanganese, ferrosilicon, and aluminum to the molten mass. The second method is identical to the first.

To improve the quality of steel, the molten mass is further processed after it is poured out of the furnace. For this purpose, blowing with argon is carried out.

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At what temperatures do various metals and non-metals melt?

Metals have a number of original properties that are unique to these materials. There is a melting point for metals at which the crystal lattice is destroyed. The substance retains its volume, but it is no longer possible to talk about the constancy of its shape.

Individual metals are found extremely rarely in their pure form. In practice, alloys are used. They have certain differences from pure substances. When complex compounds are formed, the crystal lattices combine with each other. Therefore, the properties of alloys may differ markedly from those of their constituent elements. The melting point no longer remains constant; it depends on the concentration of the ingredients included in the alloy.

Concept of temperature scale

Some non-metallic objects also have similar properties. The most common is water. A temperature scale was developed regarding the properties of the liquid that occupies a dominant position on Earth. The reference points are the temperature of changes in the aggregative states of water:

1. Transformations from liquid to solid and vice versa are taken to be zero degrees.
2. Boiling (vapor formation inside a liquid) at normal atmospheric pressure (760 mm Hg) is taken to be 100 ⁰C.

Attention! In addition to the Celsius scale, in practice temperature is measured in degrees Fahrenheit and on the absolute Kelvin scale. But when studying the properties of metal objects, other scales are used quite rarely.

In its ideal form, it is generally accepted that metals have a cubic lattice (real substances may have flaws). There are equal distances between molecules horizontally and vertically.

A solid substance is characterized by constancy:

• shapes, the object retains linear dimensions in different conditions;
• volume, the object does not change the amount of substance it occupies;
• mass, the amount of a substance expressed in grams (kilograms, tons);
• density, unit volume contains constant mass.

When transitioning into a liquid state, having reached a certain temperature, the crystal lattices are destroyed. Now we can’t talk about constancy of form. The liquid will take the form in which it is poured.

When evaporation occurs, only the mass of the substance remains constant. Gas will take up the entire volume that will be provided to it. Here we cannot say that density is a constant value.

When liquids combine, the following options are possible:

1. Liquids completely dissolve in one another, as do water and alcohol. The concentration of substances will be the same throughout the entire volume.
2. Liquids are stratified by density, the connection occurs only at the interface. It is only temporarily possible to obtain a mechanical mixture. Mix liquids with different properties. An example is oil and water.

Metals form alloys in the liquid state. To obtain an alloy, each of the components must be in a liquid state. With alloys, phenomena of complete dissolution of one in another are possible. Options cannot be excluded when the alloy will be obtained only as a result of intensive mixing. In this case, the quality of the alloy is not guaranteed, so they try not to mix components that do not allow obtaining stable alloys.

The resulting substances, soluble in each other, when solidified, form crystal lattices of a new type. Define:

• Heliocentered crystal lattices are also called body-centered. In the middle there is a molecule of one substance, and four more molecules of another are located around it. It is customary to call such lattices loose, since the bonds between metal molecules in them are weaker.
• Face-centered crystal lattices form compounds in which the component molecules are located on the faces. Metallurgists call such crystalline alloys dense. In reality, the density of the alloy can be higher than that of each of the components included in the composition (alchemists of the Middle Ages were looking for options for alloys in which the density would correspond to the density of gold).

Wood's alloy

In 1860, American dental technician Barnabas Wood was looking for optimal ratios of components to produce teeth for clients at minimum melting temperatures. He found an alloy that has a melting point of only 60.268.5 ⁰C. Even in hot water, metal melts easily. It includes:

• tin - 12.512.7%;
• lead - 24.525.0%;
• bismuth - 49.550.3%;
• cadmium - 12.512.7%.

The alloy is interesting for its low temperature, but has never found practical application. Attention! Cadmium and lead are heavy metals and contact with them is not recommended. Many people can experience poisoning from contact with cadmium.

In practice, many people experience melting when soldering parts. If the surfaces of the materials to be joined are cleaned of contaminants and oxides, then they can be easily soldered with solders. It is customary to divide solders into hard and soft. Soft ones are most widespread:

• POS-15 - 278282 °C;
• POS-25 - 258262 °C;
• POS-33 - 245249 °C;
• POS-40 - 236241 °C;
• POS-61 - 181185 °C;
• POS-90 - 217222 °C.

They are produced for enterprises manufacturing various radio equipment.

Brazing alloys based on zinc, copper, silver and bismuth have a higher melting point:

• PSr-10 - 825835 °C;
• PSr-12 - 780790 °C;
• PSr-25 - 760770 °C;
• PSr-45 - 715721 °C;
• PSr-65 - 738743 °C;
• PSr-70 - 778783 °C;
• PMC-36 - 823828 °C;
• PMC-42 - 830837 °C;
• PMC-51 - 867884 °C.

The use of hard solders allows you to obtain strong connections.

Attention! Wed means that silver is used in the solder. Such alloys have minimal electrical resistance.

Melting point of non-metals

Non-metallic materials can be presented in solid and liquid form. Inorganic substances are presented in table. 4.

Table 4, melting point of inorganic non-metals:

In practice, organic materials are of greatest interest to users: polyethylene, polypropylene, wax, paraffin and others. The melting points of some substances are shown in table. 5.

Table 5, melting temperature of polymer materials:

Attention! The glass transition temperature refers to the state at which a material becomes brittle.

melting point of known metals.

Conclusion

1. The melting point depends on the nature of the substance itself. Most often this is a constant value.
2. In practice, it is not pure metals that are used, but their alloys. They usually have much better properties than pure metal.

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Table of melting temperatures of various metals, and at how many degrees they melt

Each metal and alloy has its own unique set of physical and chemical properties, not least of which is the melting point. The process itself means the transition of a body from one state of aggregation to another, in this case, from a solid crystalline state to a liquid one.

To melt a metal, it is necessary to apply heat to it until the melting temperature is reached. With it, it can still remain in a solid state, but with further exposure and increased heat, the metal begins to melt. If the temperature is lowered, that is, some of the heat is removed, the element will harden.

The highest melting point among metals belongs to tungsten : it is 3422Co, the lowest is mercury: the element melts at - 39Co. As a rule, it is not possible to determine the exact value for alloys: it can vary significantly depending on the percentage of components. They are usually written as a number interval.

How it happens

Melting of all metals occurs approximately the same way - using external or internal heating. The first is carried out in a thermal furnace; for the second, resistive heating is used by passing an electric current or induction heating in a high-frequency electromagnetic field. Both options affect the metal approximately equally.

As the temperature increases the amplitude of thermal vibrations of molecules , and structural defects in the lattice arise, expressed in the growth of dislocations, jumping of atoms and other disturbances. This is accompanied by the rupture of interatomic bonds and requires a certain amount of energy. At the same time, a quasi-liquid layer forms on the surface of the body. The period of lattice destruction and defect accumulation is called melting.

Metal separation

Depending on their melting point, metals are divided into:

1. Low-melting: they need no more than 600Co. This is zinc, lead, hang, tin.
2. Medium-melting: melting point ranges from 600Со to 1600Со. These are gold, copper, aluminum, magnesium, iron, nickel and more than half of all elements.
3. Refractory: requires temperatures above 1600°C to make the metal liquid. These include chromium, tungsten, molybdenum, titanium.

Depending on the melting temperature, the melting apparatus is also selected . The higher the indicator, the stronger it should be. You can find out the temperature of the element you need from the table.

Another important quantity is the boiling point. This is the value at which the process of boiling liquids begins; it corresponds to the temperature of saturated steam that forms above the flat surface of the boiling liquid. It is usually almost twice the melting point.

Both values ​​are usually given at normal pressure. directly proportional to each other .

1. As the pressure increases, the amount of melting increases.
2. As the pressure decreases, the amount of melting decreases.

Table of refractory metals and alloys (over 1600C o)

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At what temperature does steel melt - Metalworker's Handbook

Steel is an alloy of iron mixed with carbon. Its main benefit in construction is strength, because this substance retains its volume and shape for a long time. The whole point is that the particles of the body are in a position of equilibrium. In this case, the attractive and repulsive forces between the particles are equal. The particles are in a clearly defined order.

• Melting temperatures of steel
• Stainless steel
• Cast iron and steel

There are four types of this material: regular, alloy, low-alloy, high-alloy steel. They differ in the number of additives in their composition. The usual one contains a small amount, and then increases. The following additives are used:

• Manganese.
• Nickel.
• Chromium.
• Vanadium.
• Molybdenum.

Cast iron and steel

Cast iron is an alloy of carbon and iron, it contains impurities of manganese, silicon, sulfur and phosphorus. Withstands low voltages and loads. One of its many advantages is its low cost for consumers. There are four types of cast iron:

• White - has high strength and poor ability to be processed with a knife. Types of alloy according to the increase in the amount of carbon in the composition: hypoeutectic, eutectic, hypereutectic. It was called white due to the fact that it has a white color in the fault. White cast iron also has a special structure of the metal mass and great wear resistance. Useful in making mechanical parts that will operate in a non-lubricated environment. It is used to make the following types of cast iron.
• Gray cast iron - contains carbon, silicon, manganese, phosphorus and some sulfur. It can be easily obtained and has poor mechanical properties. Used for the manufacture of parts that are not exposed to shock loads. There is a gray color in the fracture; the darker it is, the softer the material. The properties of gray cast iron depend on the temperature of the environment in which it is located and the amount of various impurities.
• Malleable cast iron is obtained from white cast iron as a result of simmering (prolonged heating and holding). The substance contains: carbon, silicon, manganese, phosphorus, and a small amount of sulfur. It is more durable and ductile, easier to process.
• Ductile iron is the strongest of all types of cast iron. Contains carbon, manganese, sulfur, phosphorus, silicon. Has high impact strength. This important metal is used to make pistons, crankshafts and pipes.

The melting points of steel and cast iron are different, as stated in the table above. Steel has higher strength and resistance to high temperatures than cast iron, temperatures differ by as much as 200 degrees. For cast iron, this number ranges from approximately 1100 to 1200 degrees, depending on the impurities it contains.

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Heat-resistant steels and alloys

Heat-resistant steel is used in the manufacture of various parts that come into contact with aggressive environments and are subject to significant loads, vibrations and high thermal effects. For example, this includes the following products: turbines, furnaces, boilers, compressors, etc. The following presents the characteristics of heat-resistant, heat-resistant alloys, classification, grades, and features of their application.

Heat-resistant steel (or scale-resistant) is a metal alloy used in an unloaded or lightly loaded state and capable of resisting gas corrosion for a long time at high temperatures (more than 550 ºС).

Heat-resistant metals are products that, under high thermal influences, retain their structure, do not collapse, and are not susceptible to plastic deformation. An important characteristic of such metals is the conditional creep limit and long-term strength.

Heat-resistant alloys can be heat-resistant, but they are not always so, so in aggressive environments they can quickly become damaged due to oxidation.

Properties of heat-resistant and heat-resistant alloys

To increase heat resistance, alloying additives are used, which also improve the strength of metals. Thanks to alloying, a protective film is formed on the surface of the alloys, which reduces the rate of oxidation of products.

Main alloying elements: nickel, chromium, aluminum, silicon. During the heating process, protective oxide films (Cr,Fe)2O3, (Al,Fe)2O are formed.

With a content of 5–8% chromium, the heat resistance of steel increases to 700–750 degrees Celsius, with 17% chromium – up to 1000 degrees, with 25% chromium – up to 1100 degrees.

Heat-resistant grades of metals are alloys based on iron, nickel, titanium, cobalt, strengthened by precipitation of excess phases (carbides, carbonitrides, etc.). Chromium-nickel and chromium-nickel-manganese steels have heat resistance. When exposed to high temperatures, they are not prone to creep (slow deformation under constant loads). The melting point of heat-resistant steel is 1400-1500 °C.

Classification of heat-resistant and heat-resistant alloys

At temperatures up to 300 ºС, ordinary structural (carbon) steel is used - a durable and heat-resistant metal. To work in conditions above 350 ºС, the use of heat-resistant metals is required. The main types of alloys with increased heat resistance and thermal strength:

• Pearlitic, martensitic and austenitic;
• cobalt and nickel alloys;
• refractory metals.

Pearlitic heat-resistant steels include boiler steels and silchromes containing a small percentage of carbon. The recrystallization temperature of the material increases due to alloying with molybdenum, chromium, and vanadium. The alloys are characterized by good weldability.

The production of martensitic steels is carried out using pearlitic and chromium additives, hardening at 950–1100 ºС. They contain more than 0.15% carbon, 11-17% chromium, small amounts of nickel, tungsten, molybdenum, vanadium.

Martensitic steels are resistant to corrosion in alkaline and acidic solutions, high humidity, and when heat treated at 1050 degrees they have high heat resistance.

Heat-resistant austenitic steels can have a homogeneous or heterogeneous structure. An alloy with a homogeneous structure that is not hardened by heat treatment contains a minimum of carbon and many alloying elements, which provides creep resistance.

Such materials are suitable for use at temperatures up to 500 °C.

In heterogeneous solid solutions, strengthened by heat treatment, carbide, intermetallic, and carbonitride phases are formed, which ensures the use of heat-resistant alloys under stress at temperatures up to 700 °C.

Nickel and cobalt alloys are used at temperatures up to 900 °C: they are used in the production of jet engine turbines and are the best heat-resistant materials. Cobalt alloys are slightly inferior in heat resistance to nickel alloys and are more rare. They are characterized by high thermal conductivity, corrosion resistance at high temperatures, and structural stability during long-term operation.

nickel in the nickel alloy is over 55%, carbon 0.06-0.12%. Depending on the structure, there are homogeneous (nichromes) and heterogeneous (nimonics) nickel alloys. Nickel-based nichromes contain chromium as an alloying additive. They are characterized not only by heat resistance, but also by high heat resistance. Nimonics consist of 20% chromium, 2% titanium, 1% aluminum. Alloy grades: KhN77TYU, KhN55VMTFKYu, KhN70MVTYUB.

At temperatures up to 1500 degrees and above, heat-resistant alloys made of refractory metals: tungsten, niobium, vanadium, etc. can work.

Melting point of refractory metals.
Metal	Melting point, ºC
Tungsten	3410
Tantalum	About 3000
Vanadium	1900
Niobium	2415
Zirconium	1855
Rhenium	3180
Molybdenum	About 2600

The most popular is molybdenum alloy. Elements such as titanium, zirconium, and niobium are used for alloying. To prevent corrosion, the product is siliconized, resulting in a protective coating being formed on the surface.

The protective layer allows the heat resistant device to be used at a temperature of 1700 degrees for 30 hours.

Other common refractory alloys are tungsten and 30% rhenium, 60% vanadium and 40% niobium, an alloy of iron, niobium, molybdenum and zirconium, tantalum and 10% tungsten.

Grades of heat-resistant and heat-resistant steels

Depending on the state of the structure, austenitic, martensitic, pearlitic and martensitic-ferritic heat-resistant metals are distinguished. Heat-resistant alloys are divided into ferritic, martensitic or austenitic-ferritic types.

Application of martensitic steels.
Steel grades	Products made of heat-resistant steels
4Х9С2	Automotive engine valves, operating temperature 850–950 ºC.
1Х12H2ВМФ, Х6СМ, Х5М, 1Х8ВФ, Х5ВФ	Units and parts operating at temperatures up to 600 ºC for 1000–10000 hours.
X5	Pipes operated at operating temperatures up to 650 ºC.
1Х8ВФ	Steam turbine components that operate at temperatures up to 500 ºC for 10,000 hours or more.

Pearlitic grades having a chromium-silicon and chromium-molybdenum composition of heat-resistant steel: Kh13N7S2, Kh10S2M, Kh6SM, Kh7SM, Kh9S2, Kh6S. Chrome-molybdenum compounds 12МХ, 12ХМ, 15ХМ, 20ХМЛ are suitable for use at 450-550 °С, chrome-molybdenum vanadium 12Х1МФ, 15Х1М1Ф, 15Х1М1ФЛ - at temperatures 550-600 °С. They are used in the production of turbines, shut-off valves, apparatus casings, steam lines, pipelines, and boilers.

Ferritic steel is made by firing and heat treatment, due to which it acquires a fine-grained structure. These include brands X28, X18SYU, 0X17T, X17, X25T, 1X12SYU. chromium in such alloys is 25-33%.

They are used in the production of heat exchangers, equipment for chemical production (pyrolysis equipment), furnace equipment and other structures that operate for a long time at high temperatures and are not subject to heavy loads.

The more chromium in the composition, the higher the temperature at which the steel retains its performance properties. Heat-resistant ferritic steel does not have high strength or heat resistance, but is characterized by good ductility and good technological parameters.

Martensitic-ferritic steel contains 10-14% chromium, alloying additives vanadium, molybdenum, tungsten. The material is used in the manufacture of machine elements, steam turbines, nuclear power plant equipment, heat exchangers for nuclear and thermal power plants, parts intended for long-term operation at 600 ºC. Steel grades: 1Х13, Х17, Х25Т, 1Х12В2МФ, Х6СУ, 2Х12ВМБФР.

Austenitic steels are widely used in industry. The heat-resistant and heat-resistant characteristics of the material are ensured by nickel and chromium and alloying additives (titanium, niobium).

Such steels retain technical properties that are resistant to corrosion when exposed to temperatures up to 1000 ºC. Compared to ferritic steels, austenitic alloys have increased heat resistance and the ability to be stamped, drawn, and welded.

Heat treatment of metals is carried out by hardening at 1000–1050 °C.

Application of austenitic grades.
Steel grades	Application of heat-resistant steels
08X18Н9Т, 12Х18Н9Т, 20Х25Н20С2, 12Х18Н9	Exhaust systems, sheet and section parts, pipes operating at low loads and temperatures up to 600–800 °C.
36Х18Н25С2	Furnace containers, fittings, operated at temperatures up to 1100 °C.
Х12Н20Т3Р, 4Х12Н8Г8МФБ	Engine valves, turbine parts.

Austenitic-ferritic steels have increased heat resistance compared to conventional high-chromium alloys. Such metals are used in the manufacture of unloaded products, operating temperature is 1150 ºC. Pyrometric tubes are made from grade X23N13, and furnace conveyors, tanks for cementation, pipes are made from grade X20N14S2, 0X20N14S2

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Melting point of steel 40x13: features of grade decoding, physical characteristics of the metal

Among the large number of physical properties of metals, we note the melting point. This indicator is taken into account in the manufacture of a wide variety of products, for example, a knife or bearings. The most popular steel for the manufacture of medical scalpels, knives, springs and other items is considered to be 40x13 steel. It has all the necessary properties and characteristics.