This section is from the book "Cyclopedia Of Architecture, Carpentry, And Building", by James C. et al. Also available from Amazon: Cyclopedia Of Architecture, Carpentry And Building.
Table VII gives the melting points of several metals which are highly refractory and those already mentioned are not the only ones which have been successfully used in incandescent lamps. Titanium, zirconium, iridium, etc., have been successfully employed, but the tantalum and tungsten lamps are the only ones which are used to any extent in the United States.
Metal | Approximate Melting Point in Degrees C. |
Tungsten | 3080-3200 |
Titanium | 3000 |
Tantalum | 2900 |
Osmium | 2500 |
Platinum | 1775 |
Zirconium | 1500 |
Silicon | 1200 |
Carbon (not a metal) | 3000 |
 
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