Sciencemadness Discussion Board

Molten Graphite?!

SAM4CH - 17-12-2005 at 09:56

Can I reach to 3000-3500 degree with home Tech. to melt graphite powder?!!!!

neutrino - 17-12-2005 at 10:12

It doesn't melt at atmospheric pressure, so no.

vulture - 17-12-2005 at 14:45

It does sublime however (in inert atmosphere atleast) at 1atm, no?

Nerro - 17-12-2005 at 15:12

Does anyone here know where the triple point of graphite lies?

Mr. Wizard - 17-12-2005 at 22:41

Using GOOGLE,"triple point of graphite" I found a dozen sites. Here is one:
http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=n...