| metal or compound | aproximate melting point in degrees celsius |
| aluminium | 657 deg cel |
| lead | 327 |
| gold | 1063 |
| silver | 961 |
| steel | 1371 |
| copper | 1082 |
| platimun | 1755 |
| zinc | 418 |
| tin | 231 |
| bismuth | 258 |
| character of emited light | tempeature in deg celsius |
| dark red,blood red,low red | 565 |
| dark cherry red | 635 |
| cherry,full red | 746 |
| light cherry,bright cherry,light red | 843 |
| orange | 898 |
| light orange | 940 |
| yellow | 996 |
| light yellow | 1079 |
| white | 1204 |