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. 1961 Jun 1;65A(3):139–145. doi: 10.6028/jres.065A.017

Table 2. Secondary reference points.

Under a pressure of 1 standard atmosphere, except for the triple points.

Temperature °C (Int. 1948)
Temperature of equilibrium between solid carbon dioxide and its vapor   −78.5
tp=[−78.5 to +12.12(p/po−1)−6.4(p/po−1)2]°C
Temperature of equilibrium between solid mercury and liquid mercury   −38.87
Temperature of equilibrium between ice and air-saturated water       0.000
Temperature of triple point of phenoxybenzene (diphenyl-ether)     26.88
Temperature of transition of sodium sulphate decahydrate     32.38
Temperature of triple point of benzoic acid   122.36
Temperature of equilibrium between solid indium and liquid indium   156.61
Temperature of equilibrium between liquid naphthalene and its vapor   218.0
  tp[=218.0+44.4(p/po−1) −19(p/po−1)2]°C
Temperature of equilibrium between solid tin and liquid tin   231.91
Temperature of equilibrium between liquid benzophenone and its vapor   305.9
  tp+[305.9+48.8(p/po−1) −21 (p/po−1)2]°C
Temperature of equilibrium between solid cadmium and liquid cadmium   321.03
Temperature of equilibrium between solid lead and liquid lead   327.3
Temperature of equilibrium between liquid mercury and its vapor   356.58
  tp = [356.58+55.552(p/po−1) −23.03(p/po−1)2+14.0(p/po−1)3]°C
Temperature of equilibrium between solid aluminum and liquid aluminum   660.1
Temperature of equilibrium between solid copper and liquid copper (in a reducing atmosphere) 1083
Temperature of equilibrium between solid nickel and liquid nickel 1453
Temperature of equilibrium between solid cobalt and liquid cobalt 1492
Temperature of equilibrium between solid palladium and liquid palladium 1552
Temperature of equilibrium between solid platinum and liquid platinum 1769
Temperature of equilibrium between solid rhodium and liquid rhodium 1960
Temperature of equilibrium between solid iridium and liquid iridium 2443
Temperature of melting tungsten 3380