Melting Points of Alloys and Metals

Melting point is the temperature at which a substance changes from solid to liquid state. We've prepared these charts as a guide for soldering metals/alloys so you won't accidentally melt your projects.

In chemistry, elements are substances that cannot be broken down by chemical means. Pure metals in these charts have assigned chemical symbols. Alloys, on the other hand, are a combination of two or more chemical elements. For example, brass is an alloy composed of the elements copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn).

Also, because cadmium and zinc have the lowest melting points among all the other metals, these are usually added to pure silver or pure gold to make solder alloys that melt at a much lower temperature than the metals being joined.