melting point
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Within a small temperature range - approximately 25 °C below the melting point of AgI - the crystal entered a clearly defined hexatic phase.
From Science Daily
By lowering the melting point and viscosity of mantle rocks, the water helped drive internal circulation and plate motion, giving the planet long-term geological energy.
From Science Daily
On this unending dayside, temperatures are expected to soar far beyond the melting point of typical rock.
From Science Daily
It appears to be happening at the boundary of the inner and outer core, where the inner core is close to melting point.
From BBC
“The air coming in is hotter than the melting point of the metal underneath – which is obviously not a good thing,” he explains, pointing out that this air reaches temperatures well above 1,000C.
From BBC
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