Sun, HP "scrap" (???)

[Sridhar Ayengar]

der Mouse wrote:
>> I'm not aware of a resistance element that'll go any higher then
>> ~2300 degrees, that being enough to melt brass or prolly even pure
>> copper.
> 
> Tungsten in a sufficiently inert atmosphere will get white-hot without
> problem - that's how incandescent light bulbs work.
> 
> The melting point of tungsten, according to what information I can
> find, is somewhwere around 3400°-3425°, and assorted resources claim
> it's the highest melting point of any metal (and second-highest
> element, after carbon).  They don't mention whether there are alloys
> with higher melting points.

I don't know about alloys, but there are definitely *compounds* with 
higher melting points.

Peace...  Sridhar