I Melting point of graphite and diamond?

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The discussion focuses on the melting points of graphite and diamond, highlighting significant discrepancies in reported values across various sources. Graphite's melting point is often cited around 3,550°C, while diamond's melting point ranges from approximately 3,000°C to 4,027°C, creating confusion even among AI responses. The melting point of tungsten is consistently reported at about 3,422°C, making it a reliable reference point. The conversation also notes that both graphite and diamond sublimate rather than melt, complicating the definition of their melting points. Overall, the variability in data leads to uncertainty regarding the true melting points of these carbon allotropes.
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It's strangely difficult to find these temperatures online. Different sources give wildly different values. What are the actual temperatures?
I was conversing with ChatGPT when I asked which material has the highest melting point, and it answered "tungsten" (giving its melting temperature). It so happened that in the previous question the melting point of graphite had come up, and it was listed as higher than that. When I asked which one of the two has the higher melting point, it insisted that it's tungsten, even though in that very response it listed a higher temperature for graphite. ("Graphite has a melting point of approximately 3,550°C (6,422°F), while tungsten has a melting point of approximately 3,422°C (6,192°F). Tungsten has the higher melting point between the two materials.")

In fact, other similar AIs also give wildly different answers (and most of them incorrect by the numbers).

This seemed to be an AI hallucination, so I googled what the melting point of graphite is, and to my surprise I found wildly different answers from different sources, varying by, like, a thousand degrees.

(Yes, I know that graphite, and diamond, do not melt per se, they sublimate. However, by "melting point" I mean "the temperature at which it stops being a solid.)

Turns out that also the melting point of diamond seems equally vague. Googling for it gives wildly different results:

"Diamond has a very high melting point (almost 4000°C)"
"Thus, we infer that diamond melts at about 9,000 K and between 0.60 and 1.05 TPa along the Hugoniot."
"In case of Diamond, the melting point is 3550 degrees Celsius"
"However, the melting point of diamond is estimated to be around 3,000-3,500°C (5,432-6,332°F)."
"Using carbon's theoretical phase diagram below (from Wikimedia), "liquid diamond" could be achieved at about 10 GPa (99 thousand atmospheres) and 5000 K (4700 °C)."
"Diamond has the highest melting point (3820 degrees Kelvin)"
"The ultimate melting point of the diamond is around 4,027° Celsius (7,280° Fahrenheit)"

No wonder the AIs are confused about it. So am I.

In comparison, the melting point of tungsten seems to be quite universally agreed upon (and likewise all AIs give a very consistent value for it).

What is the melting (well, sublimation) point of graphite and diamond? (I suppose I should add, under normal pressure conditions.)
 
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Warp said:
Turns out that also the melting point of diamond seems equally vague.
A diamond will burn in the air at about 400°C. That makes melting diamond difficult, as it will often react chemically before it melts.
 
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