Which melts first in a fire, glass or aluminum?

Some people ask which melts first in a fire, glass or aluminum, and today we are going to answer to this question. The answer depends on which kind of glass you are talking about. To answer to this question demands us to compare the melting points of aluminum and glass. Now let’s take a look.

Let’s talk about aluminum first. Aluminium has a melting point of 660°C and a boiling temperature of 2327°C. Aluminium is made from raw aluminium rolled through a variety of processes and is itself free of heavy metals and other harmful substances. The surface of aluminium foil has a dense oxide layer, which is relatively stable chemically and will not analyse aluminium ions as long as it is not in a strong acid environment, making it very safe. Aluminium foil can be used in direct contact with food and is not susceptible to deterioration.

And let’s take a look at the melting point of glass. Glass is not a pellet, it does not have a fixed melting point, but it does have a softening point. Lead glass has a softening point of 500°C. Quartz glass has a softening point of 1600°C. The softening point of quartz glass is 1600 degrees. Ordinary glass can be softened by fire to 600 degrees except in a furnace. Fire, gas burner 1300 and 1000 degrees for alcohol burners, are possible. At home or in the laboratory, you can use an ordinary alcohol lamp burner.