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Element

Superconducting Transition Temperature

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Aluminum

 1.1810 K  

ITS-90 first-quality, secondary reference point

single-crystal nanowire, 30 nm diameter

 1.9 K     

single-crystal nanowire, 70 nm diameter

 1.7 K     

Americium

ambient pressure

 0.79 K    

6 GPa

 2.2 K     

maximum temperature

α-americium

 0.6 K     

β-americium

 1.0 K     

Antimony

25 GPa

 3.9 K     

maximum temperature

Arsenic

32 GPa

 2.4 K     

maximum temperature

Barium

18 GPa

 5 K       

maximum temperature

Beryllium

beryllium films

   9.6 ± 0.1 K   

bulk value

 0.026 K   

Bismuth

9.1 GPa

 8.5 K     

maximum temperature

Boron

250 GPa

11.2 K     

maximum temperature

175 GPa

 6 K       

Bromine

100 GPa

 1.4 K     

maximum temperature

Cadmium

 0.517 ± 0.002 K 

single crystal, 99.999% purity

 0.515 ± 0.002 K 

Calcium

161 GPa

25 K       

maximum temperature

Cerium

5 GPa

 1.7 K     

maximum temperature

Cesium

12 GPa

 1.3 K     

maximum temperature

Europium

142 GPa

 2.75 K    

maximum temperature

80 GPa

 1.8 K     

Gallium

ambient pressure

 1.091 K   

1.4 GPa

 7 K       

maximum temperature

0 Pa

 1.091 K   

Germanium

11.5 GPa

 5.35 K    

maximum temperature

Hafnium

 0.128 K   

62 GPa

 8.6 K     

maximum temperature

Indium

 3.4145 K  

ITS-90 first-quality, secondary reference point

Iodine

25 GPa

 1.2 K     

maximum temperature

Iridium

0.1125 ± 0.0005 K

Iron

20 GPa, crystallographic hcp phase, non-magnetic

 2 K       

maximum temperature

Lanthanum

15 GPa

13 K       

maximum temperature

α-lanthanum

  4.88 ± 0.02 K  

β-lanthanum

ambient pressure

 6.00 K    

0 Pa

 6.00 K    

Lead

 7.1997 K  

ITS-90 first-quality, secondary reference point

Lithium

ambient pressure

 0.0004 K  

30 GPa

14 K       

maximum temperature

20.3 GPa

 5.47 K    

Lutetium

174 GPa

12.4 K     

maximum temperature

Mercury

α-mercury

 4.154 ± 0.001 K 

β-mercury

 3.949 K   

Molybdenum

 0.915 ± 0.005 K 

Niobium

 9.2880 K  

ITS-90 first-quality, secondary reference point

10 GPa

 9.9 K     

maximum temperature

Osmium

ambient pressure

 0.655 K   

0 Pa

 0.655 K   

Oxygen

100 GPa

 0.6 K     

maximum temperature

Phosphorus

black phosphorus

32 GPa

 9.5 K     

maximum temperature

100 GPa

 4.3 K     

Protactinium

ambient pressure

 1.4 K     

0 Pa

 1.4 K     

Rhenium

 1.697 ± 0.006 K 

Rhodium

 0.000325 K

Ruthenium

ambient pressure

 0.51 K    

0 Pa

 0.51 K    

Scandium

107 GPa

19.6 K     

maximum temperature

111 GPa

 8.31 K    

74.2 GPa

 8.2 K     

Selenium

150 GPa

 8 K       

maximum temperature

Silicon

15 GPa, simple hexagonal phase

 8.2 K     

maximum temperature

Strontium

50 GPa

 7 K       

maximum temperature

Sulfur

200 GPa

  17.3 ± 0.5 K   

maximum temperature

Tantalum

ambient pressure

 4.483 K   

43 GPa

 4.5 K     

maximum temperature

0 Pa

 4.483 K   

Technetium

lower purity

  7.77 ± 0.02 K  

higher purity

  7.73 ± 0.02 K  

cylindrical single crystals

  7.46 ± 0.04 K  

prepared by electrodeposition and reduction

  7.46 ± 0.05 K  

Tellurium

35 GPa

 7.5 K     

maximum temperature

Thallium

ambient pressure

 2.39 K    

0 Pa

 2.39 K    

Thorium

ambient pressure

 1.368 K   

0 Pa

 1.368 K   

Tin

ambient pressure

 3.722 K   

11.3 GPa

 5.3 K     

maximum temperature

white tin, 0 Pa

 3.722 K   

Titanium

ambient pressure

 0.39 K    

56.0 GPa

 3.35 K    

maximum temperature

0 Pa

 0.39 K    

α-titanium

 0.38 K    

β-titanium

 6.4 K     

Tungsten

0.0154 ± 0.0005 K

Uranium

α-uranium, 1.2 GPa

 2.4 K     

maximum temperature

β-uranium, ambient pressure

 0.8 K     

Vanadium

ambient pressure

 5.38 K    

120 GPa

16.5 K     

maximum temperature

0 Pa

 5.38 K    

Yttrium

115 GPa

19.5 K     

maximum temperature

89.3 GPa

17 K       

30 GPa

 3.5 K     

Zinc

 0.8500 K  

ITS-90 first-quality, secondary reference point

Zirconium

ambient pressure

 0.546 K   

30 GPa

11 K       

maximum temperature

0 Pa

 0.546 K   

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