A substance with melting point around +40 centigrades?

[Moreno]

Which substance has melting point around +38-+43 Centigrades? A substance should be completely non toxic even if ingested. For example, something that could be used in a food industry. In its solid form (over +45C) it should be relatively hard, not too plastic.

Edited May 22, 2016 by Moreno

[NEXT]

I sounds to me like you are attempting to create something.

[EdEarl]

See Wikipedia, Phase Change Material, Thermophysical Properties. The list includes many outside your temperature range and a few within it. You will have to investigate toxicity. Some paraffin melts in your temperature range and has low toxicity, but it is flammable.

[swansont]

Which substance has melting point around +38-+43 Centigrades?

 

Cesium. Some waxes (paraffin). Also some chocolates.

 

 

A substance should be completely non toxic even if ingested. For example, something that could be used in a food industry.

Not cesium then. Possibly chocolate, though. Also still possibly wax.

 

 

In its solid form (over +45C) it should be relatively hard, not too plastic.

Phase changes don't work like that. If the melting point is 40ºC, it will not be solid at 45ºC

[studiot]

Ear wax? 45^oC

Candlewax is 37^oC

Sealing wax is 45^oC

I don't understand, how can it be hard at 45^oC if its melting point is 38^oC?

Edited May 22, 2016 by studiot

[Sensei]

He probably misspell, and meant 35 C, instead of 45 C.

[Enthalpy]

Some fats (triglycerides) melt around +40°C, which makes them bad for cholesterine though edible. Most natural fats are mixes, so their melting point is ill-defined. Among the components of palm oil, you'll find some.