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Gallium Reference Rate — 10-Day Trend
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A Metal That Melts Before Water Boils Your Tea
Hold a small piece of solid gallium in your closed hand for a couple of minutes, and it will start turning to liquid. That's not a party trick exaggeration — gallium's melting point is genuinely 29.76°C (85.57°F), just above normal skin temperature. Very few metals sit this close to room temperature at their melting point; most need a furnace, not a fist.
None of that affects how this site tracks gallium. Today's reference rate remains ₹22.99 per gram on September 17, 2026, priced the same whether the sample sitting in a lab happens to be solid or liquid at that moment.
- Melting point: 29.76°C (85.57°F)
- Boiling point: approximately 2,403°C (4,357°F)
- Appearance: soft, silvery-white metal
Gallium Reference Rate by Weight
Today's Gallium rate is Twenty Three Rupees per gram. At this rate, 10 grams of Gallium costs Two Hundred and Thirty Rupees.
| Unit | Weight | Price (INR) | Price in Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Gram | 1.0000 g | ₹22.99 | Twenty Three Rupees |
| 8 Grams | 8.0000 g | ₹183.89 | One Hundred and Eighty Four Rupees |
| 10 Grams | 10.0000 g | ₹229.86 | Two Hundred and Thirty Rupees |
| 100 Grams | 100.0000 g | ₹2,298.63 | Two Thousand Two Hundred and Ninety Nine Rupees |
| 1 Kilogram | 1,000.0000 g | ₹22,986.29 | Twenty Two Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty Six Rupees |
| 1 Ounce (oz) | 28.3495 g | ₹651.65 | Six Hundred and Fifty Two Rupees |
| 1 Troy Ounce | 31.1035 g | ₹714.95 | Seven Hundred and Fifteen Rupees |
| 1 Metric Ton | 1,000,000.0000 g | ₹22,986,288.00 | Two Crore Twenty Nine Lakh Eighty Six Thousand Two Hundred and Eighty Eight Rupees |
The Trait That Makes Gallium Genuinely Unusual
Most substances shrink when they solidify. Gallium expands — a behaviour it shares almost exclusively with water among common materials. That's more than a chemistry-class curiosity: it's a real handling constraint. Sealing gallium tightly inside a rigid glass or metal container is a bad idea, because the expansion on freezing can crack the container from the inside.
The liquid range is where things get interesting for engineers
Between that 29.76°C melting point and a boiling point near 2,403°C sits a liquid range of well over 2,370°C — one of the widest of any element. A material that stays liquid across such a huge temperature span, without boiling away, has genuine engineering uses: high-temperature thermometers and specialty alloys have both leaned on gallium precisely because of this trait, not despite it.
Gallium also readily supercools. It's been recorded remaining liquid at temperatures as low as 0°C — well under its own melting point — before eventually solidifying, a quirk that shows up in academic chemistry demonstrations as often as it does in industrial contexts.
| Metal | Melting Point | Solid at Room Temperature? |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury | -38.83°C | No (liquid) |
| Gallium | 29.76°C | Borderline — melts near body heat |
| Tin | 231.9°C | Yes |
| Gold | 1,064°C | Yes |
Gallium Reference Rate — Last 10 Days
The most recent Gallium price on record (2026-09-17) is Twenty Three Rupees per gram. This is up by Less than One Rupees from the previous day's rate of ₹22.94.
| Date | Price (INR/g) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | ₹22.99 | +0.05 |
| 2026-09-16 | ₹22.94 | +0.01 |
| 2026-09-15 | ₹22.93 | +0.03 |
| 2026-09-14 | ₹22.90 | -0.16 |
| 2026-09-13 | ₹23.06 | +0.00 |
| 2026-09-12 | ₹23.06 | +0.01 |
| 2026-09-11 | ₹23.04 | -0.01 |
| 2026-09-10 | ₹23.06 | +0.12 |
| 2026-09-09 | ₹22.94 | +0.09 |
| 2026-09-08 | ₹22.85 | — |
Why the Physical Properties Actually Matter Commercially
None of this is trivia divorced from the market. Gallium's low melting point is exactly why refiners ship it as sealed ingots in temperature-controlled packaging rather than loose metal — a shipment sitting on a warm loading dock could genuinely start to liquefy. It's also part of why gallium never developed a retail bullion market the way gold or silver did: a metal that turns to liquid at a warm room temperature doesn't lend itself to coins, bars, or jewellery-counter sales.
For gallium's actual price trend rather than its chemistry, the comparison table and 10-day history above track the live reference rate, and the site's own gallium price history page holds a longer record by year and month.
Gallium Melting Point — Common Questions
About 29.76°C (85.57°F) — a temperature a closed hand can reach, which is why gallium is famous for turning liquid when someone holds a piece of it long enough. Few metals sit this close to normal room temperature at their melting point.
Gallium's boiling point sits near 2,403°C (4,357°F), giving it one of the widest liquid ranges of any element — over 2,370°C between melting and boiling. That gap is actually useful: it lets gallium serve in high-temperature thermometers and specialty alloys without evaporating away.
It expands — an unusual trait gallium shares with water but few other metals. That's a real practical concern for storage: gallium should never be sealed tightly in a rigid glass or metal container, because the expansion on solidifying can crack the container.
Yes. Gallium readily supercools, sometimes remaining liquid at temperatures as low as 0°C well below its 29.76°C melting point, before eventually solidifying. This behaviour is well documented and is one of the more unusual features chemists note about the element.
It affects shipping and handling more than pricing directly — refiners typically ship gallium as sealed ingots in temperature-controlled packaging to keep it solid in transit during warmer weather. Today's reference rate is ₹22.99 per gram, tracked the same way regardless of ambient temperature.
