title: Correlation between surface tension and critical temperatures of liquid metals.
abstract: The inter-relationship of surface tension sigma, molar volume V, and critical temperature Tc has been examined using experimental values for eighteen liquid metals. Hard-sphere diameters a correlate with the equation a(5/2) = 8.9733 x 10(-19) V (sigma/Tc)(1/4) - 1.0459 x 10(-25). Unknown Tc may be estimated using surface tension and liquid density values.
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, PO Box 1, Kensington 2030, Australia. blairs@netspace.net.au
authors.forename: Sidney
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blairs
authors.forename: Mohammad Hassan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Abbasi