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Estimation of zirconium, hafnium, and tungsten critical parameters

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On the basis of similarity of thermal expansion of liquid metals and data on the temperature dependence of density of zirconium, hafnium, and tungsten, estimates of the critical parameters of these metals are obtained.

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Original Russian Text © S.V. Onufriev, 2011, published in Teplofizika Vysokikh Temperatur, 2011, Vol. 49, No. 2, pp. 213–220.

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Onufriev, S.V. Estimation of zirconium, hafnium, and tungsten critical parameters. High Temp 49, 205–212 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0018151X1102012X

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