Equation of state of the transitive layer in a one-component system and some of its applications
We obtain the equation of state relating the interphase tension at the planar interface of a crystal—the melt proper with the surface tension of free surfaces in one-component system. Numerical calculations for metals are performed at the temperature of the triple point. Using the obtained equation, we solve a number of problems, including determination of the work of adhesion, the limiting wetting angle of a crystal by the melt proper, the diffluence coefficient due to Harkins, and construction of a Neumann triangle.