Abstract
An apparent correlation exists between the specific resistivity of intrinsic point defects (i.e., vacancies and interstitials) and bulk resistivity at the melting temperature for cubic metals. A theory based on the rigid-ion model and Lindemann’s melting criterion is proposed to account for this correlation. The ratio of the defect resistivity to the melting-temperature resistivity is related to the defect-formation volume in an infinite crystal (i.e., without the image-field correction).