A disorder model of melting and melts

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Abstract
Various thermal properties of molten metals are calculated assuming a strong correspondence between the crystal and the melt. Thus, the properties of melts are composed of a “lattice dependent” term, essentially equal to the value of the property for the crystal at its melting point, and a “defect dependent” term, calculable from the theory of crystal defects. The defect concentration in the melt is estimated from the volume increase due to melting. The calculated values agree fairly well with experimental data.