Thermodynamic and Electronic Properties of 3d-transition Metals in the Liquid State

An analytic solution of the Percus-Yevick equation for the hard sphere model is applied to the thermodynamic properties of liquid 3d-transition metals dear the triplepoint. Agreement between theory and experiment is fairly good for the therma pressure coefficient. The recent method has been used to evaluate the electronic contributions to entropies and specific heat. The density of states of the d-band at the Fermi level and the heat of vapourization for liquid 3d-transition metals are also discussed