Effect of adsorbed water on the critical surface tension of wetting on metal surfaces

• Published in: Journal of colloid and interface science Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 243 - 249
• Main Authors: Bernett, Marianne K, Zisman, W.A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.01.1968

Contract angles of a variety of pure nonhydrophilic liquid polar and nonpolar compounds, covering a wide range of surface tensions, were measured on clean smooth surfaces of fourteen metals and one metal oxide. At 0.6% relative humidity (RH) and 95% RH, each of these high-energy, solid surfaces was...