Table 1 Comparison of surface tension results using the Faraday forcing method from Brosius et al.15 and existing literature values using the pulse-decay technique.

From: Benchmarking surface tension measurement method using two oscillation modes in levitated liquid metals

Material

Temp. (∘C)

Measured surface tension (Nm−1)

Literature surface tension (Nm−1)

% Difference

Zirconium

1700

1.48

1.5227

−3%

Zirconium

1800

1.41

1.5127

−6%

Ti39.5Zr39.5Ni21

950

1.53

1.67028

−14%

  1. Errors in measurement stemming from the deformation amplitude, electric field strength, gravity, and frequency step size (precision of the frequency sweep) range from 1–5%.
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