Surface tension values of some common test liquids

for surface energy analysis

Name
1,2-Dichloro ethane
1,2,3-Tribromo propane
1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene
(Mesitylene)
1,4-Dioxane
1,5-Pentanediol
1-Chlorobutane
1-Decanol
1-nitro propane
1-Octanol
Acetone (2-Propanone)
Aniline 22C (AN)
2-Aminoethanol
Anthranilic acid ethylester
22C
Anthranilic acid methylester
25 C
Benzene
Benzylalcohol
Benzylbenzoate (BNBZ)
Bromobenzene
Bromoform
Butyronitrile
Carbon disulfid
Quinoline
Chloro benzene
Chloroform
Cyclohexane
Cyclohexanol 25 C
Cyclopentanol
p-Cymene
Decalin
Dichloromethane
Diiodomethane (DI)
1,3-Diiodopropane 23 C
Diethylene glycol (DEG)
Dipropylene glycol

CAS Ref.-No.
107-06-2
96-11-7

Surface tension @ Temperature coefficient

20 C in mN/m
in mN/(m K)
33.30
-0.1428
45.40
-0.1267

108-67-8

28.80

-0.0897

123-91-1
111-29-5
109-69-3
112-30-1
108-03-2
111-87-5
67-64-1
62-53-3
141-43-5

33.00
43.30
23.10
28.50
29.40
27.60
25.20
43.40
48.89

-0.1391
-0.1161
-0.1117
-0.0732
-0.1023
-0.0795
-0.1120
-0.1085
-0.1115

87-25-2

39.30

-0.0935

134-20-3

43.71

-0.1152

71-43-2
100-51-6
120-51-4
108-86-1
75-25-2
109-74-0
75-15-0
91-22-5
108-90-7
67-66-3
110-82-7
108-93-0
96-41-3
99-87-6
493-01-6
75-09-2
75-11-6
627-31-6
111-46-6
25265-71-8

28.88
39.00
45.95
36.50
41.50
28.10
32.30
43.12
33.60
27.50
24.95
34.40
32.70
28.10
31.50
26.50
50.80
46.51
44.80
33.90

-0.1291
-0.0920
-0.1066
-0.1160
-0.1308
-0.1037
-0.1484
-0.1063
-0.1191
-0.1295
-0.1211
-0.0966
-0.1011
-0.0941
-0.1031
-0.1284
-0.1376
-0.1195
-0.0841
-0.1070

Dipropylene glycol
monomethylether
Dodecyl benzene
Ethanol
Ethylbenzene
Ethylbromide
Ethylene glycol (EG)
Formamide (FA)
Fumaric acid diethylester
22C
Furfural (2-Furaldehyde)
Glycerol (GLY)
Ethylene glycol monoethyl
ether (Ethyl Cellosolve)
Hexachlorobutadiene
Iodobenzene
Isoamylchloride
Isobutylchloride
Isopropanol
Isopropylbenzene
Isovaleronitrile
m-Nitrotoluene
Mercury
Methanol
Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK)
Methyl naphthalene
N,N-dimethyl acetamide
(DMA)
N,N-dimethyl formamide
(DMF)
N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone
n-Decane (DEC)
n-Dodecane (DDEC)
n-Heptane
n-Hexadecane (HDEC)
n-Hexane (HEX)
n-Octane (OCT)
n-Tetradecane (TDEC)
n-Undecane
n-Butylbenzene
n-Propylbenzene
Nitroethane

34590-94-8

28.41

-0.1088

123-01-3
64-17-5
100-41-4
74-96-4
107-21-1
75-12-7

30.70
22.10
29.20
24.20
47.70
58.20

-0.0832
-0.1094
-0.1159
-0.0890
-0.0842

623-91-6

31.40

-0.1039

98-01-1
56-81-5

41.90
64.00

-0.1225
-0.0598

110-80-5

28.60

-0.0918

87-68-3
591-50-4
107-84-6
513-36-0
67-63-0
98-82-8
625-28-5
99-08-1
7439-97-6
67-56-1
78-93-3
90-12-0

36.00
39.70
23.50
21.90
23.00
28.21
26.00
41.40
425.41
22.70
24.60
38.60

-0.0994
-0.1123
-0.1078
-0.1144
-0.0789
-0.1054
-0.0827
-0.1140
-0.2049
-0.0773
-0.1199
-0.1118

127-19-5

36.70

-0.1395

68-12-2

37.10

-0.1400

872-50-4
124-18-5
112-40-3
142-82-5
544-76-3
110-54-3
111-65-9
629-59-4
1120-21-4
104-51-8
103-65-1
79-24-3

40.79
23.83
25.35
20.14
27.47
18.43
21.62
26.56
24.66
29.23
28.99
31.90

-0.1156
-0.0920
-0.0884
-0.0980
-0.0854
-0.1022
-0.0951
-0.0869
-0.0901
-0.1082
-0.1071
-0.1255

Nitrobenzene
Nitromethane
o-Nitrotoluene
Perfluoroheptane
Perfluorohexane
Perfluorooctane
Phenylisothiocyanate
Phthalic acid diethylester
22C
Polyethylen glycol 200
(PEG)
Polydimethyl siloxane
(Baysilone M5)
Propanol 25 C
Pyridine
3-Pyridylcarbinol 23C
(PYC)
Pyrrol (PY)
sym-Tetrabromoethane
tert-Butylchloride
sym-Tetrachloromethane
Tetrahydrofuran (THF)
Thiodiglycol ( 2,2'Thiobisethanol) (TDG)
Toluene
Tricresylphosphate (TCP)
Water (WA)
o-Xylene
m-Xylene
-Bromonaphthalene (BN)
-Chloronaphthalene

98-95-3
75-52-5
88-72-2
335-57-9
355-42-0
307-34-6
103-72-0

43.90
36.80
41.50
12.85
11.91
14.00
41.50

-0.1177
-0.1678
-0.1229
-0.0972
-0.0935
-0.0902
-0.1172

84-66-2

37.00

-0.1018

25322-68-3

43.50

-0.1170

9016-00-6

19.00

-0.0365

71-23-8
110-86-1

23.70
38.00

-0.0777
-0.1372

100-55-0

47.68

-0.1259

109-97-7
79-27-6
507-20-0
56-23-5
109-99-9

36.60
49.70
19.60
26.95
26.40

-0.1100
-0.1528
-0.1072
-0.1224
-0.1277

111-48-8

54.00

-0.0830

108-88-3
1330-78-5
7732-18-5
95-47-6
108-38-3
90-11-9
90-13-1

28.40
40.90
72.80
30.10
28.90
44.40
41.80

-0.1189
-0.0887
-0.1514
-0.1101
-0.1104
-0.0979
-0.1064

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SFT (Surface Tension) Data for Benzene

The experimental data shown in this page are freely available and have been published already in
the DDB Explorer Edition. The data represent a small sub list of all available data. For more data
or any further information please contact DDBST.
Data for other properties for this component are also available.

Data set number: 4203 (Public DDB) PCPDDB

Property:

SFT (Surface Tension)

Number of
Points:

27

State:

Liquid

Purity:

Not given

Measurement
method:

Differential Capillary
Method

Data source:

0 (Experimental Data)

Sour [31355] Muratov G.N., Zh.Fiz.Khim., 54(8), 2088ce 2089, 1980

DDB Formu Molw

Name
no.
la
't
31

78.11 Benzen
4
e

C6H6

Constant
value

None
.

SFT

[K]

[mN/m

]
293.1 28.890
5
0
303.1 27.550
5
0
313.1 26.220
5
0
323.1 24.900
5
0
333.1 23.610
5
0
343.1 22.320
5
0
353.1 21.070
5
0
363.1 19.840
5
0
373.1 18.610
5
0
383.1 17.380
5
0
393.1 16.180
5
0
403.1 14.990
5
0
413.1 13.830
5
0

423.1 12.680
5
0
433.1 11.570
5
0
443.1 10.460
5
0
453.1
9.3900
5
463.1
8.3400
5
473.1
7.3100
5
483.1
6.3000
5
493.1
5.3200
5
503.1
4.3700
5
513.1
3.4500
5
523.1
2.5800
5
533.1
1.7500
5
543.1
1.0100
5
553.1
0.3700
5

SF Surface
T Tension
T Temperature

Data set number: 25365 (Public DDB) PCPDDB

SFT (Surface
Tension)

Property:
Number of
Points:

State:

Liquid

Purity:

Not given

Measurement
method:

Not Specified

Data source:

0 (Experimental
Data)

Sour [33640] Wanchoo R.K., Narayan J., Raina G.K., Rattan V.K., Chem.Eng.Commun.,
ce 81, 145-156, 1989

DDB Formu Molw

Name
no.
la
't
31

C6H6

Constant
value

78.11 Benzen
4
e

None
.

SFT

[K]

[mN/m
]

293.1 28.900
5
1
298.1 28.180
5
0
303.1 27.490
5
1
SF Surface
T Tension
T Temperature

Data set number: 25706 (Public DDB) PCPDDB

Property:
Number of
Points:

SFT (Surface
Tension)
1

State:

Liquid

Purity:

Not given

Measurement
method:

Not Specified

Data source:

0 (Experimental
Data)

Sour [33671] Abramzon A.A., Zh.Prikl.Khim., 64(12), 2533ce 2537, 1991

DDB Formu Molw

Name
no.
la
't
31

78.11 Benzen
4
e

C6H6

Constant
value

None
.

SFT

[K]

[mN/m
]

293.0 28.800
0
0
SF Surface
T Tension
T Temperature

Data set number: 54794 (Public DDB) PCPDDB

Property:
Number of
Points:

SFT (Surface
Tension)
1

State:

Liquid

Purity:

Not given

Measurement
method:

Described in
Article

Data source:

0 (Experimental

Data)

Sour [37171] Koefoed J., Villadsen J.V., Acta Chem.Scand., 12,

ce 1124-1135, 1958

DDB Formu Molw

Name
no.
la
't
31

78.11 Benzen
4
e

C6H6

Constant
value

None
.

SFT

[K]

[mN/m
]

303.1 27.590
5
0
SF Surface
T Tension
T Temperature

Data set number: 54814 (Public DDB) PCPDDB

Property:
Number of
Points:

SFT (Surface
Tension)
6

State:

Liquid

Purity:

Not given

Measurement
method:

Drop Weight

Data source:

0 (Experimental
Data)

Sour [20574] Harkins W.D., Cheng Y.C., J.Am.Chem.Soc., 43,

ce 35-53, 1921

DDB Formu Molw

Name
no.
la
't
31

78.11 Benzen
4
e

C6H6

Constant
value

None
.

SFT

[K]

[mN/m
]

283.1 30.260
5
0
293.1 28.900
5
0
303.1 27.610
5
0

313.1 26.250
5
0
323.1 24.910
5
0
333.1 23.540
5
0
SF Surface
T Tension
T Temperature

Data set number: 54828 (Public DDB) PCPDDB

Property:
Number of
Points:

SFT (Surface
Tension)
1

State:

Liquid

Purity:

Not given

Measurement
method:

Capillary Rise

Data source:

0 (Experimental
Data)

Sour [37177] Transue L.F., Washburn E.R., Kahler F.H., J.Am.Chem.Soc., 64,
ce 274-276, 1942

DDB Formu Molw

Name
no.
la
't

31

78.11 Benzen
4
e

C6H6

Constant
value

None
.

SFT

[K]

[mN/m
]

298.1 28.240
5
0
SF Surface
T Tension
T Temperature

Last modified: Thursday July 09 2009

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