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Surface tension values of some common test liquids for

surface energy analysis
Surface
CAS tension Temperature
Name Ref.- @ 20 ° coefficient in
No. C in mN/(m K)
mN/m
107-
1,2-Dichloro ethane 33.30 -0.1428
06-2
1,2,3-Tribromo 96-11-
45.40 -0.1267
propane 7
1,3,5-
108-
Trimethylbenzene 28.80 -0.0897
67-8
(Mesitylene)
123-
1,4-Dioxane 33.00 -0.1391
91-1
111-
1,5-Pentanediol 43.30 -0.1161
29-5
109-
1-Chlorobutane 23.10 -0.1117
69-3
112-
1-Decanol 28.50 -0.0732
30-1
108-
1-nitro propane 29.40 -0.1023
03-2
111-
1-Octanol 27.60 -0.0795
87-5
Acetone (2- 67-64-
25.20 -0.1120
Propanone) 1
62-53-
Aniline 22°C (AN) 43.40 -0.1085
3
141-
2-Aminoethanol 48.89 -0.1115
43-5
Anthranilic acid 87-25-
39.30 -0.0935
ethylester 22°C 2
Anthranilic acid 134-
43.71 -0.1152
methylester 25 °C 20-3
71-43-
Benzene 28.88 -0.1291
2
100-
Benzylalcohol 39.00 -0.0920
51-6
Benzylbenzoate 120-
45.95 -0.1066
(BNBZ) 51-4
108-
Bromobenzene 36.50 -0.1160
86-1
75-25-
Bromoform 41.50 -0.1308
2
Butyronitrile 28.10 -0.1037
109-

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74-0
75-15-
Carbon disulfid 32.30 -0.1484
0
91-22-
Quinoline 43.12 -0.1063
5
108-
Chloro benzene 33.60 -0.1191
90-7
67-66-
Chloroform 27.50 -0.1295
3
110-
Cyclohexane 24.95 -0.1211
82-7
108-
Cyclohexanol 25 °C 34.40 -0.0966
93-0
96-41-
Cyclopentanol 32.70 -0.1011
3
99-87-
p-Cymene 28.10 -0.0941
6
493-
Decalin 31.50 -0.1031
01-6
75-09-
Dichloromethane 26.50 -0.1284
2
75-11-
Diiodomethane (DI) 50.80 -0.1376
6
1,3-Diiodopropane 627-
46.51 -0.1195
23 °C 31-6
Diethylene glycol 111-
44.80 -0.0841
(DEG) 46-6
25265-
Dipropylene glycol 33.90 -0.1070
71-8
Dipropylene glycol 34590-
28.41 -0.1088
monomethylether 94-8
123-
Dodecyl benzene 30.70
01-3
64-17-
Ethanol 22.10 -0.0832
5
100-
Ethylbenzene 29.20 -0.1094
41-4
74-96-
Ethylbromide 24.20 -0.1159
4
107-
Ethylene glycol (EG) 47.70 -0.0890
21-1
75-12-
Formamide (FA) 58.20 -0.0842
7
Fumaric acid 623-
31.40 -0.1039
diethylester 22°C 91-6
Furfural (2- 98-01-
41.90 -0.1225
Furaldehyde) 1
56-81-
Glycerol (GLY) 64.00 -0.0598
5

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Ethylene glycol
110-
monoethyl ether 28.60 -0.0918
80-5
(Ethyl Cellosolve)
87-68-
Hexachlorobutadiene 36.00 -0.0994
3
591-
Iodobenzene 39.70 -0.1123
50-4
107-
Isoamylchloride 23.50 -0.1078
84-6
513-
Isobutylchloride 21.90 -0.1144
36-0
67-63-
Isopropanol 23.00 -0.0789
0
98-82-
Isopropylbenzene 28.21 -0.1054
8
625-
Isovaleronitrile 26.00 -0.0827
28-5
99-08-
m-Nitrotoluene 41.40 -0.1140
1
7439-
Mercury 425.41 -0.2049
97-6
67-56-
Methanol 22.70 -0.0773
1
Methyl ethyl ketone 78-93-
24.60 -0.1199
(MEK) 3
90-12-
Methyl naphthalene 38.60 -0.1118
0
N,N-dimethyl 127-
36.70 -0.1395
acetamide (DMA) 19-5
N,N-dimethyl 68-12-
37.10 -0.1400
formamide (DMF) 2
N-methyl-2- 872-
40.79 -0.1156
pyrrolidone 50-4
124-
n-Decane (DEC) 23.83 -0.0920
18-5
112-
n-Dodecane (DDEC) 25.35 -0.0884
40-3
142-
n-Heptane 20.14 -0.0980
82-5
n-Hexadecane 544-
27.47 -0.0854
(HDEC) 76-3
110-
n-Hexane (HEX) 18.43 -0.1022
54-3
111-
n-Octane (OCT) 21.62 -0.0951
65-9
n-Tetradecane 629-
26.56 -0.0869
(TDEC) 59-4
1120-
n-Undecane 24.66 -0.0901
21-4

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104-
n-Butylbenzene 29.23 -0.1082
51-8
103-
n-Propylbenzene 28.99 -0.1071
65-1
79-24-
Nitroethane 31.90 -0.1255
3
98-95-
Nitrobenzene 43.90 -0.1177
3
75-52-
Nitromethane 36.80 -0.1678
5
88-72-
o-Nitrotoluene 41.50 -0.1229
2
335-
Perfluoroheptane 12.85 -0.0972
57-9
355-
Perfluorohexane 11.91 -0.0935
42-0
307-
Perfluorooctane 14.00 -0.0902
34-6
103-
Phenylisothiocyanate 41.50 -0.1172
72-0
Phthalic acid 84-66-
37.00 -0.1018
diethylester 22°C 2
Polyethylen glycol 25322- 43.50 -0.1170
200 (PEG) 68-3
Polydimethyl
9016-
siloxane (Baysilone 19.00 -0.0365
00-6
M5)
71-23-
Propanol 25 °C 23.70 -0.0777
8
110-
Pyridine 38.00 -0.1372
86-1
3-Pyridylcarbinol 23° 100-
47.68 -0.1259
C (PYC) 55-0
109-
Pyrrol (PY) 36.60 -0.1100
97-7
sym- 79-27-
49.70 -0.1528
Tetrabromoethane 6
507-
tert-Butylchloride 19.60 -0.1072
20-0
sym- 56-23-
26.95 -0.1224
Tetrachloromethane 5
Tetrahydrofuran 109-
26.40 -0.1277
(THF) 99-9
Thiodiglycol ( 2,2'-
111-
Thiobisethanol) 54.00 -0.0830
48-8
(TDG)
108-
Toluene 28.40 -0.1189
88-3
Tricresylphosphate 1330-

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(TCP) 78-5 40.90 -0.0887

7732-
Water (WA) 72.80 -0.1514
18-5
95-47-
o-Xylene 30.10 -0.1101
6
108-
m-Xylene 28.90 -0.1104
38-3
D-Bromonaphthalene 90-11- 44.40 -0.0979
(BN) 9
90-13-
D-Chloronaphthalene 41.80 -0.1064
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