Thermodynamic properties of carbon up to the critical point

Thermodynamic data on solid, liquid, and gaseous carbon have been carefully selected from the literature or estimated, and vapor pressure have been calculated up to the critical point. Using certain assumptions about the properties of liquid carbon and nonideal gas corrections for carbon vapor, our calculations show the triple point and critical point to be 4765 and 6810°K, respectively, with critical density 0·64 g/cm 3 , and critical pressure 2200 atm. The dominant vapor species above ∼ 2000°K is C 3 , while C 7 is also of importance from 4500 to 6810°K. Coexistence curves which summarize the densities and enthalpies of solid, liquid, and vapor carbon are plotted. The density of liquid carbon is assumed to be 20% less than that of graphite at the triple point. The enthalpy of fusion is given as 30 kcal/g-atom C. Sublimation enthalpies are found to be 50–66 kcal/g-atom C at 3000–4765°K, and vaporization enthalpies about 20 kcal/g-atom C at 4765–6000°K.