Table 1.

Nucleation volume and line tension in the various materials

	MCM-41	SBA-15	HMS
Rp*	1.34 ± 0.1	2.16 ± 0.25	1.54 ± 0.1
†	114.8°	119.1°	115°
δθ(o/°C−1)	0.036	0.077	0.059
Vc‡	10.2 ± 1.5	51 ± 17	17.8 ± 2.7
§	178	60.2*	109.4
τ50 °C¶	−23.3	−35.5	−30.1
α(°C−1)	−1.0 10−3	−0.8 10−3	−0.7 10−3

*Pore size (nm).

^†Intruding contact angle at 50 °C; θ(T) = θ_{50 °C} + δθ(T − 50).

^‡Nucleation volume (nm³).

^§Reference extrusion pressure at 50 °C (bar; t_o = 1 s).

^¶Line tension at 50 °C (10⁻¹² N); τ(T)/τ_{50 °C} = 1 + α(T − 50).