Anderson-grüneisen parameter δ, bulk modulus and the compression curves of rhenium

The third-order elastic (TOE) constants of rhenium obtained from a model based on Keating's approach have been used to calculate the Anderson-Grüneisen (AG) parameter δ for this metal following the procedure suggested by Ramji Rao. The temperature dependence of the bulk modulus of rhenium has been calculated using Anderson's theory. The agreement with the experimental results of Fisher and Dever is good. The AG parameter has also been used to calculate the second Grüneisen constant q for rhenium. The variation of the lattice parameters of rhenium with hydrostatic pressure upto 500 kbars has been calculated using the theoretical TOE constants and Thurston's extrapolation formula. There is very good agreement with the experimental results of Liu et al. © 1978.