The formula to calculate the critical free energy for nucleation is:
\[ \Delta G = \frac{16 \pi \gamma^3 T_m^2}{3 \Delta H_f^2 \Delta T^2} \]
Where:
Critical free energy is the energy required for the formation of stable nuclei during the phase transition.
Surface free energy is the energy required to create a solid–liquid phase boundary during solidification.
Melting temperature is the temperature at which a metal or alloy transitions from solid to liquid.
Latent heat of fusion is the heat released during solidification, measured in Joules per cubic meter.
Undercooling value is the difference between the melting temperature and the temperature under consideration, also known as supercooling.
Let's assume the following values:
Using the formula:
\[ \Delta G = \frac{16 \pi (0.2)^3 (1000)^2}{3 (1,200,000,000)^2 (100)^2} \approx 9.30842267730309 \times 10^{-18} \, \text{J} \]
The critical free energy is approximately \(9.30842267730309 \times 10^{-18}\) Joules.
| Surface Free Energy (J/m²) | Melting Temperature (K) | Latent Heat of Fusion (J/m³) | Undercooling Value (K) | Critical Free Energy (J) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 900 | 1000000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000005 | 
| 0.1 | 900 | 1000000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000001 | 
| 0.1 | 900 | 1000000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000001 | 
| 0.1 | 900 | 1100000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000004 | 
| 0.1 | 900 | 1100000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000001 | 
| 0.1 | 900 | 1100000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000000 | 
| 0.1 | 900 | 1200000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000004 | 
| 0.1 | 900 | 1200000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000001 | 
| 0.1 | 900 | 1200000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000000 | 
| 0.1 | 900 | 1300000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000003 | 
| 0.1 | 900 | 1300000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000001 | 
| 0.1 | 900 | 1300000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000000 | 
| 0.1 | 900 | 1400000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000003 | 
| 0.1 | 900 | 1400000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000001 | 
| 0.1 | 900 | 1400000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000000 | 
| 0.1 | 900 | 1500000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000002 | 
| 0.1 | 900 | 1500000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000001 | 
| 0.1 | 900 | 1500000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000000 | 
| 0.1 | 1000 | 1000000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000007 | 
| 0.1 | 1000 | 1000000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000002 | 
| 0.1 | 1000 | 1000000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000001 | 
| 0.1 | 1000 | 1100000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000006 | 
| 0.1 | 1000 | 1100000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000001 | 
| 0.1 | 1000 | 1100000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000001 | 
| 0.1 | 1000 | 1200000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000005 | 
| 0.1 | 1000 | 1200000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000001 | 
| 0.1 | 1000 | 1200000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000001 | 
| 0.1 | 1000 | 1300000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000004 | 
| 0.1 | 1000 | 1300000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000001 | 
| 0.1 | 1000 | 1300000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000000 | 
| 0.1 | 1000 | 1400000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000003 | 
| 0.1 | 1000 | 1400000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000001 | 
| 0.1 | 1000 | 1400000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000000 | 
| 0.1 | 1000 | 1500000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000003 | 
| 0.1 | 1000 | 1500000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000001 | 
| 0.1 | 1000 | 1500000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000000 | 
| 0.1 | 1100 | 1000000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000008 | 
| 0.1 | 1100 | 1000000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000002 | 
| 0.1 | 1100 | 1000000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000001 | 
| 0.1 | 1100 | 1100000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000007 | 
| 0.1 | 1100 | 1100000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000002 | 
| 0.1 | 1100 | 1100000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000001 | 
| 0.1 | 1100 | 1200000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000006 | 
| 0.1 | 1100 | 1200000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000001 | 
| 0.1 | 1100 | 1200000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000001 | 
| 0.1 | 1100 | 1300000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000005 | 
| 0.1 | 1100 | 1300000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000001 | 
| 0.1 | 1100 | 1300000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000001 | 
| 0.1 | 1100 | 1400000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000004 | 
| 0.1 | 1100 | 1400000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000001 | 
| 0.1 | 1100 | 1400000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000000 | 
| 0.1 | 1100 | 1500000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000004 | 
| 0.1 | 1100 | 1500000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000001 | 
| 0.1 | 1100 | 1500000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000000 | 
| 0.2 | 900 | 1000000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000043 | 
| 0.2 | 900 | 1000000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000011 | 
| 0.2 | 900 | 1000000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000005 | 
| 0.2 | 900 | 1100000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000036 | 
| 0.2 | 900 | 1100000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000009 | 
| 0.2 | 900 | 1100000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000004 | 
| 0.2 | 900 | 1200000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000030 | 
| 0.2 | 900 | 1200000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000008 | 
| 0.2 | 900 | 1200000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000003 | 
| 0.2 | 900 | 1300000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000026 | 
| 0.2 | 900 | 1300000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000006 | 
| 0.2 | 900 | 1300000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000003 | 
| 0.2 | 900 | 1400000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000022 | 
| 0.2 | 900 | 1400000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000006 | 
| 0.2 | 900 | 1400000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000002 | 
| 0.2 | 900 | 1500000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000019 | 
| 0.2 | 900 | 1500000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000005 | 
| 0.2 | 900 | 1500000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000002 | 
| 0.2 | 1000 | 1000000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000054 | 
| 0.2 | 1000 | 1000000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000013 | 
| 0.2 | 1000 | 1000000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000006 | 
| 0.2 | 1000 | 1100000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000044 | 
| 0.2 | 1000 | 1100000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000011 | 
| 0.2 | 1000 | 1100000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000005 | 
| 0.2 | 1000 | 1200000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000037 | 
| 0.2 | 1000 | 1200000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000009 | 
| 0.2 | 1000 | 1200000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000004 | 
| 0.2 | 1000 | 1300000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000032 | 
| 0.2 | 1000 | 1300000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000008 | 
| 0.2 | 1000 | 1300000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000004 | 
| 0.2 | 1000 | 1400000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000027 | 
| 0.2 | 1000 | 1400000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000007 | 
| 0.2 | 1000 | 1400000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000003 | 
| 0.2 | 1000 | 1500000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000024 | 
| 0.2 | 1000 | 1500000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000006 | 
| 0.2 | 1000 | 1500000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000003 | 
| 0.2 | 1100 | 1000000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000065 | 
| 0.2 | 1100 | 1000000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000016 | 
| 0.2 | 1100 | 1000000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000007 | 
| 0.2 | 1100 | 1100000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000054 | 
| 0.2 | 1100 | 1100000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000013 | 
| 0.2 | 1100 | 1100000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000006 | 
| 0.2 | 1100 | 1200000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000045 | 
| 0.2 | 1100 | 1200000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000011 | 
| 0.2 | 1100 | 1200000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000005 | 
| 0.2 | 1100 | 1300000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000038 | 
| 0.2 | 1100 | 1300000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000010 | 
| 0.2 | 1100 | 1300000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000004 | 
| 0.2 | 1100 | 1400000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000033 | 
| 0.2 | 1100 | 1400000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000008 | 
| 0.2 | 1100 | 1400000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000004 | 
| 0.2 | 1100 | 1500000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000029 | 
| 0.2 | 1100 | 1500000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000007 | 
| 0.2 | 1100 | 1500000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000003 | 
| 0.3 | 900 | 1000000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000147 | 
| 0.3 | 900 | 1000000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000037 | 
| 0.3 | 900 | 1000000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000016 | 
| 0.3 | 900 | 1100000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000121 | 
| 0.3 | 900 | 1100000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000030 | 
| 0.3 | 900 | 1100000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000013 | 
| 0.3 | 900 | 1200000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000102 | 
| 0.3 | 900 | 1200000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000025 | 
| 0.3 | 900 | 1200000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000011 | 
| 0.3 | 900 | 1300000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000087 | 
| 0.3 | 900 | 1300000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000022 | 
| 0.3 | 900 | 1300000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000010 | 
| 0.3 | 900 | 1400000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000075 | 
| 0.3 | 900 | 1400000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000019 | 
| 0.3 | 900 | 1400000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000008 | 
| 0.3 | 900 | 1500000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000065 | 
| 0.3 | 900 | 1500000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000016 | 
| 0.3 | 900 | 1500000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000007 | 
| 0.3 | 1000 | 1000000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000181 | 
| 0.3 | 1000 | 1000000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000045 | 
| 0.3 | 1000 | 1000000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000020 | 
| 0.3 | 1000 | 1100000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000150 | 
| 0.3 | 1000 | 1100000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000037 | 
| 0.3 | 1000 | 1100000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000017 | 
| 0.3 | 1000 | 1200000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000126 | 
| 0.3 | 1000 | 1200000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000031 | 
| 0.3 | 1000 | 1200000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000014 | 
| 0.3 | 1000 | 1300000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000107 | 
| 0.3 | 1000 | 1300000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000027 | 
| 0.3 | 1000 | 1300000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000012 | 
| 0.3 | 1000 | 1400000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000092 | 
| 0.3 | 1000 | 1400000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000023 | 
| 0.3 | 1000 | 1400000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000010 | 
| 0.3 | 1000 | 1500000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000080 | 
| 0.3 | 1000 | 1500000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000020 | 
| 0.3 | 1000 | 1500000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000009 | 
| 0.3 | 1100 | 1000000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000219 | 
| 0.3 | 1100 | 1000000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000055 | 
| 0.3 | 1100 | 1000000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000024 | 
| 0.3 | 1100 | 1100000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000181 | 
| 0.3 | 1100 | 1100000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000045 | 
| 0.3 | 1100 | 1100000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000020 | 
| 0.3 | 1100 | 1200000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000152 | 
| 0.3 | 1100 | 1200000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000038 | 
| 0.3 | 1100 | 1200000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000017 | 
| 0.3 | 1100 | 1300000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000130 | 
| 0.3 | 1100 | 1300000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000032 | 
| 0.3 | 1100 | 1300000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000014 | 
| 0.3 | 1100 | 1400000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000112 | 
| 0.3 | 1100 | 1400000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000028 | 
| 0.3 | 1100 | 1400000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000012 | 
| 0.3 | 1100 | 1500000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000097 | 
| 0.3 | 1100 | 1500000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000024 | 
| 0.3 | 1100 | 1500000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000011 | 
| 0.4 | 900 | 1000000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000347 | 
| 0.4 | 900 | 1000000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000087 | 
| 0.4 | 900 | 1000000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000039 | 
| 0.4 | 900 | 1100000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000287 | 
| 0.4 | 900 | 1100000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000072 | 
| 0.4 | 900 | 1100000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000032 | 
| 0.4 | 900 | 1200000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000241 | 
| 0.4 | 900 | 1200000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000060 | 
| 0.4 | 900 | 1200000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000027 | 
| 0.4 | 900 | 1300000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000206 | 
| 0.4 | 900 | 1300000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000051 | 
| 0.4 | 900 | 1300000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000023 | 
| 0.4 | 900 | 1400000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000177 | 
| 0.4 | 900 | 1400000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000044 | 
| 0.4 | 900 | 1400000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000020 | 
| 0.4 | 900 | 1500000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000154 | 
| 0.4 | 900 | 1500000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000039 | 
| 0.4 | 900 | 1500000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000017 | 
| 0.4 | 1000 | 1000000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000429 | 
| 0.4 | 1000 | 1000000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000107 | 
| 0.4 | 1000 | 1000000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000048 | 
| 0.4 | 1000 | 1100000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000354 | 
| 0.4 | 1000 | 1100000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000089 | 
| 0.4 | 1000 | 1100000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000039 | 
| 0.4 | 1000 | 1200000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000298 | 
| 0.4 | 1000 | 1200000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000074 | 
| 0.4 | 1000 | 1200000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000033 | 
| 0.4 | 1000 | 1300000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000254 | 
| 0.4 | 1000 | 1300000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000063 | 
| 0.4 | 1000 | 1300000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000028 | 
| 0.4 | 1000 | 1400000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000219 | 
| 0.4 | 1000 | 1400000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000055 | 
| 0.4 | 1000 | 1400000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000024 | 
| 0.4 | 1000 | 1500000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000191 | 
| 0.4 | 1000 | 1500000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000048 | 
| 0.4 | 1000 | 1500000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000021 | 
| 0.4 | 1100 | 1000000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000519 | 
| 0.4 | 1100 | 1000000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000130 | 
| 0.4 | 1100 | 1000000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000058 | 
| 0.4 | 1100 | 1100000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000429 | 
| 0.4 | 1100 | 1100000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000107 | 
| 0.4 | 1100 | 1100000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000048 | 
| 0.4 | 1100 | 1200000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000360 | 
| 0.4 | 1100 | 1200000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000090 | 
| 0.4 | 1100 | 1200000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000040 | 
| 0.4 | 1100 | 1300000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000307 | 
| 0.4 | 1100 | 1300000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000077 | 
| 0.4 | 1100 | 1300000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000034 | 
| 0.4 | 1100 | 1400000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000265 | 
| 0.4 | 1100 | 1400000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000066 | 
| 0.4 | 1100 | 1400000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000029 | 
| 0.4 | 1100 | 1500000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000231 | 
| 0.4 | 1100 | 1500000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000058 | 
| 0.4 | 1100 | 1500000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000026 | 
| 0.5 | 900 | 1000000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000679 | 
| 0.5 | 900 | 1000000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000170 | 
| 0.5 | 900 | 1000000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000075 | 
| 0.5 | 900 | 1100000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000561 | 
| 0.5 | 900 | 1100000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000140 | 
| 0.5 | 900 | 1100000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000062 | 
| 0.5 | 900 | 1200000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000471 | 
| 0.5 | 900 | 1200000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000118 | 
| 0.5 | 900 | 1200000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000052 | 
| 0.5 | 900 | 1300000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000402 | 
| 0.5 | 900 | 1300000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000100 | 
| 0.5 | 900 | 1300000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000045 | 
| 0.5 | 900 | 1400000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000346 | 
| 0.5 | 900 | 1400000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000087 | 
| 0.5 | 900 | 1400000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000038 | 
| 0.5 | 900 | 1500000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000302 | 
| 0.5 | 900 | 1500000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000075 | 
| 0.5 | 900 | 1500000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000034 | 
| 0.5 | 1000 | 1000000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000838 | 
| 0.5 | 1000 | 1000000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000209 | 
| 0.5 | 1000 | 1000000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000093 | 
| 0.5 | 1000 | 1100000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000692 | 
| 0.5 | 1000 | 1100000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000173 | 
| 0.5 | 1000 | 1100000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000077 | 
| 0.5 | 1000 | 1200000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000582 | 
| 0.5 | 1000 | 1200000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000145 | 
| 0.5 | 1000 | 1200000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000065 | 
| 0.5 | 1000 | 1300000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000496 | 
| 0.5 | 1000 | 1300000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000124 | 
| 0.5 | 1000 | 1300000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000055 | 
| 0.5 | 1000 | 1400000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000427 | 
| 0.5 | 1000 | 1400000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000107 | 
| 0.5 | 1000 | 1400000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000047 | 
| 0.5 | 1000 | 1500000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000372 | 
| 0.5 | 1000 | 1500000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000093 | 
| 0.5 | 1000 | 1500000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000041 | 
| 0.5 | 1100 | 1000000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000001014 | 
| 0.5 | 1100 | 1000000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000253 | 
| 0.5 | 1100 | 1000000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000113 | 
| 0.5 | 1100 | 1100000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000838 | 
| 0.5 | 1100 | 1100000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000209 | 
| 0.5 | 1100 | 1100000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000093 | 
| 0.5 | 1100 | 1200000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000704 | 
| 0.5 | 1100 | 1200000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000176 | 
| 0.5 | 1100 | 1200000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000078 | 
| 0.5 | 1100 | 1300000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000600 | 
| 0.5 | 1100 | 1300000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000150 | 
| 0.5 | 1100 | 1300000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000067 | 
| 0.5 | 1100 | 1400000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000517 | 
| 0.5 | 1100 | 1400000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000129 | 
| 0.5 | 1100 | 1400000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000057 | 
| 0.5 | 1100 | 1500000000 | 50 | 0.000000000000000451 | 
| 0.5 | 1100 | 1500000000 | 100 | 0.000000000000000113 | 
| 0.5 | 1100 | 1500000000 | 150 | 0.000000000000000050 |