On correspondence between atomic volume and atomic radius in metals

Atomic radii for 68 metals and their allotropic modifications are calculated according to proposed carlier technique for recalculation of real structure to structures with coordination number 12. The comparison of obtained values with published data confirms the supposition on proportionality of the dependence between atomic volume and atomic radius. Atomic number is more sensitive to structural transformations than atomic radius and it can better characterize a tendency in electronic structure modification of a substance during phase transistions. Taking into considerations that in different structure modifications both the value of atomic volume and the correlation between the volume of ''rigid ball'' and peripherical part of atomic volume change, these changes can be used for qualitative assesment of a number of parameters of electronic structure of metals, alloys and compounds