A simple correlation equation without adjustable parameters is used to obtain the enthalpy of vaporization of 10 metals and 2 metalloids as a function of the temperature. Besides the critical temperature, this equation requires knowing of the enthalpy of vaporization at two reference temperatures: the lowest available temperature and the normal boiling temperature. Average relative deviations are less than 0.75% for the available ranges of temperature. A comparison is made with three other well-known empirical equations based only on the normal boiling point. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.