The Lost World // Thermal Expansion

thermal expansion

Concepts covered: Linear Thermal Expanison | Types of Expansion

Linear Thermal Expansion
The coefficient of linear thermal expansion is the ratio of the change in length per degree F (imperial) to the length.
Linear thermal expansion for some common metals can be found in the table below:

Metal	Temperature Range (^oF)	Thermal Expansion (microinch/ (in ^oF))	Metal	Temperature Range (^oF)	Thermal Expansion (microinch/(in ^oF))
Admiralty Brass	68 - 572	11.2	Monel	32 - 212	7.8
Aluminum	68 - 212	13.1	Nickel Wrought	77 - 212	7.4
Aluminum Bronze	68 - 572	9.0	Niobium (Columbium)		3.9
Antimony		5	Red Brass	68 - 572	10.4
Beryllium		6.7	Osmium		2.8
Beryllium Copper	68 - 212	9.3	Platinum		5
Bismuth		7.2	Plutonium		19.84
Cast Iron, gray	32 - 212	5.8	Potassium		46
Chromium		3.3	Rhodium		4.4
Cobalt		6.7	Selenium		21
Copper	68 - 572	9.8	Silicon		2.8
Cupronickel	68 - 572	9.0	Silver		11
Gold		7.9	Sodium		39
Hastelloy C	70 - 200	5.3	Tantalum		3.6
Inconel	68 - 212	6.4	Thorium		6.7
Incoloy	32 - 212	8.0	Tin	32 - 212	12.8
Iridium		3.3	Titanium	68 - 200	4.8
Iron, nodular pearlitic	68 - 212	6.5	Tungsten		2.5
Iron, pure	68 - 212	6.8	Uranium		7.4
Magnesium		14	Vanadium		4.4
Manganese		12	Wrought Carbon Steel	70 - 800	7.8
Manganese Bronze	68 - 572	11.8	Yellow Brass	68 - 572	11.3
Molybdenum		3.0	Zinc		19

T(^oC) = 5/9[T(^oF) - 32]
1 in (inch) = 25.4 mm
1 ft (foot) = 0.3048 m

Types of expansions

reference

http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/thermal-expansion-metals-d_859.html
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hbase/thermo/thexp.html