Linear Thermal Expansion
- Most substances expand when heated and contract when cooled.
- where
- L = length [m]
- L0 = original length [m]
- α = linear expansion coefficient [K-1]
- ΔT = temperature change [K]
- L0 = original length [m]
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| Aluminium | 0.000023 | K-1 | Clip | Antimony | 0.000011 | K-1 | Clip | Asphalt | ~0.0002 | K-1 | Clip |
| Beryllium | 0.0000113 | K-1 | Clip | Bismuth | 0.0000134 | K-1 | Clip | Boron | 0.0000047 | K-1 | Clip |
| Brass | 0.000018 | K-1 | Clip | Bronze | 0.000017 | K-1 | Clip | Cadmium | 0.0000308 | K-1 | Clip |
| Carbon | 1e-6 to 3.1e-6 | K-1 | Clip | Cast Iron | 0.0000105 | K-1 | Clip | Chromium | 0.0000049 | K-1 | Clip |
| Cobalt | 0.000012 | K-1 | Clip | Concrete | 0.000012 | K-1 | Clip | Constantan | 0.0000152 | K-1 | Clip |
| Copper | 0.0000165 | K-1 | Clip | German Silver | 0.000018 | K-1 | Clip | Germanium | 0.0000057 | K-1 | Clip |
| Glass | 0.000008 | K-1 | Clip | Gold | 0.0000142 | K-1 | Clip | Graphite | 0.0000079 | K-1 | Clip |
| Indium | 0.0000321 | K-1 | Clip | Invar | 0.0000017 | K-1 | Clip | Iridium | 0.0000064 | K-1 | Clip |
| Iron | 11e-6 to 12e-6 | K-1 | Clip | Lead | 0.0000289 | K-1 | Clip | Magnesium | 0.0000248 | K-1 | Clip |
| Magnesium Oxide | 0.000012 | K-1 | Clip | Marble | 3e-6 to 15e-6 | K-1 | Clip | Molybdenum | 0.0000052 | K-1 | Clip |
| Monel | 0.000014 | K-1 | Clip | Nickel | 0.0000134 | K-1 | Clip | Niobium | 0.0000073 | K-1 | Clip |
| Nylon | 0.0001 | K-1 | Clip | Oak | 0.15E-6 along grain | K-1 | Clip | Palladium | 0.0000118 | K-1 | Clip |
| Paraffin Wax | 0.00011 | K-1 | Clip | Platinum | 0.000009 | K-1 | Clip | Polycarbonate | 0.000065 to 0.000070 | K-1 | Clip |
| Polymethyl Methacrylate Resin | 0.000085 | K-1 | Clip | Polystyrene | 0.00007 | K-1 | Clip | Porcelain | 2e-6 to 6e-6 | K-1 | Clip |
| Quartz | 0.0000005 | K-1 | Clip | Rhodium | 0.0000082 | K-1 | Clip | Silicon | 0.0000026 | K-1 | Clip |
| Silicon Carbide | 0.0000045 | K-1 | Clip | Silver | 0.000019 | K-1 | Clip | Sodium I Fluoride | 0.000036 | K-1 | Clip |
| Stainless Steel | 0.000016 | K-1 | Clip | Steel | 0.000015 | K-1 | Clip | Sulphur | 0.000064 | K-1 | Clip |
| Tantalum | 0.0000063 | K-1 | Clip | Thallium | 0.0000299 | K-1 | Clip | Tin | 0.000022 | K-1 | Clip |
| Titanium | 0.0000086 | K-1 | Clip | Tungsten | 0.0000045 | K-1 | Clip | Uranium | 0.0000139 | K-1 | Clip |
| Vanadium | 0.0000084 | K-1 | Clip | Water | (Ice: 5.0E-5) | K-1 | Clip | Zinc | 0.0000302 | K-1 | Clip |
| Zinc Sulphide | 0.0000066 | K-1 | Clip< |
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Subjects: Physics