Coefficients of thermal expansion
Material | Linear temperature expansion coefficient $ α $ , in $ \mathrm{10^{-6} K} $ |
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ABS (Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) thermoplastic | 73.8 |
ABS-glass fiberreinforced | 30.4 |
Acetal | 106.5 |
Acetal-glass fiberreinforced | 39.4 |
Acrylic, sheet, cast | 81 |
Acrylic, extruded | 234 |
Alumina | 5.4 |
Aluminum | 22.2 |
Antimony | 10.4 |
Arsenic | 4.7 |
Barium | 20.6 |
Beryllium | 11.5 |
Invar | 1.5 |
Iridium | 6.4 |
Iron, pure | 12 |
Iron, cast | 10.4 |
Iron, forged | 11.3 |
Lanthanum | 12.1 |
Lead | 28 |
Limestone | 8 |
Lithium | 48 |
Lutetium | 9.9 |
Magnesium | 25 |
Manganese | 22 |
Polyester-glass fiber-reinforced | 25 |
Polyethylene (PE) | 200 |
Polyethylene (PE)-high molecular weight | 107.1 |
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | 59.4 |
Polyphenyleneglass fiberreinforced | 35.8 |
Polypropylene (PP), unfilled | 90.5 |
Polypropyleneglass fiberreinforced | 32 |
Polystyrene (PS) | 70 |
Polysulfone (PSO) | 55.8 |
Polyurethane (PUR), rigid | 57.6 |
Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) | 180 |
Europium | 35 |
Fluoroethylene propylene (FEP) | 135 |
Gadolinium | 9 |
Germanium | 6.1 |
Glass, hard | 5.9 |
Glass, Pyrex | 4 |
Glass, plate | 9 |
Gold | 14.2 |
Granite | 7.9 |
Graphite, pure | 7.9 |
Ice | 51 |
Bismuth | 13 |
Brass | 18.7 |
Brick masonry | 5.5 |
Bronze | 18 |
Cadmium | 30 |
Calcium | 22.3 |
Carbon-diamond | 1.2 |
Cast Iron Gray | 10.8 |
Cellulose acetate (CA) | 130 |
Cellulose acetate butynate (CAB) | 142.8-169.6 |
Cellulose nitrate (CN) | 100 |
Cement | 10 |
Cerium | 5.2 |
Marble | 5.5-14.1 |
Masonry | 4.7-9 |
Mica | 3 |
Molybdenum | 5 |
Monel | 13.5 |
Mortar | 7.3-13.5 |
Neodymium | 9.6 |
Nickel | 13 |
Niobium (Columbium) | 7 |
Nylon, general purpose | 72 |
Nylon, Type 11, molding and extruding compound | 100 |
Nylon, Type 12, molding and extruding compound | 80.5 |
Nylon, Type 6, cast | 85 |
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) | 50.4 |
Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) | 127.8 |
Porcelain | 4.5 |
Potassium | 83 |
Praseodymium | 6.7 |
Promethium | 11 |
Quartz | 0.77-1.4 |
Rhenium | 6.7 |
Rhodium | 8 |
Rubber, hard | 77 |
Ruthenium | 9.1 |
Samarium | 12.7 |
Sandstone | 11.6 |
Inconel | 12.6 |
Indium | 33 |
Wood, oak parallel to grain | 4.9 |
Wood, oak across to grain | 5.4 |
Wood, pine | 5 |
Ytterbium | 26.3 |
Yttrium | 10.6 |
Zinc | 29.7 |
Zirconium | 5.7 |
Terne | 11.6 |
Thallium | 29.9 |
Thorium | 12 |
Thulium | 13.3 |
Chlorinated polyvinylchloride (CPVC) | 66.6 |
Chromium | 6.2 |
Clay tile structure | 5.9 |
Cobalt | 12 |
Concrete | 14.5 |
Concrete structure | 9.8 |
Constantan | 18.8 |
Copper | 16.6 |
Copper, Beryllium 25 | 17.8 |
Corundum, sintered | 6.5 |
Cupronickel 30% | 16.2 |
Diamond | 1.1 |
Dysprosium | 9.9 |
Ebonite | 76.6 |
Nylon, Type 6/6, molding compound | 80 |
Osmium | 5 |
Palladium | 11.8 |
Phenolic resin without fillers | 80 |
Plaster | 16.4 |
Platinum | 9 |
Plutonium | 54 |
Polyallomer | 91.5 |
Polyamide (PA) | 110 |
Polybutylene (PB) | 128.5 |
Polycarbonate (PC) | 70.2 |
Polycarbonateglass fiberreinforced | 21.5 |
Polyester | 123.5 |
Hafnium | 5.9 |
Scandium | 10.2 |
Selenium | 3.8 |
Silicon | 5.1 |
Silver | 19.5 |
Slate | 10.4 |
Sodium | 70 |
Solder 50–50 | 24 |
Steatite | 8.5 |
Steel | 13 |
Steel Stainless Austenitic (304) | 17.3 |
Steel Stainless Austenitic (310) | 14.4 |
Steel Stainless Austenitic (316) | 16 |
Steel Stainless Ferritic (410) | 9.9 |
Strontium | 22.5 |
Tin | 23.4 |
Titanium | 8.6 |
Tungsten | 4.3 |
Uranium | 13.9 |
Vanadium | 8 |
Vinyl ester | 16-22 |
Wood, fir | 3.7 |
Epoxy, castings, resins, and compounds, unfilled | 55 |
Erbium | 12.2 |
Ethylene ethyl acrylate (EEA) | 205 |
Hard alloy K20 | 6 |
Hastelloy C | 11.3 |
Holmium | 11.2 |
Tellurium | 36.9 |