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expansion coefficients of things of interest

Material α
10-6 m/m k
Sitall (origin Russia) 0.15
Quartz, fused 0.55
Diamond
1.1 - 1.3
Invar 1.5
Silicon Carbide 2.77
Mica 3
Wood, parallel to grain 3
Wood, fir 3.7
Glass, Pyrex 4
Porcelain, Industrial 4
Tungsten 4.5
Arsenic 4.7
Brick masonry 5
Molybdenum 5
Wood, pine 5
Cerium 5.2
Aluminum nitride 5.3
Sapphire 5.3
Zirconium 5.7
Clay tile structure 5.9
Glass, hard 5.9
Hafnium 5.9
Hard alloy K20 6
Germanium 6.1
Iridium 6.4
Corundum, sintered 6.5
Tantalum 6.5
Praseodymium 6.7
Rhenium 6.7
Niobium (Columbium) 7
Limestone 8
Rhodium 8
Vanadium 8
Alumina (aluminium oxide, Al 2 O 3 ) 8.1
Steatite 8.5
Wedgwood ware 8.9
Gadolinium 9
Glass, plate 9
Platinum 9
Ruthenium 9.1
Macor 9.3
Neodymium 9.6
Concrete structure 9.8
Dysprosium 9.9
Lutetium 9.9
Steel Stainless Ferritic (410) 9.9
Barium ferrite 10
Slate 10
Scandium 10.2
Cast Iron
10.4
Terbium 10.3
Yttrium 10.6
Cast Iron Gray 10.8
Steel
10.8 - 12.5
Cement, Portland 11
Promethium 11
Holmium 11.2
Hastelloy C 11.3
Iron, forged 11.3
Inconel
11.5 - 12.6
Sandstone 11.6
Terne 11.6
Palladium 11.8
Beryllium 12
Cobalt 12
Iron, pure 12
Thorium 12
Lanthanum 12.1
Erbium 12.2
Samarium 12.7
Nickel 13
Bismuth
13 - 13.5
Concrete
13 - 14
Thulium 13.3
Uranium 13.4
Monel metal 13.5
Gold 14.2
Steel Stainless Austenitic (310) 14.4
Gold - platinum 15.2
Gold - copper 15.5
Steel Stainless Austenitic (316) 16
Copper
16 - 16.7
Cupronickel 30% (constantan) 16.2
Phosphor bronze 16.7
Plaster 17
Steel Stainless Austenitic (304) 17.3
Bronze
17.5 - 18
Copper, Beryllium 25 17.8
Gunmetal 18
Brass
18 - 19
Manganin 18.1
German silver 18.4
Silver
19 - 19.7
Speculum metal 19.3
Fluorspar, CaF 2 19.5
Kapton 20
Tin 20 - 23
Barium 20.6
Aluminum
21 - 24
Polycarbonate - glass fiber-reinforced 21.5
Bakelite, bleached 22
Manganese 22
Calcium 22.3
Strontium 22.5
Duralumin 23
Nylon, glass fiber reinforced 23
Magnalium 23.8
Polyester - glass fiber-reinforced 25
Solder lead - tin, 50% - 50% 25
Magnesium alloy AZ31B 26
Ytterbium 26.3
Antimonial lead (hard lead) 26.5
Lead 29
Thallium 29.9
Cadmium 30
Wood, across (perpendicular) to grain 30
ABS -glass fiber-reinforced 31
Polypropylene - glass fiber-reinforced 32
Indium 33
Europium 35
Epoxy - glass fiber reinforced 36
Polyphenylene - glass fiber-reinforced 36
Tellurium 36.9
Selenium 37
Acetal - glass fiber-reinforced 39
Rock salt 40.4
Benzocyclobutene 42
Lithium 46
Ice, 0 o C water 51
Oak, perpendicular to the grain 54
Polyphenylene 54
Polyurethane (PUR), rigid 57.6
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) 59.4
Mercury 61
Vulcanite 63.6
Ebonite 70
Polyacrylonitrile 70
Polystyrene (PS) 70
Sodium 70
Chlorinated polyether 80
Nylon, Type 6/6, molding compound 80
Rubber, hard 80
Nylon, Type 12, molding and extruding compound 80.5
Potassium 83
Nylon, Type 6, cast 85
Polyallomer 92
Celluloid 100
Nylon, Type 11, molding and extruding compound 100
Paraffin
106-480
Polyethylene (PE) - High Molecular Weight 108
Polyethylene (PE) 108-200
Polyamide (PA) 110
Polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE)
112 - 135
Polyester 124
Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)
128 - 140
Cellulose acetate (CA) 130
Polybutylene (PB)
130 - 139
Fluoroethylene propylene (FEP) 135
Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) 180
Gutta percha 198
Ethylene ethyl acrylate (EEA) 205




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