PHYSICS RESOURCES DATABASE
THERMAL PROPERTIES
EXPANSION
temperature coefficient of linear expansion a = (1/L0)(D L/D T)
temperature coefficient of volume expansion b = (1/V0)(D V/D T)
|
Material |
a (K -1) ´ 10-6(~ 20 ° C) |
b (K -1) ´ 10-6(~ 20 °C ) |
|
Aluminum |
25 |
72 |
|
asphalt |
~ 600 |
|
|
Brass (yellow) |
19 |
56 |
|
Brick |
10 |
|
|
Diamond |
1 |
|
|
Cement & concrete |
10-14 |
~ 36 |
|
Copper |
17 |
|
|
Glass (ordinary) |
9-12 |
~ 26 |
|
Glass (pyrex) |
3 |
9 |
|
Glass (vycor) |
0.08 |
|
|
glycerin |
505 |
|
|
Gold |
13 |
|
|
Granite |
8 |
|
|
Hard rubber |
80 |
|
|
Iron (soft) |
9-12 |
36 |
|
Lead |
29 |
87 |
|
Nylon (molded) |
81 |
|
|
Paraffin |
130 |
590 |
|
Platinum |
9 |
11 |
|
Porcelain |
4 |
|
|
Quartz (fused) |
0.55 |
1.2 |
|
Steel (structural) |
12 |
36 |
|
Steel (stainless) |
17 |
|
|
turpentine |
973 |
|
|
Water |
207 |