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Thermal Expansion of Metals & Properties |
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Metal |
Melting Point |
Expansion * |
Temp. (F) | Conductivity ** |
| Aluminum | 1220 |
0.00001244 | 68 | 63.00 |
| Brass *** | 1823 | 0.00001 | 76-212 | - |
| Bronze | 1841 | 0.00001 | 76-212 | - |
| Copper | 1981 | 0.000009 | 68 | 97.61 |
| Gold | 1985 | 0.00000778 | 68 | 76.61 |
| Iron, cast | 1990-2300 | 0.00000655 | 68 | - |
| Iron, wrought | 2750 | 0.00000661 | 68 | 14.57 |
| Lead | 621 | 0.00000163 | 212 | 8.42 |
| Magnesium | 1204 | 0.000001444 | 68-212 | 39.44 |
| Nickel | 2651 | 0.000007 | 68 | 12.89 |
| Silver | 1761 | 0.000001025 | 68 | 100.00 |
| Steel, carbon | 2500 | 0.00000633 | 68 | 12.00 |
| Tin | 449 | 0.00001496 | 64-212 | 14.39 |
| Titanium | 3272 | 0.0000049 | 68-392 | 23.73 |
| Zinc | 768 | 0.000017 | 68 |
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Substance: |
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| Brick | - | 0.000003 | - | - |
| Cement, Portland | - | 0.000006 | - | - |
| Concrete | - | 0.000008 | - | - |
| Glass, hard | - | 0.000004 | - | - |
| Granite | - | 0.0000044 | - | - |
| Plaster | - | 0.0000092 | - | - |
| Porcelain | - | 0.000002 | - | - |
| Slate | - | 0.0000058 | - | - |
| Sandstone | - | 0.0000065 | - |
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| Wood (soft/hard) | - |
**** 0.000031 to 0.0000045 |
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* Expansion of Linear Unit Based on Per. º F ** Electrical Conductivity Based on Silver at 100 *** Brass Properties Vary Due to Alloy Content **** Parallel-to-grain value (per K) 0.0000017 to 0.0000025 per °F © Copyright 1998-2008 p1m.com |
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