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AE TOOLBOX
- Toolbox Home
- Boiling Points
- Dielectric Constants
- Flow Rate Conversion Table
- Fractions Conversion Table
- Hazard Codes & Pictograms
- Health & Safety Information
- Length Conversion Table
- Melting Points
- Particle Size Conversion Table
- pH of Acids & Bases
- Properties & Identifiers
- Reference Calculator
- Specific Gravity
- Temperature Conversion Table
- Thermal Expansion Coefficients
- U.S. & European Ring Size Chart
- Composition Units Conversion Table
- Volume Conversion Table
- Weight Conversion Table
Thermal Expansion Coefficient of Metals & Materials
| Thermal Expansion Coefficient of: | Thermal Expansion (microinch/(in oF)) |
|---|---|
| Acetal | 59.2 |
| Acrylic, extruded | 130 |
| Acrylic, sheet, cast | 45 |
| Alumina | 3 |
| Aluminum | 13.1 |
| Antimony | 5 |
| Arsenic | 2.6 |
| Barium | 11.4 |
| Beryllium | 6.7 |
| Beryllium Copper | 9.3 |
| Bismuth | 7.2 |
| Brass | 10.4 |
| Brass, Admiralty | 11.2 |
| Brass, Yellow | 11.3 |
| Bronze | 10 |
| Bronze, Aluminum | 9 |
| Cadmium | 16.8 |
| Calcium | 12.4 |
| Carbon - diamond | 0.67 |
| Cellulose acetate (CA) | 72.2 |
| Cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB) | 14 |
| Cellulose nitrate (CN) | 55.6 |
| Cement | 6 |
| Cerium | 2.9 |
| Chlorinated polyvinylchloride (CPVC) | 37 |
| Chromium | 3.3 |
| Clay tile structure | 3.3 |
| Cobalt | 6.7 |
| Concrete | 8 |
| Concrete structure | 5.5 |
| Constantan | 10.4 |
| Copper | 9.8 |
| Copper, Beryllium 25 | 9.9 |
| Corundum, sintered | 3.6 |
| Diamond | 0.6 |
| Dysprosium | 5.5 |
| Ebonite | 42.8 |
| Epoxy, castings resins & compounds, unfilled | 31 |
| Erbium | 6.8 |
| Ethylene ethyl acrylate (EEA) | 113.9 |
| Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) | 100 |
| Europium | 19.4 |
| Fluoroethylene propylene (FEP) | 75 |
| Gadolinium | 5 |
| Germanium | 3.4 |
| Glass, hard | 3.3 |
| Glass, plate | 5 |
| Glass, Pyrex | 2.2 |
| Gold | 7.9 |
| Granite | 4.4 |
| Graphite | 4.4 |
| Hafnium | 3.3 |
| Hard alloy K20 | 3.3 |
| Hastelloy C | 5.3 |
| Holmium | 6.2 |
| Ice | 28.3 |
| Incoloy | 8 |
| Inconel | 6.4 |
| Indium | 18.3 |
| Invar | 0.8 |
| Iridium | 3.3 |
| Iron | 6.8 |
| Iron, cast | 5.9 |
| Iron, forged | 6.3 |
| Lanthanum | 6.7 |
| Lead | 15.1 |
| Limestone | 4.4 |
| Lithium | 25.6 |
| Lutetium | 5.5 |
| Magnesium | 14 |
| Manganese | 12 |
| Manganese Bronze | 11.8 |
| Marble | 3.1 - 7.9 |
| Masonry | 2.6 - 5.0 |
| Mica | 1.7 |
| Molybdenum | 3 |
| Monel | 7.8 |
| Mortar | 4.1-7.5 |
| Neodymium | 5.3 |
| Nickel | 7.2 |
| Nickel Wrought | 7.4 |
| Niobium (Columbium) | 3.9 |
| Nylon, general purpose | 40 |
| Nylon, Type 11, molding and extruding compound | 55.6 |
| Nylon, Type 12, molding and extruding compound | 44.7 |
| Nylon, Type 6, cast | 47.2 |
| Nylon, Type 6/6, molding compound | 44.4 |
| Osmium | 2.8 |
| Palladium | 6.6 |
| Phenolic resin without fillers | 44.4 |
| Plaster | 9.2 |
| Platinum | 5 |
| Plutonium | 19.84 |
| Polyallomer | 50.8 |
| Polyamide (PA) | 61.1 |
| Polycarbonate - glass fiber-reinforced | 12 |
| Polycarbonate (PC) | 39 |
| Polyester | 69 |
| Polyester - glass fiber-reinforced | 14 |
| Polyethylene (PE) | 111 |
| Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | 33 |
| Polyphenylene - glass fiber-reinforced | 20 |
| Polypropylene - glass fiber-reinforced | 18 |
| Polypropylene (PP), unfilled | 50.3 |
| Polystyrene (PS) | 38.9 |
| Polysulfone (PSO) | 31 |
| Polyurethane (PUR), rigid | 32 |
| Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) | 28 |
| Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) | 71 |
| Porcelain | 2 |
| Potassium | 46 |
| Praseodymium | 3.7 |
| Promethium | 6.1 |
| Quartz | 0.43 - 0.79 |
| Red Brass | 10.4 |
| Rhenium | 3.7 |
| Rhodium | 4.4 |
| Rubber, hard | 42.8 |
| Ruthenium | 5.1 |
| Samarium | 7.1 |
| Sandstone | 6.5 |
| Scandium | 5.7 |
| Selenium | 2.1 |
| Silicon | 2.8 |
| Silver | 11 |
| Slate | 5.8 |
| Sodium | 39 |
| Solder 50 - 50 | 13.4 |
| Steatite | 4.7 |
| Steel | 7.3 |
| Steel Stainless Austenitic (304) | 9.6 |
| Steel Stainless Austenitic (310) | 8 |
| Steel Stainless Austenitic (316) | 8.9 |
| Steel Stainless Ferritic (410) | 5.5 |
| Strontium | 12.5 |
| Tantalum | 3.6 |
| Tellurium | 20.5 |
| Terbium | 5.7 |
| Terne | 6.5 |
| Thallium | 16.6 |
| Thorium | 6.7 |
| Thulium | 7.4 |
| Tin | 12.8 |
| Titanium | 4.8 |
| Tungsten | 2.5 |
| Uranium | 7.4 |
| Vanadium | 4.4 |
| Vinyl Ester | 8.7 - 12 |
| Wood, fir | 2.1 |
| Wood, oak | 3 |
| Wood, pine | 2.8 |
| Ytterbium | 14.6 |
| Yttrium | 5.9 |
| Zinc | 19 |
| Zirconium | 3.2 |
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