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THERMO EXPANSION OF METAL AND PLASTIC

LINEAR THERMO EXPANSION COEFFICIENT
Classification Material Linear thermo expansion coefficient
i~10-6/j
METALEALLOY Hard metal alloy 5.5
Stainless steel SUS430 10.4
Carbon steel 11.0
High-speed steel 11.2
Steel 12.1
Gold 14.2
Copper 16.6
Stainless steel SUS304 17.3
Brass 19.0
Aluminum 23.0
PLASTIC PET 15.0
PPS@GF30 22.0
ABS@GF30 28.0
PPS un-reinforced PPS 40.0`49.0
PEEK PEEK 40.0`47.0
Fluororesin ETFE 50.0`90.0
Polycarbonate PC 70.0`80.0
POM@Copolymer POM 70.0`130.0
Nylon PA6 80.0
High-density polyethylene PE-HD 100.0`120.0
Fluororesin PTFE 100.0
POM@Homopolymer POM 100.0`122.0
Polypropylene PP 110.0`120.0
Polyethylene 130.0`150.0
CERAMIC Alumina 8.0`9.0
Zirconia 8.7`11.0
Diamond 1.1
OTHERS Glass 9.0
Rubber 110.0


Variation of linear thermo expansion of metal and plastic L(mm)

Calculation FormulaFLL~~T
LFLength of material(m)
FLinear thermo expansion coefficient(~10|6/)
TFDifference in temperature()


Length of material L(m)
Linear thermo expansion coefficient i~10-6/j
Difference in temperature T()
Varietion in linear thermo expansion L(mm)