thermal expansion calculator

INITIAL LENGTH OF MATERIAL 360 INCHES

TEMPERATURE CHANGE 100 DEG F
COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION
CHANGE IN LENGTH (10^6 INCHES/INCH DEG F)
ALUMINUM 0.44280 INCHES 12.3
BRICK 0.11160 INCHES 3.1
CONCRETE 0.28800 INCHES 8
COPPER 0.33480 INCHES 9.3
PLATE GLASS 0.18000 INCHES 5
GRANITE 0.15840 INCHES 4.4
PLASTER 0.33120 INCHES 9.2
RUBBER 1.54080 INCHES 42.8
SANDSTONE 0.23400 INCHES 6.5
SLATE 0.20880 INCHES 5.8
STEEL 0.26280 INCHES 7.3
STAINLESS STEEL 304 0.34560 INCHES 9.6
STAINLESS STEEL 316 0.32040 INCHES 8.9
TIN 0.46800 INCHES 13
TITANIUM 0.17280 INCHES 4.8
WOOD (PINE) 0.10080 INCHES 2.8
ZINC 0.59400 INCHES 16.5

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1/32" = 0.03125 INCHES
1/16" = 0.06250 INCHES
3/32" = 0.09375 INCHES
1/8" = 0.12500 INCHES
3/16" = 0.18750 INCHES
1/4" = 0.25000 INCHES
3/8" = 0.37500 INCHES
1/2" = 0.50000 INCHES
5/8" = 0.62500 INCHES
3/4" = 0.75000 INCHES
7/8" = 0.87500 INCHES
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T OF THERMAL EXPANSION capacity (%) thermal expansion to live loading tolerance
INCHES/INCH DEG F
0.0000123 50 0.221 0.25 0.25
0.0000031 total movement joint width ===> 1.192
0.0000080
0.0000093
0.0000050
0.0000044 STANDARD CONSTRUCTION TOLERANCES
0.0000092
0.0000428
0.0000065
0.0000058
0.0000073
0.0000096
0.0000089
0.0000130
0.0000048
0.0000028
0.0000165