Note that the mean expansion coefficient may vary with temperature:
Mean Expansion Coefficient α (106 in/in oF)
Temperature Range (oF)
Material
32 32 212 32 400 32 600 32 750 32 900 32 1100 32 1300
Alloy Steel
(1% Cr. 7.7 8.0 8.4 8.8 9.2 9.6 9.8
1/2% Mo)
Mild Steel
(0.1 0.2% 7.1 7.8 8.3 8.7 9.0 9.5 9.7
C)
Stainless
Steel
10.8 11.1 11.5 11.8 12.1 12.4 12.6 12.8
(18% Cr.
8% Ni)
Formula (1) can also be used with SI units. The expansion coefficient must be adjusted to oC.
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