COE Descending
|
Product |
Linear Temperature Expansion
Coefficient
- α- |
|
(m/m K x 10-6) |
(in/in °F
x 10-6) |
|
Polyethylene |
129.6 |
72 |
|
Polyester |
124.2 |
69 |
|
ABS thermoplastic |
99 |
55 |
|
Polypropylene |
86.4 |
48 |
|
Potassium |
83 |
46 |
|
Rubber |
77 |
42.8 |
|
Sodium |
70 |
38 |
|
Acrylic |
68.4 |
38 |
|
CPVC thermoplastic |
61 |
34 |
|
Plutonium |
54 |
30 |
|
PVC thermoplastic |
52 |
29 |
|
Acetal - glass fiber-reinforced |
39.6 |
22 |
|
Selenium |
37 |
20 |
|
Polyphenylene - glass
fiber-reinforced |
36 |
20 |
|
Polypropylene - glass
fiber-reinforced |
32.4 |
18 |
|
ABS -glass fiber-reinforced |
30.6 |
17 |
|
Cadmium |
30 |
16 |
|
Zinc |
29.7 |
16.5 |
|
Lead |
28.0 |
15.1 |
|
Polyester - glass
fiber-reinforced |
25.2 |
14 |
|
Magnesium |
25 |
14 |
|
Plaster |
25 |
13.9 |
|
Solder |
24.0 |
13.4 |
|
Nylon |
23.4 |
13 |
|
Tin |
23.4 |
13.0 |
|
Aluminum |
22.2 |
12.3 |
|
Manganese |
22 |
12 |
|
Polycarbonate - glass
fiber-reinforced |
21.6 |
12 |
|
Silver |
19.5 |
10.7 |
|
Vinyl Ester |
16 - 22 |
8.7 - 12 |
|
Brass |
18.7 |
10.4 |
|
Epoxy |
18 - 20 |
10 - 11 |
|
Bronze |
18.0 |
10.0 |
|
Steel Stainless Austenitic (304) |
17.3 |
9.6 |
|
Beryllium Copper (Cu 75, Be 25) |
16.7 |
9.3 |
|
Copper |
16.6 |
9.3 |
|
Steel Stainless Austenitic (316) |
16.0 |
8.9 |
|
Concrete |
14.5 |
8.0 |
|
Steel Stainless Austenitic (310) |
14.4 |
8.0 |
|
Gold |
14.2 |
8.2 |
|
Uranium |
13.9 |
7.7 |
|
Monel |
13.5 |
7.5 |
|
Steel |
13.0 |
7.3 |
|
Nickel |
13.0 |
7.2 |
|
Bismuth |
13 |
7 |
|
Inconel |
12.6 |
7.0 |
|
Iron, pure |
12.0 |
6.7 |
|
Marble |
12 |
6.5 |
|
Cobalt |
12 |
6 |
|
Thorium |
12 |
6 |
|
Beryllium |
11.5 |
6.4 |
|
Iron, forged |
11.3 |
6.3 |
|
Cast Iron Gray |
10.8 |
6.0 |
|
Mortar |
7.3 - 13.5 |
4.1-7.5 |
|
Iron, cast |
10.4 |
5.9 |
|
Antimony |
10.4 |
5.8 |
|
Cement |
10.0 |
6.0 |
|
Steel Stainless Ferritic (410) |
9.9 |
5.5 |
|
Glass, plate |
9.0 |
5.0 |
|
Platinum |
9.0 |
5.0 |
|
Titanium |
8.6 |
4.8 |
|
Rhodium |
8 |
4 |
|
Vanadium |
8 |
4 |
|
Graphite |
7.9 |
4.4 |
|
Niobium (Columbium) |
7 |
3 |
|
Masonry |
4.5 - 9.0 |
2.5 - 9.0 |
|
Tantalum |
6.5 |
3 |
|
Chromium |
6 |
3 |
|
Iridum |
6 |
3 |
|
Glass, hard |
5.9 |
3.3 |
|
Brick |
5.5 |
3.1 |
|
Alumina |
5.4 |
3.0 |
|
Wood, oak across grain |
5.4 |
3.0 |
|
Molybdenum |
5 |
2 |
|
Osmium |
5 |
2 |
|
Wood, oak parallel to grain |
4.9 |
2.7 |
|
Tungsten |
4.3 |
2.4 |
|
Glass, Pyrex |
4.0 |
2.2 |
|
Porcelain |
3.0 |
1.7 |
|
Silicon |
3 |
1 |
|
Carbon - diamond |
1.2 |
0.67 |
|
Quartz, fused |
0.59 |
0.33 |
|
|
Alphabetical
| Product |
Linear
Temperature Expansion Coefficient
- α- |
| (m/m K x 10-6) |
(in/in °F x 10-6) |
| ABS thermoplastic |
99 |
55 |
| ABS -glass fiber-reinforced |
|
17 |
| Acetal - glass fiber-reinforced |
|
22 |
| Acrylic |
|
38 |
| Alumina |
5.4 |
3.0 |
| Aluminum |
22.2 |
12.3 |
| Antimony |
10.4 |
5.8 |
| Beryllium |
11.5 |
6.4 |
| Beryllium Copper (Cu 75, Be 25) |
16.7 |
9.3 |
| Bismuth |
13 |
|
| Brass |
18.7 |
10.4 |
| Brick |
5.5 |
3.1 |
| Bronze |
18.0 |
10.0 |
| Cadmium |
30 |
|
| Carbon - diamond |
1.2 |
0.67 |
| Cast Iron Gray |
10.8 |
6.0 |
| Cement |
10.0 |
6.0 |
| Chromium |
6 |
|
| Cobalt |
12 |
|
| Concrete |
14.5 |
8.0 |
| Copper |
16.6 |
9.3 |
| CPVC thermoplastic |
61 |
34 |
| Epoxy |
18 - 20 |
10 - 11 |
| Glass, hard |
5.9 |
3.3 |
| Glass, Pyrex |
4.0 |
2.2 |
| Glass, plate |
9.0 |
5.0 |
| Gold |
14.2 |
8.2 |
| Graphite |
7.9 |
4.4 |
| Inconel |
12.6 |
7.0 |
| Iridum |
6 |
|
| Iron, pure |
12.0 |
6.7 |
| Iron, cast |
10.4 |
5.9 |
| Iron, forged |
11.3 |
6.3 |
| Lead |
28.0 |
15.1 |
| Magnesium |
25 |
14 |
| Manganese |
22 |
|
| Marble |
12 |
6.5 |
| Masonry |
4.5 - 9.0 |
2.5 - 9.0 |
| Molybdenum |
5 |
|
| Monel |
13.5 |
7.5 |
| Mortar |
7.3 - 13.5 |
4.1-7.5 |
| Nickel |
13.0 |
7.2 |
| Niobium (Columbium) |
7 |
|
| Nylon |
|
13 |
| Osmium |
5 |
|
| Plaster |
25 |
13.9 |
| Platinum |
9.0 |
5.0 |
| Plutonium |
54 |
|
| Polycarbonate - glass fiber-reinforced |
|
12 |
| Polyester |
|
69 |
| Polyester - glass fiber-reinforced |
|
14 |
| Polyethylene |
|
72 |
| Polyphenylene - glass fiber-reinforced |
|
20 |
| Polypropylene |
|
48 |
| Polypropylene - glass fiber-reinforced |
|
18 |
| Porcelain |
3.0 |
1.7 |
| Potassium |
83 |
|
| PVC thermoplastic |
52 |
29 |
| Quartz, fused |
0.59 |
0.33 |
| Rhodium |
8 |
|
| Rubber |
77 |
42.8 |
| Selenium |
37 |
|
| Silicon |
3 |
|
| Silver |
19.5 |
10.7 |
| Sodium |
70 |
|
| Solder |
24.0 |
13.4 |
| Steel |
13.0 |
7.3 |
| Steel Stainless Austenitic (304) |
17.3 |
9.6 |
| Steel Stainless Austenitic (310) |
14.4 |
8.0 |
| Steel Stainless Austenitic (316) |
16.0 |
8.9 |
| Steel Stainless Ferritic (410) |
9.9 |
5.5 |
| Tantalum |
6.5 |
|
| Thorium |
12 |
|
| Tin |
23.4 |
13.0 |
| Titanium |
8.6 |
4.8 |
| Tungsten |
4.3 |
2.4 |
| Uranium |
13.9 |
7.7 |
| Vanadium |
8 |
|
| Vinyl Ester |
16 - 22 |
8.7 - 12 |
| Wood, oak parallel to grain |
4.9 |
2.7 |
| Wood, oak across grain |
5.4 |
3.0 |
| Zinc |
29.7 |
16.5 |
|