| Product |
Linear Temperature Expansion Coefficient
- α- |
| $10^{-6} K^{-1}$ M |
$10^{-6}°F^{-1}$ in |
| ABS (Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) thermoplastic |
73.8 |
41 |
| ABS -glass fiber-reinforced |
30.4 |
17 |
| Acetal |
106.5 |
59.2 |
| Acetal - glass fiber-reinforced |
39.4 |
22 |
| Acrylic, sheet, cast |
81 |
45 |
| Acrylic, extruded |
234 |
130 |
| Alumina |
5.4 |
3.0 |
| Aluminum |
22.2 |
12.3 |
| Antimony |
10.4 |
5.8 |
| Arsenic |
4.7 |
2.6 |
| Barium |
20.6 |
11.4 |
| Beryllium |
11.5 |
6.4 |
| Bismuth |
13 |
7.3 |
| Brass |
18.7 |
10.4 |
| Brick masonry |
5.5 |
3.1 |
| Bronze |
18.0 |
10.0 |
| Cadmium |
30 |
16.8 |
| Calcium |
22.3 |
12.4 |
| Carbon - diamond |
1.2 |
0.67 |
| Cast Iron Gray |
10.8 |
6.0 |
| Cellulose acetate (CA) |
130 |
72.2 |
| Cellulose acetate butynate (CAB) |
|
80 - 95 |
| Cellulose nitrate (CN) |
100 |
55.6 |
| Cement |
10.0 |
6.0 |
| Cerium |
5.2 |
2.9 |
| Chlorinated polyvinylchloride (CPVC) |
66.6 |
37 |
| Chromium |
6.2 |
3.4 |
| Clay tile structure |
5.9 |
3.3 |
| Cobalt |
12 |
6.7 |
| Concrete |
14.5 |
8.0 |
| Concrete structure |
9.8 |
5.5 |
| Constantan |
18.8 |
10.4 |
| Copper |
16.6 |
9.3 |
| Copper, Beryllium 25 |
17.8 |
9.9 |
| Corundum, sintered |
6.5 |
3.6 |
| Cupronickel 30% |
16.2 |
9 |
| Diamond |
1.1 |
0.6 |
| Dysprosium |
9.9 |
5.5 |
| Ebonite |
76.6 |
42.8 |
| Epoxy, castings resins & compounds, unfilled |
55 |
31 |
| Erbium |
12.2 |
6.8 |
| Ethylene ethyl acrylate (EEA) |
205 |
113.9 |
| Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) |
180 |
100 |
| Europium |
35 |
19.4 |
| Fluoroethylene propylene (FEP) |
135 |
75 |
| Gadolinium |
9 |
5 |
| Germanium |
6.1 |
3.4 |
| Glass, hard |
5.9 |
3.3 |
| Glass, Pyrex |
4.0 |
2.2 |
| Glass, plate |
9.0 |
5.0 |
| Gold |
14.2 |
8.2 |
| Granite |
7.9 |
4.4 |
| Graphite, pure |
7.9 |
4.4 |
| Hafnium |
5.9 |
3.3 |
| Hard alloy K20 |
6 |
3.3 |
| Hastelloy C |
11.3 |
6.3 |
| Holmium |
11.2 |
6.2 |
| Ice |
51 |
28.3 |
| Inconel |
12.6 |
7.0 |
| Indium |
33 |
18.3 |
| Invar |
1.5 |
0.8 |
| Iridium |
6.4 |
3.6 |
| Iron, pure |
12.0 |
6.7 |
| Iron, cast |
10.4 |
5.9 |
| Iron, forged |
11.3 |
6.3 |
| Lanthanum |
12.1 |
6.7 |
| Lead |
28.0 |
15.1 |
| Limestone |
8 |
4.4 |
| Lithium |
46 |
25.6 |
| Lutetium |
9.9 |
5.5 |
| Magnesium |
25 |
14 |
| Manganese |
22 |
12.3 |
| Marble |
5.5 - 14.1 |
3.1 - 7.9 |
| Masonry |
4.7 - 9.0 |
2.6 - 5.0 |
| Mica |
3 |
1.7 |
| Molybdenum |
5 |
2.8 |
| Monel |
13.5 |
7.5 |
| Mortar |
7.3 - 13.5 |
4.1-7.5 |
| Neodymium |
9.6 |
5.3 |
| Nickel |
13.0 |
7.2 |
| Niobium (Columbium) |
7 |
3.9 |
| Nylon, general purpose |
72 |
40 |
| Nylon, Type 11, molding and extruding compound |
100 |
55.6 |
| Nylon, Type 12, molding and extruding compound |
80.5 |
44.7 |
| Nylon, Type 6, cast |
85 |
47.2 |
| Nylon, Type 6/6, molding compound |
80 |
44.4 |
| Osmium |
5 |
2.8 |
| Palladium |
11.8 |
6.6 |
| Phenolic resin without fillers |
80 |
44.4 |
| Plaster |
16.4 |
9.2 |
| Platinum |
9.0 |
5.0 |
| Plutonium |
54 |
30.2 |
| Polyallomer |
91.5 |
50.8 |
| Polyamide (PA) |
110 |
61.1 |
| Polybutylene (PB) |
|
72 |
| Polycarbonate (PC) |
70.2 |
39 |
| Polycarbonate - glass fiber-reinforced |
21.5 |
12 |
| Polyester |
123.5 |
69 |
| Polyester - glass fiber-reinforced |
25 |
14 |
| Polyethylene (PE) |
200 |
111 |
| Polyethylene (PE) - High Molecular Weight |
|
60 |
| Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) |
59.4 |
33 |
| Polyphenylene - glass fiber-reinforced |
35.8 |
20 |
| Polypropylene (PP), unfilled |
90.5 |
50.3 |
| Polypropylene - glass fiber-reinforced |
32 |
18 |
| Polystyrene (PS) |
70 |
38.9 |
| Polysulfone (PSO) |
55.8 |
31 |
| Polyurethane (PUR), rigid |
57.6 |
32 |
| Porcelain |
3.6 |
2.0 |
| Potassium |
83 |
46.4 |
| Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) |
50.4 |
28 |
| Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) |
127.8 |
71 |
| Porcelain |
4.5 |
2.5 |
| Potassium |
83 |
46.1 |
| Praseodymium |
6.7 |
3.7 |
| Promethium |
11 |
6.1 |
| Quartz |
0.77 - 1.4 |
0.43 - 0.79 |
| Rhenium |
6.7 |
3.7 |
| Rhodium |
8 |
4.5 |
| Rubber, hard |
77 |
42.8 |
| Ruthenium |
9.1 |
5.1 |
| Samarium |
12.7 |
7.1 |
| Sandstone |
11.6 |
6.5 |
| Scandium |
10.2 |
5.7 |
| Selenium |
3.8 |
2.1 |
| Silicon |
5.1 |
2.8 |
| Silver |
19.5 |
10.7 |
| Slate |
10.4 |
5.8 |
| Sodium |
70 |
39.1 |
| Solder 50 - 50 |
24.0 |
13.4 |
| Steatite |
8.5 |
4.7 |
| 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 |
| Strontium |
22.5 |
12.5 |
| Tantalum |
6.5 |
3.6 |
| Tellurium |
36.9 |
20.5 |
| Terbium |
10.3 |
5.7 |
| Terne |
11.6 |
6.5 |
| Thallium |
29.9 |
16.6 |
| Thorium |
12 |
6.7 |
| Thulium |
13.3 |
7.4 |
| Tin |
23.4 |
13.0 |
| Titanium |
8.6 |
4.8 |
| Tungsten |
4.3 |
2.4 |
| Uranium |
13.9 |
7.7 |
| Vanadium |
8 |
4.5 |
| Vinyl Ester |
16 - 22 |
8.7 - 12 |
| Wood, fir |
3.7 |
2.1 |
| Wood, oak parallel to grain |
4.9 |
2.7 |
| Wood, oak across to grain |
5.4 |
3.0 |
| Wood, pine |
5 |
2.8 |
| Ytterbium |
26.3 |
14.6 |
| Yttrium |
10.6 |
5.9 |
| Zinc |
29.7 |
16.5 |
| Zirconium |
5.7 |
3.2 |