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You will find your answer in a paper and experiment done at the University of Applied Sciences Jena in Germany. They (M. Schimmelpfening, K. Weber, F Kalb & K.-H. Feller) determined the expansion coefficients of 9 samples of parafin wax with regards to Congealing Point, Needle Penetration and if a crystal transformation had occurred. They included a fully refined macrocrystalline, an intermediate and a plastic microcrystalline. The coefficients range from the micro wax with the higher CP and Pen at .73 X10 (-3) to the 2 phase waxes at .89 x 10(-3) and intermediate at .75. Check out their paper on how they determined these, it's good. Google "Volume expansion of parafins from dip tube measurements"
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Explain formula volume expansion coefficient subject expansion of solid?
Formula for the volume Expansion for a solid is αV=1VdVdT and Isotropic materials is αV=3αL.
What is the cubical coefficient of thermal expansion for metals?
Since most metals are isotropic, the cubical coefficient of expansion is three times the linear coefficient of expansion. The linear coefficient of expansion is obtained from measurement and tables for the specific material which are readily available.
How do you calculate coefficient of linear expansion of copper?
dL/dT = αL*L, where L is the length of the steel, T is temperature, and αL is the linear thermal expansion coefficient which for steel is about 11.0 to 13.0. That is possibly the easiest differential equation in history: (1/L)dL = (αL)dT ln(L) = αLT L = eαLT
What is the thermal expansion coefficient for brick?
0.0000055
What material has the highest coefficient of linear thermal expansion?
nickel
