Thermal Expansion

The coefficient of thermal expansion describes how the size of an object changes with the change in temperature. The coefficient can be related to the change in length, area or volume, and it may depend on the isotropic properties of the material.

Links:

1. Wikipedia — Thermal expansion — Coefficients.

Contents:

• Fractional volume change via small temperature change
  • fractional_volume_change
  • volumetric_expansion_coefficient
  • temperature_change
  • law
• Linear coefficient of thermal expansion
  • linear_expansion_coefficient
  • temperature
  • pressure
  • length
  • law
• Volumetric and linear expansion coefficients in isotropic materials
  • volumetric_expansion_coefficient
  • linear_expansion_coefficient
  • law
• Volumetric coefficient of thermal expansion
  • volumetric_expansion_coefficient
  • temperature
  • parameters
  • volume
  • law
• Volumetric expansion coefficient of ideal gas
  • volumetric_expansion_coefficient
  • temperature
  • law