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Engineering ToolBox > Thermal Expansion - Linear
Linear thermal expansion can be expressed as
dl = L0 α (t1 - t0) (1)
where
dl = change in length (m)
L0 = initial length (m)
α = linear expansion coefficient
t0 = initial temperature (oC)
t1 = final temperature (oC)