[TheForge] expansion

Mon Dec 17 18:26:01 2001

I usually stick with 0.001" per 100 (F) degrees as a ball park guide
for thermal expansion of a bar 1" long.  I found one listing of the thermal coefficient
as 0.0000096 in-F/in.  

On Mon, Dec 17, 2001 at 03:42:27PM -0600, [email protected] wrote:
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> is there a rule of thumb to know how much a piece of steel will expand when heated to say a orange/yellow heat? say a 3/4" round bar.
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> bob s.
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