Thermal Expansion and the Bi-material Strip
AimsBefore you startIntroductionExperiment: Measurement of Young's modulusResults: Measurement of Young's modulusSimulation: Measurement of Young's modulusOrigin of thermal expansionThe bi-material stripExperiment: Estimating the boiling temperature of nitrogenResults: Estimating the boiling temperature of nitrogenExperiment: Measuring the thermal expansivity of polycarbonateResults: Measuring the thermal expansivity of polycarbonateSummaryQuestionsGoing furtherTLP creditsTLP contentsShow all contentViewing and downloading resourcesAbout the TLPsTerms of useFeedbackCredits Print this page
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- Young's Modulus
- From Eric Weisstein's World of Physics, the page considers Young's modulus in the context of elasticity theory.
- Thermal Expansion
- From the thermodynamics part of the HyperPhysics website based at Georgia State University. Includes a section on bimetallic strips, with a video clip of a bimetallic strip being dipped into liquid nitrogen.
- Bimetallic Strip Thermometers
- From the howstuffworks website.