Thermal expansion of copper

The product of thermal expansion, bulk modulus, and volume, {alpha}{sub v}K{sub T}V, is the partial temperature derivative of the work done by thermal pressure. For copper this thermodynamic product resembles a specific heat (C{sub v}) curve and approaches a constant at high temperature. A recently developed model utilizes available data for this parameter and recommends new copper thermal expansion values from 0 K to the melting point.