A review of measurement techniques for the thermal expansion coefficient of metals and alloys at elevated temperatures

Metallurgical operations at elevated temperatures, such as those that involve solidification and/or mechanical deformation, can be critically influenced by the thermal stresses and strains that result from expansion and contraction of the material as a function of temperature. With the increasing use of computer-based process models for these operations, there arises a greater need for quantitative data on the thermal expansion coefficient of the relevant alloy at the temperatures involved. After briefly reviewing some existing sources of data for this property, the various techniques for its measurement at elevated temperatures are then described. These include mechanical dilatometry, optical imaging and interference systems, x-ray diffraction methods and electrical pulse heating techniques. Finally the implications, for process modelling, of the available data and measurement techniques are discussed.

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