Expansion coefficient

The material-specific coefficient of expansion describes how much a material expands when the temperature changes due to supplied heat.

ElementExpansion coefficient
3LiLithium4.6·10-5 K-1
4BeBeryllium1.13·10-5 K-1
5BBoron6·10-6 K-1
6CCarbon7.1·10-6 K-1
11NaSodium7.1·10-5 K-1
12MgMagnesium8.2·10-6 K-1
13AlAluminum2.31·10-5 K-1
14SiSilicon2.6·10-6 K-1
20CaCalcium2.23·10-5 K-1
21ScScandium1.02·10-5 K-1
22TiTitanium8.6·10-6 K-1
23VVanadium8.4·10-6 K-1
24CrChromium4.899·10-6 K-1
25MnManganese2.17·10-5 K-1
26FeIron1.18·10-5 K-1
27CoCobalt1.3·10-5 K-1
28NiNickel1.34·10-5 K-1
29CuCopper1.65·10-5 K-1
30ZnZinc3.02·10-5 K-1
31GaGallium1.2·10-4 K-1
32GeGermanium6·10-6 K-1
38SrStrontium2.25·10-5 K-1
39YYttrium1.06·10-5 K-1
40ZrZirconium5.7·10-6 K-1
41NbNiobium7.3·10-6 K-1
42MoMolybdenum4.8·10-6 K-1
44RuRuthenium6.4·10-6 K-1
45RhRhodium8.2·10-6 K-1
46PdPalladium1.18·10-5 K-1
47AgSilver1.89·10-5 K-1
48CdCadmium3.08·10-5 K-1
49InIndium3.21·10-5 K-1
50SnTin2.2·10-5 K-1
51SbAntimony1.1·10-5 K-1
56BaBarium2.06·10-5 K-1
57LaLanthanum1.21·10-5 K-1
58CeCerium6.3·10-6 K-1
59PrPraseodymium6.7·10-6 K-1
60NdNeodymium9.6·10-6 K-1
61PmPromethium1.1·10-5 K-1
62SmSamarium1.27·10-5 K-1
63EuEuropium3.5·10-5 K-1
64GdGadolinium9.4·10-6 K-1
65TbTerbium1.03·10-5 K-1
66DyDysprosium9.9·10-6 K-1
67HoHolmium1.12·10-5 K-1
68ErErbium1.22·10-5 K-1
69TmThulium1.33·10-5 K-1
70YbYtterbium2.63·10-5 K-1
71LuLutetium9.9·10-6 K-1
72HfHafnium5.9·10-6 K-1
73TaTantalum6.3·10-6 K-1
74WTungsten4.5·10-6 K-1
75ReRhenium6.2·10-6 K-1
76OsOsmium5.1·10-6 K-1
77IrIridium6.4·10-6 K-1
78PtPlatinum8.8·10-6 K-1
79AuGold1.42·10-5 K-1
81TlThallium2.99·10-5 K-1
82PbLead2.89·10-5 K-1
83BiBismuth1.34·10-5 K-1
90ThThorium1.1·10-5 K-1
92UUranium1.39·10-5 K-1