How much will a 6061-T6 mold expand (inches per foot) when heated from ambient temperature to 300, 400 and 500 degrees?
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14 years ago
Thermal expansion
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14 years ago
Assuming you're talking Farenheit temperatures, the thermal expansion of common aluminum alloys is about 12.5 microinches per inch per degree F.
You can do the math can'tcha?
Jeff
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14 years ago
Machinery handbook shows 13EE-6 inches/inch per degree F. I'll let you do the math.
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14 years ago
Especially since you don't bother to specify what *you* consider to be ambient temperature. Are you in Antarctica or the Sahara?
Or are you asking the net to do your homework for you?
Enjoy, DoN.