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SYSTEM DESIGN 187
Thermal Movement 4 of 4
Thermal Expansion of Carbon Steel
In Inches/100 Feet (Millimeters/30.5 Meters) Between 0°F (-18°C) & Indicated Temperature
Temperature F° (C°)
Inches/100 ft. (mm/30.5 m)
-40 (-40)
-0.30 (-7,62)
-30 (-34.4)
-0.23 (-5,84)
-20 (-28.9)
-0.15 (-3,81)
-10 (-23.3)
-0.08 (-2,03)
0 (-17.8)
0.00 (0,00)
10 (-12.2 )
0.08 (2,03)
20 (-6.7)
0.15 (3,81)
30 (-1.1)
0.23 (5,84)
40 (4.4)
0.30 (7,62)
50 (10.0)
0.38 (9,65)
60 (15.6)
0.46 (11,68)
70 (21.1)
0.53 (13,46)
80 (26.7)
0.61 (15,50)
90 (32.2)
0.68 (17,27)
Temperature F° (C°)
Inches/100 ft. (mm/30.5 m)
100 (37.8)
0.76 (19,30)
110 (43.3)
0.84 (21,34)
120 (48.9)
0.91 (23,11)
130 (54.4)
0.99 (25,15)
140 (60.0)
1.06 (26,92)
150 (65.6)
1.14 (28,96)
160 (71.1)
1.22 (30,99)
170 (76.7)
1.29 (32,77)
180 (82.2)
1.37 (34,80)
190 (87.8)
1.44 (36,58)
200 (93.3)
1.52 (38,61)
210 (98.9)
1.60 (40,64)
220 (104.4)
1.67 (42,42)
230 (110.0)
1.75 (44,45)
Mean Coefficient of thermal expansion = 0.00000633 in/in/°F Source: ASME B31.9