EXPANTION JOINTS
THERMAL EXPANSION

Calculation of thermal expansion

To calculate the thermal expansions of the pipelines, following data are required:

L :    length
Te :   working temperature °C
:   coefficient of thermal expansion (see our table)

Coefficient of thermal expansion (a)
Temperature °C	-190¸0	0¸100	101¸200	201¸300	301¸400	401¸500	501¸600	601¸700	701¸800
Carbon steel	-0.88	1.20	1.26	1.31	1.36	1.41	1.47
Alloy steel	-0.88	1.11	1.21	1.29	1.35	1.39	1.43
Stainless steel	-1.46	1.68	1.75	1.80	1.84	1.88	1.91	1.95	1.97