Properties of Metals » Expansion http://propertiesofmetals.com Physical or Mechanical Properties of Metals Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:22:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Contraction and Expansion http://propertiesofmetals.com/physical-properties-of-metals/contraction-and-expansion/ http://propertiesofmetals.com/physical-properties-of-metals/contraction-and-expansion/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:14:55 +0000 admin http://propertiesofmetals.com/?p=98
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    • ]]>     When metals are heated of cooled, either contracts or expands. This is one of the properties of metals.


    expansion contraction properties of metals

     

    When metals are heated (at a high degree) it expands and becomes larger, while cooling metals causes it to contract or shrink in size. This is very important for metals that are used outdoors, to consider temperature changes and how it affects metals.

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