Bimetallic Strip with Stand , 4A30.10b

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Description:

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Equipment

Location

ID Number

Bimetallic Strip with Stand

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4A30.10b

Burner

Safety grove and glasses

Setup:

  1. Install the burner gas tube with the gas source.
  2. Make sure that you have the gas switch off and in the right pressure that you want before you turn it on.

Cautions, Warnings, or Safety Concerns:

  1. Beware of heated strip.

Demonstration:

This demonstration shows that the different materials have different [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coefficient_of_thermal_expansion coefficient of thermal expansion]. Before you heat the strip, it points straight to the orange pointer. While you heat the strip by the burner, the strip starts to bend upward compare to the orange pointer.

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References:

  1. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coefficient_of_thermal_expansion Wikipedia]

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