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CTE Results for ACCR core

Test 1

Test 2
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Test 3

Test 4
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Test 5

Test 6
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Test 7

Test 8
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Comparison CTE curves of ACCR obtained from Tests 3-8 under the temperature range (20 -300)C
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Mean of the CTE curves of ACCR obtained from Tests 3-8 under the temperature range (20 -300)C
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Calculations for mean and standard dieviation for CTE of ACCR core
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Average CTE calculation for test 1:

ΔL = 13.7 μm Tini = 17.2 ⁰C Tfinal = 250 ⁰C

∆L 13.7∗10−6 −6
α 1= = =5.826∗10 /° C
L ∆ T 10.1∗10−3∗232.8

Average CTE calculation for test 2:

ΔL = 13 μm Tini = 22.3 ⁰C Tfinal = 250 ⁰C

∆L 13∗10−6 −6
α 2= = =5.652∗10 / °C
L ∆ T 10.1∗10 ∗227.7
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Average CTE calculation for test 3:

ΔL = 16.52 μm Tini = 19.5 ⁰C Tfinal = 300 ⁰C

∆L 16.52∗10−6 −6
α 3= = =5.837∗10 /° C
L ∆T 10.1∗10−3∗280.5

Average CTE calculation for test 4:

ΔL = 16.72 μm Tini = 20.8 ⁰C Tfinal = 300 ⁰C

∆L 16.72∗10−6 −6
α 4= = =5.923∗10 /° C
L ∆ T 10.1∗10−3∗279.2

Average CTE calculation for test 5:

ΔL = 17.78 μm Tini = 20.2 ⁰C Tfinal = 300 ⁰C

∆L 17.78∗10−6 −6
α 5= = =6.293∗10 /° C
L ∆ T 10.1∗10 ∗279.8
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Average CTE calculation for test 6:

ΔL = 15.81 μm Tini = 17 ⁰C Tfinal = 300 ⁰C

∆L 15.81∗10−6 −6
α 6= = =5.534∗10 /° C
L ∆ T 10.1∗10−3∗283

Average CTE calculation for test 7:

ΔL = 16.4 μm Tini = 18 ⁰C Tfinal = 300 ⁰C

∆L 16.4∗10−6 −6
α 7= = =5.756∗10 /° C
L ∆T 10.1∗10−3∗282

Average CTE calculation for test 8:

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ΔL = 17.58 μm Tini = 21 ⁰C Tfinal = 300 ⁰C

∆L 17.58∗10−6 −6
α 8= = =6.243∗10 /° C
L ∆ T 10.1∗10 ∗279
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Mean CTE from the average CTE calculations (Room temp -300 ⁰C):

α 3+α 4+ α 5+α 6+α 7+ α 8

α mean= =5.931∗10−6 / ° C
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Standard deviation –

σ=
√ ∑ (α i−α mean)2
i=1

Where, N = 6
N
=2.663∗10−7 /° C