Calculating Thermal Expansion and Young's Modulus: A Scientific Inquiry

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The discussion revolves around calculating thermal expansion and Young's modulus, specifically addressing parts of a physics assignment that involves numerical values and constants related to materials like aluminum, steel, and brass.

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  • The original poster attempts to verify their calculation of Young's modulus and seeks assistance with a time difference question in the assignment. Participants inquire about the constants used for thermal expansion and Young's modulus for various materials.

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The discussion is ongoing, with participants sharing values for thermal expansion and Young's modulus. There is a request for clarification on the constants used, indicating a collaborative effort to ensure accuracy in the calculations.

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Participants are referencing specific values from a physics assignment, and there appears to be some uncertainty regarding the correctness of the original poster's calculations and the constants used.

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These are really parts of questions.
http://noether.physics.ubc.ca/physics153/assign22k5.pdf

for number 2, I'm getting 264000kPa, but somehow it just doesn't seem rite, so if you guys can check for me, that'll be great. the other one i don't get is the second part of questions 4 where it asks for a time difference. can anyone help me out here? thanks!
 
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Could you post what you used for the various constants?

Thermal expanson of Al =?
youngs modulus of steel =?
 
thermal expansion of: Al = 2.4*10^-5, steel: 1.2*10^-5, brass: 2.0*10^-5
young's modulus of steel = 20*10^10 (NOT 2.0*10^10)
 

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