Only because I have a lab question that asks what the relationship between the two is.. But yeah, to digress more, when I had manipulated the two formulas "ΔL=LαΔT" and "k = (Q*L) / (A*ΔT*Δt)", I ended up with a single equation that was obnoxiously hairy where, while "k" was on one side and...
Really good stuff, thanks a bunch. Just a very subtle follow-up question on this...
how does thermal conductivity relate to this coefficient? Does it have to do with its density, stiffness, melting temp like Mapes noted or molecular bonds like Rumborak suggested?
When i a build a chart, there...
ΔL=LαΔT
The concept is interesting and applying its formula isn't even tedious, but what are the real factors that determine α here? I understand that thermal expansion is a direct consequence of the average separation between atoms. And that the coefficient can be found through different...