Thermal Expansion of a shrink-fit collar

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The discussion focuses on the mechanics of thermal expansion in shrink-fit collars, specifically addressing the behavior of materials when heated. When a shrink-fit collar is heated, it expands uniformly in all directions, but the inner diameter does not decrease due to the geometry of the material. The relationship between the circumference (C), thickness (t), and radius changes is critical for understanding how much these dimensions increase during the heating process. Key calculations involve determining the increase in circumference, thickness, and average radius of the collar.

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Looking for some information on how a shrink fit collar actually works. I get the basic principle that you heat it, it expands, fit the collar, let it cool and it contracts and grips as a collar.
However, if you heat a material am I right in saying that it expands in all direction. If this is true, then when heating a ring, why doesn't the hole in the collar actually get smaller with expansion, i.e. the material is expanding inwards as well as outwards.

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If C is the circumference of the collar and t is the thickness of the collar (t<<C), how much does C increase and how much does t increase? How much does the average radius increase? How much does the inner radius increase?

Chet
 

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