# Thermal Expansion Calculator

Formula : Thermal Expansion : L= Î± *L1(T2âˆ’ T1)

Enter the unknown value as ‘ x ‘

Initial Length (L1): m

Initial Temperature (T1): °C
Final Temperature (T2): °C

Coefficient of Linear Expansion of the Material (Î±): 10âˆ’ 6°Câˆ’ 1

Linear Expansion (L): 10âˆ’ 6m

x =

Thermal Expansion Calculator is a free online tool that displays the thermal expansion of an object. CoolGyan online thermal expansion calculator tool makes the calculation faster, and also it displays the thermal expansion in a fraction of seconds.

## How to Use the Thermal Expansion Calculator?

The procedure to use the thermal expansion calculator is as follows:

Step 1: Enter the initial and final temperature, length of the material, coefficient of the linear expansion of the material, and x for the unknown in the input field

Step 2: Now click the button ”Calculate x” to get the linear expansion

Step 3: Finally, the thermal expansion of the material will be displayed in the output field

### What is Meant by Thermal Expansion?

In Physics, the thermal expansion is defined as the tendency of matter, in which the object changes its shape, area or volume due to the increase in temperature. In other words, if there is an increase in the temperature of objects, the dimension of the object also changes.

There are three different types of thermal expansion, depending upon the type of expansion. They are:

• Linear Expansion
• Volume Expansion
• Area Expansion