Thermal Expansion of hollow features?
Thermal Expansion of hollow features?
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Just a concept check: a 1/2" 6061 hex-bolt with a 3/8" threaded bore in the middle of it (closed on one end and threaded into another body). A steel heating element is installed in the 3/8" bore. When the Aluminum bolt expands, does the geometry of the 3/8" bore compress (tighten on the element) or expand on the element and potentially loosen?





RE: Thermal Expansion of hollow features?
RE: Thermal Expansion of hollow features?
A metal ball & ring sized so that at ambient the ball didn't go through the hole in the ring.
Once it got hot enough though...
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
RE: Thermal Expansion of hollow features?
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
RE: Thermal Expansion of hollow features?
RE: Thermal Expansion of hollow features?
RE: Thermal Expansion of hollow features?
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA