http://www.talkglass.com/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Thermal_Coeeficient_of_Expansion_%28a_alpha%29Thermal Coeeficient of Expansion (a alpha) - Revision history2026-04-17T01:44:26ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.18.0http://www.talkglass.com/wiki/index.php?title=Thermal_Coeeficient_of_Expansion_(a_alpha)&diff=2225&oldid=prevMermonkey at 18:42, 28 March 20082008-03-28T18:42:49Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The amount a material will expand (per degree) when heated, expressed exponentially. The smaller a is the more resistant a glass is to thermal shock.<br />
PyrexTM 7740, a = 32.5 X 10-Z.<br />
The closer the a of two glasses are the more compatible they are.</div>Mermonkey