Average Coefficient of Expansion for some Materials Near Room Temperature

 Average Coefficient of Expansion for some Materials Near Room Temperature

Material	Average Linear Expansion Coefficient (α)(°C)-1
Aluminum	24 x 10-6
Brass and bronze	19 x 10-6
Concrete	12 x 10-6
Copper	17 x 10-6
Glass (ordinary)	9 x 10-6
Glass (pyrex)	3.2 x 10-6
Invar (Ni-Fe alloy)	0.9 x 10-6
Lead	29 x 10-6
Steel	11 x 10-6
Acetone	1.5 x 10-4
Alcohol, ethyl	1.12 x 10-4
Benzene	1.24 x 10-4
Gasoline	9.6 x 10-4
Glycerin	4.85 x 10-4
Mercury	1.82 x 10-4
Turpentine	9.0 x 10-4
Airnote 1 at 0°C	3.67 x 10-3
Heliumnote 1	3.665 x 10-3

Note 1: “Gases do not have a specific value for the volume expansion coefficient because the amount of expansion depends on the type of process through which the gas is taken. The values given here assume the gas undergoes an expansion at constant pressure (Serway and Vuille 2012, pg 278).”
 (source:  Serway, Raymond A., and Chris Vuille. College Physics . 9th Hybrid. Boston, Ma: Brooks/Cole, 2012.)