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coefficient of expansion

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 4:49 am
by Jan de Jong
Hello ! I am used to see the COE as COE 96, 92, 104. But now I see this: (11,5 ± 0,3 ) χ 10-6 How can you calculate what the COE is ? Jan de Jong

Re: coefficient of expansion

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 5:14 am
by Tony Smith
It's written in scientific notation. In our world, just read it as 115 +/- 3 or 112 - 118 if you like. It's a much more precise way of writing 115.

Tony

Re: coefficient of expansion

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 9:16 am
by Jan de Jong
Thank you Tony !