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Negative thermal expansion materials

Thermal properties and implications for composite materials

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Finite element analysis is used to explore composites of negative thermal expansion materials with positive thermal expansion materials (ZrW2O8 in Cu and ZrO2 in ZrW2O8) and evaluate how thermal and mechanical properties, rates of cooling/heating, and geometry and packing fraction influence the overall expansion and thermal stress. During rapid temperature changes, the transient short-time thermal expansion can be considerably larger than the steady-state value. Furthermore, thermal stress in the composite can be large, especially at the interface between the materials, and can exceed the material strength.

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Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge D. Retallack for introducing us to FEM studies and a useful discussion with J. Zwanziger. This study was supported by NSERC of Canada, the Killam Trusts and the Sumner Foundation, along with the Canada Foundation for Innovation, and Atlantic Innovation Fund and other partners that fund the Facilities for Materials Characterization managed by the Institute for Research in Materials at Dalhousie University.

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  1. Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3J5, Canada

    Michael B. Jakubinek & Mary Anne White

  2. Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4J3, Canada

    Catherine A. Whitman & Mary Anne White

  3. Institute for Research in Materials, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 1W5, Canada

    Michael B. Jakubinek, Catherine A. Whitman & Mary Anne White

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Jakubinek, M.B., Whitman, C.A. & White, M.A. Negative thermal expansion materials. J Therm Anal Calorim 99, 165–172 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-009-0458-9

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