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When a metal is cooled from room temperature to liquid helium temperatures a contraction in length occurs which varies from less than 0.1% for Mo, W and invar to nearly 1½% for sodium. Stresses induced by such changes can be considerable and play a major role in cryogenic design.
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White, G.K. (1984). Metals and Alloys: Expansion and Contraction. In: Clark, A.F., Reed, R.P. (eds) Advances in Cryogenic Engineering Materials . Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, vol 30. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9868-4_47
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