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Investigation of Tungsten Thermal Expansion at Elevated Temperatures Using Laser Shadowgraphy: A Review
H.S. Ayoub, Y.H. Elbashar, H.H. Hassan and S.A. Khairy
The paper is a review in the field of experimental and solid state physics, which spotlights on the measurement of the coefficient of thermal expansion CTE of tungsten; the most important member of refractory metals, at elevated temperatures, by mean of a low cost and simple, laser using, experimental method.
Keywords: laser shadowgraphy; thermal expansion coefficient, tungsten, refractory materials