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temperature value of 40°C as illustrated in Figure 5.7. The final tr<strong>an</strong>sverse <strong>an</strong>d<br />

longitudinal thermal outputs graph is shown in Figure 5.8. Since the thermal output<br />

shows the higher values in the tr<strong>an</strong>sverse direction, the upper curve was chosen in this<br />

experiment. This curve was then plotted on the Vishay Micro Measurement graph as<br />

shown in Figure 5.5 earlier. This new curve, defined as C in Figure 5.9, shows a good<br />

agreement with the earlier rules where the solid line curve rotates <strong>an</strong>ti-clockwise if the<br />

thermal exp<strong>an</strong>sion coefficient of the test material (i.e. composite) is higher th<strong>an</strong> the<br />

sensor material (i.e. A – Alloy).<br />

(Strain (Microstrain))<br />

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