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Temperature<br />

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Temperature<br />

Deflection of metals<br />

Metals respond to a change in temperature by a corresponding expansion<br />

(deflection). <strong>Sensor</strong>s can be constructed in various ways to transfer this<br />

response.<br />

Bimetal strips:<br />

A bimetal strip is composed of two strips of metal with different coefficients<br />

of expansion, bonded together. As the temperature changes, one<br />

material (A) expands more than the other, causing the strip to bend.<br />

The curvature can be converted into an output signal.<br />

Material Construction Function System<br />

Bimetal rod – Deflection<br />

Steel/brass<br />

Invar/brass<br />

Metal A = Large expansion<br />

Metal B = Smaller expansion

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