A glass window is to be fitted in an aluminium frame.The temperature on the working day is 40 degree C & the glass window measures exactly 20cm*30cm. What should be the size of the aluminium frame so that there is no stress on the glass in winter even if the temperature drops to 0 degrees C?Coefficients of linear expansion of glass & aluminium are 0.000009 &0.000024 respectively.
Radhika Batra , 10 Years ago
Grade 11