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Thermal expansivity of teflon under high pressure

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Results of (∂T/∂P) measurements are presented involving Teflon. The dependence of its thermal expansivity α on the pressure has been determined within the stability range for various modifications of this material (P≤13 kbar, 0≤T≤50°C).

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Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 671–673, October, 1980.

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Dzhavadov, L.N., Krotov, Y.I. Thermal expansivity of teflon under high pressure. Journal of Engineering Physics 39, 1100–1102 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00822143

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