[Spridgets] Hardening Steel

[dwoerpel at wi.net]

Now THAT, is cool!!!  :-)  ~0.4" shorter...shoot we don't have to shrink
Peter!
Dave W.


> So the accepted value for CTE of steel is 0.00000645in/in/deg F (or
> 0.00001032in/in/*C), figure we're going from RT (295K or 22C) to 4 K, a
> delta T of 291, so the contraction per one inch is 0.003003", assuming the
> Mini is 10 ft long, we can make the car a total of 0.3604" shorter!
> Now try to start it at that temp!
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> Mark Haynes
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> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: dwoerpel at wi.net
> To: "Mark Haynes" <haynes386 at netzero.net>
> Cc: kk7ss at frontier.com, spridgets at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Hardening Steel
> Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:21:56 -0500 (CDT)
>
> I knew you were going to say that!  So, using Peter's Mini, just how
> Mini-er can we make it at Ab. Zero??? (or as close as we can get)  :-)
>
> Dave W.
> (always the scientist)
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