A copper and a tungsten plate having a thickness d each are riveted together so that at $$00C$$ they form a flat bimetallic plate. Find the average radius of the curvature of this plate at temperature T. The coefficient of linear expansion for Copper and tungsten are αCu and αw.

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A copper and a tungsten plate having a thickness d each are riveted together so that at $$00C$$ they form a flat bimetallic plate. Find the average radius of the curvature of this plate at temperature T. The coefficient of linear expansion for Copper and tungsten are αCu and αw.

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The average length of copper plate at a temperature T is lC $$=$$ $$l0(1+$$α$$CT)$$ where $$l0$$ is the length of copper plate at $$0$$°C.The length of the tungsten plate is lt $$=$$ $$l0(1+$$α$$tT)We$$ shall assume that the edges of plates are not displaced during deformation and that an increase in the plate thickness due to heating can be neglected.From figure we have length of copper plate: $$lC=$$ ϕ(R+$$δ$$2) and length of tungsten plate lt $$=$$ ϕ(R-$$δ$$2))Consequently$$, ϕ$$(R+$$δ$$2) $$=$$ $$l0(1+$$α$$cT)-------$$ (i)ϕ(R-$$δ$$2) $$=$$ $$l0(1+$$α$$tT)------(ii)To$$ eliminate the unknown quantities, f and $$l0$$ we divide the equation (i) by (ii) term wise:⇒(R+$$δ$$2)(R-$$δ$$2)  $$=$$ (1+$$α$$CT)(1+$$α$$tT)⇒R $$=$$ δ[$$2+($$α$$c+$$α$$t)T$$][$$2($$α$$c-$$α$$t)T$$]

A copper and a tungsten plate having a thickness d each are riveted together so that at 00C they form a flat bimetallic plate. Find the average radius of the curvature of this plate at temperature T. The coefficient of linear expansion for Copper and tungsten are αCu and αw.

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