Scott Holmstadt and Jeff Gunderson
University of Minnesota
Methods of Experimental Physics Spring 2012
Using holographic interferometry, we measured the thermal expansion coefficients of copper, iron, and aluminum. The values obtained were (16.78±0.46)×10-6, (12.02±0.43)×10-6, and (27.05±0.41)×10-6 K-1 for copper, iron, and aluminum respectively.