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OPTICS EXPRESS
Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages 531-543Publisher
OPTICAL SOC AMER
DOI: 10.1364/OE.26.000531
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [11372173, 11672347, 11727804]
- National Key R&D Program of China [2017YFB0403500]
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An optical system for measuring the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of materials has been developed based on electronic speckle interferometry. In this system, the temperature can be varied from -60 degrees C to 180 degrees C with a Peltier device. A specific specimen geometry and an optical arrangement based on the Michelson interferometer are proposed to measure the deformation along two orthogonal axes due to temperature changes. The advantages of the system include its high sensitivity and stability over the whole range of measurement. The experimental setup and approach for estimating the CTE was validated using an Aluminum alloy. Following this validation, the system was applied for characterizing the CTE of carbon fiber reinforced composite (CFRP) laminates. For the unidirectional fiber reinforced composites, the CTE varied with fiber orientation and exhibits anisotropic behavior. By stacking the plies with specific angles and order, the CTE of a specific CFRP was constrained to a low level with minimum variation temperature. The optical system developed in this study can be applied to CTE measurement for engineering and natural materials with high accuracy. (C) 2018 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement
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