The thermal expansion of graphite from 15 c. to 800 c.: part I. Experimental

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James B. Nelson · China Coal Research Institute (China)

Daniel P. Riley · China Coal Research Institute (China)

Abstract

The variation with temperature of the a and c unti-cell dimensions of hexagonal Ceylon graphite has been measured over the temperature range 15°-800°c. by the X-ray powder method. At 14°·6c., a=2.4562±0.0001 kx. c=6.6943±0.0007 kx. The carbon-carbon bond length, C-C=1.4210±0.0001a.

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Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography Crystallography and Radiation Phenomena

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Published in: Proceedings of the Physical Society

Volume 57, Issue 6, pp. 477-486

DOI: 10.1088/0959-5309/57/6/303

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