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Thermal expansion behaviour of granites

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This paper presents the application of thermomechanical analysis along with thermogravimetric analysis and differential thermal analysis in characterization of thermal expansion behaviour of three granite samples from Czech Republic and two granite samples from India and Italy. The mineralogical composition was carried out by optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction and FTIR spectroscopy. The detailed study has included mainly the effect of granite composition and structure on final thermal expansion and effect of proceeding phase transformation during heat stress of material. The coefficient of thermal expansion showed relatively similar values for all studied granite samples ranged from 35 to 43.10−6 K−1. TMA curves displayed a bit different shapes and characteristics; the final shape probably depends both on the content of quartz and feldspar and on their proportion of the mixture.

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The article has been done in connection with project Institute of clean technologies for mining and utilization of raw materials for energy use—Sustainability programme. Identification code: LO1406—project was supported by National Programme for Sustainability I (2013–2020) financed by the means of state budget of the Czech Republic. The authors would like to thank George Laynr for correcting the use of English in this article.

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  1. Institute of Clean Technologies for Mining and Utilization of Raw Materials for Energy Use - Sustainability Program, Studentska 1768, 708 00, Ostrava, Czech Republic

    E. Plevova, L. Vaculikova & A. Kozusnikova

  2. Institute of Geonics AS CR, v.v.i., Studentska 1768, 708 00, Ostrava, Czech Republic

    E. Plevova, L. Vaculikova & A. Kozusnikova

  3. Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 15, 708 33, Ostrava, Czech Republic

    M. Ritz & G. Simha Martynkova

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Plevova, E., Vaculikova, L., Kozusnikova, A. et al. Thermal expansion behaviour of granites. J Therm Anal Calorim 123, 1555–1561 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-015-4996-z

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