Displays the corresponding thermal strain values when you type operating temperatures in the temperature fields. This is a read-only property.
Typical units (depending on your unit system):
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in/in
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mm/mm
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cm/cm
When the thermal expansion coefficients are not available in the material database, you can type thermal strain in the Temperature field if the absolute values are less than the Alpha Tolerance in the configuration. The Alpha Tolerance is 0.05 by default. For more information, see Alpha Tolerance. You can type up to nine thermal strain values in units of length/length in the temperature field on the Extended Operating Conditions dialog box. CAESAR II displays these values in the Thermal Strain fields.