Dilatometric Methods: Insights of other researchers

Measurement of thermal expansion and contraction of a solid material during heating and cooling is done using dilatometer. To obtain best results dilatometers are operated under vacuum or inert atmosphere. The physical and chemical characteristics are inferred from the dilation of the material. It helps to study the properties of the sintered material and the phase transition of the solid material. Few authors also developed a customized dilatometer for their research applications. This paper deals with those different designs, the various material characteristics providing adequate data to make researchers identify the new area of research for the dissimilar materials. The thermo physical chemical property studies based on the dilatometer are reviewed in this paper.