Contraction on Cooling

Reference: H2
Category: Heat
Purpose: To show force exerted on contraction.
Description: Cast iron bar heated, nut tightened, holding cast iron pin. Bar then cooled by drenching with water from damp cloths. Cast iron pin snaps. Need a photographic dish in which apparatus stands. Two spanners from the workshop, a beaker of cold water and cloths.

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