Volumetric Thermal Expansion Coefficient Research Articles

The coefficients of thermal expansion of boron arsenide (B12As2) between 25 °C and 850 °C

The present investigation was undertaken to determine the coefficients of thermal expansion for the boron-rich compound semiconductor icosahedral boron arsenide (B12As2). B12As2 powder was synthesized in a sealed quartz ampoule containing boron and arsenic heated to 1100°C and 600°C respectively for 72h. The lattice constants of the B12As2 were measured by high temperature X-ray diffraction (HTXRD) between 25°C and 850°C. The average lattice coefficients of thermal expansion were calculated perpendicular and parallel to the 〈111〉 axis in the rhombohedral setting (equivalent to the a and c axes in the hexagonal setting) as 4.9×10−6K−1 and 5.3×10−6K−1, respectively. The average unit cell volumetric coefficient of thermal expansion was 15.0×10−6K−1. Knowing these values can be useful in explaining the cracking that occurs in heteroepitaxial B12As2 thin films and crystals precipitated from metal solutions upon cooling from their synthesis temperatures.

Density of liquid and solid Mg-Pb alloys

Experimental data on the thermal properties of Mg-Pb alloys in solid and liquid states are generalized and analyzed. The temperature and composition dependences of molar volume and volumetric thermal expansion coefficient of the magnesium-lead system are constructed and discussed. The phase diagram of the system is refined.

The P–V–T equation of state of CaPtO3 post-perovskite

Orthorhombic post-perovskite CaPtO3 is isostructural with post-perovskite MgSiO3, a deep-Earth phase stable only above 100 GPa. Energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction data (to 9.4 GPa and 1,024 K) for CaPtO3 have been combined with published isothermal and isobaric measurements to determine its P–V–T equation of state (EoS). A third-order Birch–Murnaghan EoS was used, with the volumetric thermal expansion coefficient (at atmospheric pressure) represented by α(T) = α0 + α1(T). The fitted parameters had values: isothermal incompressibility, \( K_{{T_{0} }} \) = 168.4(3) GPa; \( K_{{T_{0} }}^{\prime } \) = 4.48(3) (both at 298 K); \( \partial K_{{T_{0} }} /\partial T \) = −0.032(3) GPa K−1; α0 = 2.32(2) × 10−5 K−1; α1 = 5.7(4) × 10−9 K−2. The volumetric isothermal Anderson–Gruneisen parameter, δT, is 7.6(7) at 298 K. \( \partial K_{{T_{0} }} /\partial T \) for CaPtO3 is similar to that recently reported for CaIrO3, differing significantly from values found at high pressure for MgSiO3 post-perovskite (−0.0085(11) to −0.024 GPa K−1). We also report axialP–V–T EoS of similar form, the first for any post-perovskite. Fitted to the cubes of the axes, these gave \( \partial K_{{aT_{0} }} /\partial T \) = −0.038(4) GPa K−1; \( \partial K_{{bT_{0} }} /\partial T \) = −0.021(2) GPa K−1; \( \partial K_{{cT_{0} }} /\partial T \) = −0.026(5) GPa K−1, with δT = 8.9(9), 7.4(7) and 4.6(9) for a, b and c, respectively. Although \( K_{{T_{0} }} \) is lowest for the b-axis, its incompressibility is the least temperature dependent.

Crystal chemistry, thermal expansion, and Raman spectra of hydroxyl-clinohumite: implications for water in Earth’s interior

Two samples of hydroxyl-clinohumite, sample SZ0407B with approximate composition Mg8.674(14)Fe0.374(4)(Si0.99(1)O4)4(OH)2 and sample SZ0411B with composition Mg9(SiO4)4(OH)2, were synthesized at 12 GPa and 1,250 °C coexisting with olivine. Unit-cell parameters determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction are given as follows: a = 4.7525(4) A, b = 10.2935(12) A, c = 13.7077(10) A, α = 100.645(9)°, V = 659.04(9) A3 for SZ0407B, and a = 4.7518(6) A, b = 10.2861(12) A, c = 13.7008(9) A, α = 100.638(9)°, V = 658.15(9) A3 for SZ0411B. Single-crystal X-ray intensity data were collected for crystal structure refinements of both samples. Relative to the pure-Mg sample, Fe decreases M3–OH bond lengths by ~0.010(3) A, consistent with some ferric iron ordering into M3. Raman spectroscopy shows two strong bands in the lattice-mode region at 650 and 690 cm−1 in the Fe-bearing sample, which are not observed in the pure-Mg sample. Spectra in the H2O region show at least five bands, which are deconvolved into seven distinct O–H-stretching modes. Thermal expansion measurements were carried out for both samples from 153 to 787 K by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The average a-, b-, c-axial and volumetric thermal expansion coefficients (10−6 K−1) are 10.5(1), 12.3(2), 12.5(2) and 34.9(5) for SZ0407B, respectively, and 11.1(1), 12.6(3), 13.7(3), 36.8(6) for SZ0411B, respectively. After heating, the unit-cell parameters were refined again for each sample at ambient condition, and no significant changes were observed, indicating no significant oxidation or dehydration during the experiment. For the DHMS phases along the brucite–forsterite join, linear regression gives a systematic linear decrease in expansivity with increasing density. Further, substitution of ferrous iron into these structures decreases thermal expansivity, making the Fe-bearing varieties slightly stiffer.

Expansivity and compressibility of wadeite-type K2Si4O9 determined by in situ high T/P experiments, and their implication

Wadeite-type K2Si4O9 was synthesized with a cubic press at 5.4 GPa and 900 °C for 3 h. Its unit-cell parameters were measured by in situ high-T powder X-ray diffraction up to 600 °C at ambient P. The T–V data were fitted with a polynomial expression for the volumetric thermal expansion coefficient (αT = a0 + a1T), yielding a0 = 2.47(21) × 10−5 K−1 and a1 = 1.45(36) × 10−8 K−2. Compression experiments at ambient T were conducted up to 10.40 GPa with a diamond-anvil cell combined with synchrotron X-ray radiation. A second-order Birch–Murnaghan equation of state was used to fit the P–V data, yielding KT = 97(3) GPa and V0 = 360.55(9) A3. These newly determined thermal expansion data and compression data were used to thermodynamically calculate the P–T curves of the following reactions: 2 sanidine (KAlSi3O8) = wadeite (K2Si4O9) + kyanite (Al2SiO5) + coesite (SiO2) and wadeite (K2Si4O9) + kyanite (Al2SiO5) + coesite/stishovite (SiO2) = 2 hollandite (KAlSi3O8). The calculated phase boundaries are generally consistent with previous experimental determinations.

Volumetric Properties of Glycerol Formal + Propylene Glycol Mixtures at Several Temperatures and Correlation with the Jouyban–Acree Model

Molar volumes, excess molar volumes, and partial molar volumes were investigated for glycerol formal + propylene glycol mixtures from density measurements at temperatures from (278.15 to 313.15) K. Mixture compositions were varied in 0.05 in mass fraction of both components. Excess molar volumes were fitted to the Redlich–Kister equation and compared with literature values for other systems. The system exhibits positive excess volumes probably due to increased non-specific interactions. The effect of temperature on the different volumetric properties studied was also analyzed. In addition, the volumetric thermal expansion coefficients were calculated. The Jouyban–Acree model was used for density and molar volume correlations of the mixtures at the different experimental temperatures. The mean relative deviations between experimental and calculated data are 0.04±0.03 and 0.04 ±0.05, respectively, for the density and molar volumes, using the minimum number of data points, the Jouyban–Acree model can predict density and molar volume with acceptable accuracies (0.06±0.04 and 0.08±0.05, respectively).

Thermal Properties of Ln0.7Ca0.3CoO3 (Ln = La, Pr, and Nd) Perovskites

In this article, a detailed investigation of the thermal properties of doped perovskite cobaltates Ln0.7Ca0.3CoO3 (Ln = La, Pr, and Nd) at temperatures 0 \({{\rm K} \leq T \leq}\) 350 K using the modified rigid ion model (MRIM) is presented. Theoretically, MRIM provides arguably the most realistic interaction potential to treat these properties. The variation of the specific heat and volumetric thermal expansion coefficient for these cobaltates in the temperature range 0 \({{\rm K} \leq T \leq}\) 350 K is computed. The computed specific heat is in reasonably good agreement with available experimental data. Present investigations reaffirm the presence of strong electron–phonon interactions in these compounds. The dominant contribution to the specific heat is the phonon term that follows here the Debye-type solid. In addition, the results on the temperature dependence of the molecular force constant (f), the reststrahlen frequency (υ), the Debye temperature (θD), and the Gruneisen parameter (γ0) are also discussed.

Thermophysical Properties of Ammonium-Based Bis{(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl}imide Ionic Liquids: Volumetric and Transport Properties

Density, rheological properties, and conductivity of a homologous series of ammonium-based ionic liquids N-alkyl-triethylammonium bis{(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl}imide were studied at atmospheric pressure as a function of alkyl chain length on the cation, as well as of the temperature from (293.15 to 363.15) K. From these investigations, the effect of the cation structure was quantified on each studied properties, which demonstrated, as expected, a decrease of the density and conductivity, a contrario of an increase of the viscosity with the alkyl chain length on the ammonium cation. Furthermore, rheological properties were measured for both pure and water-saturated ionic liquids. The studied ionic liquids were found to be Newtonian and non-Arrhenius. Additionally, the effect of water content in the studied ionic liquids on their viscosity was investigated by adding water until they were saturated at 293.15 K. By comparing the viscosity of pure ionic liquids with the data measured in water-saturated samples, it appears that the presence of water decreases dramatically the viscosity of ionic liquids by up to three times. An analysis of involved transport properties leads us to a classification of the studied ionic liquids in terms of their ionicity using the Walden plot, from which it is evident that they can be classified as “good” ionic liquids. Finally, from measured density data, different volumetric properties, that is, molar volumes and thermal expansion coefficients were determined as a function of temperature and of cationic structure. Based on these volumetric properties, an extension of Jacquemin’s group contribution model has been then established and tested for alkylammonium-based ionic liquids within a relatively good uncertainty close to 0.1 %.

Undercooling behavior of Zr–Cu–Ni–Al bulk metallic glasses investigated by in situ synchrotron high energy X-ray diffraction

Three quaternary Zr–Cu–Ni–Al bulk metallic glasses are undercooled via the containerless aerodynamic levitation technique and investigated by using in situ high energy X-ray diffraction. By tracing the temperature T dependent evolutions of the maximum diffraction peak position Qmax(T) and the integrated maximum diffraction peak intensity Imax(T), glass transition and/or crystallization is identified occurring at the temperature that corresponds to the slope change of the linear functions Qmax(T) and Imax(T). Glass transition temperature Tg, onset crystallization temperature Tx,c, critical cooling rate Rc, and the volumetric thermal expansion coefficient of the three alloy in liquid state αV,l are evaluated during melt cooling.

Natural Convection With Micro-Encapsulated Phase Change Material

This study numerically explores the effect of presence of micro-encapsulated phase change material (MEPCM) on the heat transfer characteristics of a fluid in a rectangular cavity driven by natural convection. The natural convection is generated by the temperature difference between two vertical walls at constant temperatures. The phase change material (PCM) melts in the vicinity of the hot wall and solidifies near the cold wall. Unlike the pure fluids, the heat transfer characteristics of MEPCM slurry cannot be simply presented in terms of corresponding dimensionless controlling parameters such as Rayleigh number. In the presence of phase change particles, the controlling parameters’ values change significantly due to the local phase change. The numerical results show significant increase in the heat transfer coefficient (up to 80%) at the considered operating conditions. This increase is a result of the MEPCM latent heat and the increased volumetric thermal expansion coefficient due to MEPCM volume change during melting.

CsSnI3: Semiconductor or Metal? High Electrical Conductivity and Strong Near-Infrared Photoluminescence from a Single Material. High Hole Mobility and Phase-Transitions

CsSnI(3) is an unusual perovskite that undergoes complex displacive and reconstructive phase transitions and exhibits near-infrared emission at room temperature. Experimental and theoretical studies of CsSnI(3) have been limited by the lack of detailed crystal structure characterization and chemical instability. Here we describe the synthesis of pure polymorphic crystals, the preparation of large crack-/bubble-free ingots, the refined single-crystal structures, and temperature-dependent charge transport and optical properties of CsSnI(3), coupled with ab initio first-principles density functional theory (DFT) calculations. In situ temperature-dependent single-crystal and synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction studies reveal the origin of polymorphous phase transitions of CsSnI(3). The black orthorhombic form of CsSnI(3) demonstrates one of the largest volumetric thermal expansion coefficients for inorganic solids. Electrical conductivity, Hall effect, and thermopower measurements on it show p-type metallic behavior with low carrier density, despite the optical band gap of 1.3 eV. Hall effect measurements of the black orthorhombic perovskite phase of CsSnI(3) indicate that it is a p-type direct band gap semiconductor with carrier concentration at room temperature of ∼ 10(17) cm(-3) and a hole mobility of ∼585 cm(2) V(-1) s(-1). The hole mobility is one of the highest observed among p-type semiconductors with comparable band gaps. Its powders exhibit a strong room-temperature near-IR emission spectrum at 950 nm. Remarkably, the values of the electrical conductivity and photoluminescence intensity increase with heat treatment. The DFT calculations show that the screened-exchange local density approximation-derived band gap agrees well with the experimentally measured band gap. Calculations of the formation energy of defects strongly suggest that the electrical and light emission properties possibly result from Sn defects in the crystal structure, which arise intrinsically. Thus, although stoichiometric CsSnI(3) is a semiconductor, the material is prone to intrinsic defects associated with Sn vacancies. This creates highly mobile holes which cause the materials to appear metallic.

Heat capacity and thermal expansion of gadolinium tetraboride at low temperatures

Temperature dependences of heat capacity and lattice parameters of gadolinium tetraboride (GdB4) at the temperatures of 2–300 K have been studied experimentally. In the course of the experiment, the anomalies of these properties caused by the processes of transition into the antiferromagnetic state at TN = 41.87 K were revealed. Temperature changes of electronic and lattice, the magnetic contribution to GdB4 heat capacity, as well as the Schottky contribution were singled out and analyzed. Residual entropy of the Gd3+ magnetic subsystem caused by frustration was found to be Rln3.2. Temperature variations of linear and volumetric thermal expansion coefficients were calculated. It was established that processes of magnetic ordering in GdB4 give rise to a negative spontaneous magnetostriction and are not accompanied by the distortion of the crystalline lattice.

Thermal elastic behavior of CaSiO3-walstromite: A powder X-ray diffraction study up to 900 C

Walstromite-structured CaSiO 3 (Wal) was synthesized at 6 GPa and 1200 °C for 6 h using a cubic press, and its thermal elastic behavior was investigated at T up to 900 °C using a powder X-ray diffraction technique at ambient pressure. Within the investigated T range, all unit-cell parameters, j, of Wal varied almost linearly with T, so that we fitted the data with the equation α j = j -1 (∂j/∂T) and obtained α a = 0.92(2) × 10−5/°C, α b = 1.65(1) × 10−5/°C, α c = 0.83(1) × 10−5/°C, and α V = 3.24(3) × 10−5/°C for Wal. The magnitudes of the principal Lagrangian strain coefficients (ε 1 , ε 2 , and ε 3 ) and the orientation of the thermal strain ellipsoids, between ambient T and measured T, were calculated. The orientation of the strain ellipsoid appears constant with T variation, whereas the strain magnitudes vary significantly with T: ε 1 increases, but ε 2 and ε 3 decrease. For T > 900 °C, primitive data were collected for “parawollastonite” (Wo-2M), which led to a much smaller volumetric thermal expansion coefficient than that of Wal.

In situ high-temperature powder X-ray diffraction study on the spinel solid solutions (Mg1−x Mn x )Cr2O4

Using a conventional high-T furnace, the solid solutions between magnesiochromite and manganochromite, (Mg1−x Mn x )Cr2O4 with x = 0.00, 0.19, 0.44, 0.61, 0.77 and 1.00, were synthesized at 1,473 K for 48 h in open air. The ambient powder X-ray diffraction data suggest that the V–x relationship of the spinels does not show significant deviation from the Vegard’s law. In situ high-T powder X-ray diffraction measurements were taken up to 1,273 K at ambient pressure. For the investigated temperature range, the unit-cell parameters of the spinels increase smoothly with temperature increment, indicating no sign of cation redistribution between the tetrahedral and octahedral sites. The V–T data were fitted with a polynomial expression for the volumetric thermal expansion coefficient ( $$ \alpha_{T} = a_{0} + a_{1} T + a_{2} T^{ - 2} $$ ), which yielded insignificant a 2 values. The effect of the composition on a 0 is adequately described by the equation a 0 = [17.7(8) − 2.4(1) × x] 10−6 K−1, whereas that on a 1 by the equation a 1 = [8.6(9) + 2.1(11) × x] 10−9 K−2.

The atomistic study on the thermal expansion behaviors of nanowires

The thermal expansion coefficient of copper nanowire and bulk was investigated using molecular dynamics simulation in the temperature range up to 900 K. Both the size and crystal orientation effects on the thermal expansion coefficients of nanowires were studied. It is noticed that the linear thermal expansion is isotropic for single-crystalline bulk copper and the linear thermal expansion coefficient is exactly one third of the volumetric thermal expansion coefficient irrespective to the crystal orientations. The axial linear thermal expansion coefficient of an infinite long nanowire would be affected by both the surface and axial crystal orientation. Different temperature dependencies of lattice parameter and thermal expansion coefficient were found for nanowires with different width, and there is a transition from positive thermal expansion coefficient at low temperature to negative one at high temperature for the thinnest nanowires along [1 0 0] direction. However, the negative linear thermal expansion is not observed for nanowires along [1 1 0] and [1 1 1] direction. From the examination of the atomic configuration and radial distribution function for the thinnest [1 0 0] nanowires at various temperatures, it is concluded that the negative linear thermal expansion behavior is not caused by melting or the phase transformation.

Structural characterization of anhydrous and bishydrated calcium hexafluorosilicate by powder diffraction methods

The synthesis and X-ray powder diffraction data for the long-known CaSiF6 and CaSiF6·2H2O species are reported. Their crystal structures have been determined from laboratory powder diffraction data by simulated annealing and full-profile Rietveld refinement methods. CaSiF6·2H2O was found to crystallize in the monoclinic P21/n space group with unit-cell parameters: a = 10.48107(9), b = 9.18272(7), c = 5.72973(5) Å, β = 98.9560(6)°, V = 544.733(8) Å3, and Z = 4. The crystal structure of CaSiF6·2H2O, eventually found to be isomorphous with SrSiF6·2H2O (but not with the Mg analogue—a hexahydrate phase), contains centrosymmetric [Ca(μ-H2O)2Ca]4+ dimers, interconnected by hexafluorosilicate anions, in a dense 3D framework. The crystal structure is completed by a further water molecule, terminally bound to the Ca2+ ion, which, consequently, attains a F5O3 octacoordination. Thermodiffractometric measurements allowed the determination of the linear and volumetric thermal expansion coefficients of CaSiF6·2H2O, which showed a minor contraction, along a, on heating. CaSiF6 is trigonal, space group R-3, a = 5.3497(3), c = 13.5831(11) Å, V = 336.66(5) Å3, and Z = 3, and isomorphous with several other species of MIIAIVF6 or MIAVF6 formulation, among which several silicates, germanates, and stannates.

Structural study of the coherent dehydration of wadsleyite

The coherent dehydration of pure-Mg wadsleyite has been investigated by single-crystal X‑ray diffraction at high temperature and room pressure. Hydrous wadsleyite with 2.8 wt% H 2 O has monoclinic unit-cell parameters of a = 5.6693(4), b = 11.571(1), c = 8.2407(5) Å, b = 90.209(3)°, and V = 540.59(7) Å 3 . Dehydration begins at 635 K with an abrupt increase in the a-axis and decrease in b. After dehydration is complete, the dehydrated sample is orthorhombic with a = 5.6995(3), b = 11.4589(8), c = 8.2556(5) Å, and V = 539.17(6) Å 3 at ambient conditions. Atom position and displacement parameters have been refined for both hydrous and dehydrated wadsleyite samples from intensity measurements conducted at high temperatures. The most significant changes during dehydration are systematic decreases in M2-O1 and M3-O1 bond lengths. After dehydration, M2-O1 and M3-O1 bonds decrease by 3% and 2.5%, respectively. While the length changes of the other M-O bonds are no more than 1%, consistent with the hydration mechanism being protonation of O1. For the monoclinic structure, the average thermal expansion coefficient is 38.4(3) × 10-6 K-1 before dehydration and 28.1(8) × 10 -6 K -1 for the dehydrated sample. The volumetric thermal expansion coefficients for MgO 6 octahedra in the hydrous sample, a0(V), are 36(4), 41(4), 49(5), and 35(4) (10 -6 K -1 ) for M1, M2, M3A, and M3B, respectively. In the dehydrated sample, they are 35(5), 34(4), and 36(2) (10 -6 K -1 ) for M1, M2, and M3, respectively. No significant thermal expansion is observed for SiO 4 tetrahedra of either the hydrous or dehydrated sample.

Thermoelastic properties and crystal structure of CaPtO3post-perovskite from 0 to 9 GPa and from 2 to 973 K

ABX3post-perovskite (PPV) phases that are stable (or strongly metastable) at ambient pressure are important as analogues of PPV-MgSiO3, a deep-Earth phase stable only at very high pressure. The thermoelastic and structural properties of orthorhombic PPV-structured CaPtO3have been determined to 9.27 GPa at ambient temperature and from 2 to 973 K at ambient pressure by time-of-flight neutron powder diffraction. The equation-of-state from this high-pressure study is consistent with that found by Lindsay-Scott, Wood, Dobson, Vočadlo, Brodholt, Crichton, Hanfland & Taniguchi [(2010).Phys. Earth Planet. Inter.182, 113–118] using X-ray powder diffraction to 40 GPa. However, the neutron data have also enabled the determination of the crystal structure. Thebaxis is the most compressible and thecaxis the least, with theaandcaxes shortening under pressure by a similar amount. Above 300 K, the volumetric coefficient of thermal expansion, α(T), of CaPtO3can be represented by α(T) =a0+a1(T), witha0= 2.37 (3) × 10−5 K−1anda1= 5.1 (5) × 10−9 K−2. Over the full range of temperature investigated, the unit-cell volume of CaPtO3can be described by a second-order Grüneisen approximation to the zero-pressure equation of state, with the internal energy calculatedviaa Debye model and parameters θD(Debye temperature) = 615 (8) K,V0(unit-cell colume at 0 K) = 227.186 (3) Å3,K′0(first derivative with respect to pressure of the isothermal incompressibilityK0) = 7.9 (8) and (V0K0/γ′) = 3.16 (3) × 10−17 J, where γ′ is a Grüneisen parameter. Combining the present measurements with heat-capacity data gives a thermodynamic Grüneisen parameter γ = 1.16 (1) at 291 K. PPV-CaPtO3, PPV-MgSiO3and PPV-CaIrO3have the same axial incompressibility sequence, κc > κa > κb. However, when heated, CaPtO3shows axial expansion in the form αc > αb > αa, a sequence which is not simply the inverse of the axial incompressibilities. In this respect, CaPtO3differs from both MgSiO3(where the sequence αb > αa > αcis the same as 1/κi) and CaIrO3(where αb > αc > αa). Thus, PPV-CaPtO3and PPV-CaIrO3are better analogues for PPV-MgSiO3in compression than on heating. The behaviour of the unit-cell axes of all three compounds was analysed using a model based on nearest-neighbourB—XandA—Xdistances and angles specifying the geometry and orientation of theBX6octahedra. Under pressure, all contract mainly by reduction in theB—XandA—Xdistances. On heating, MgSiO3expands (at high pressure) mainly by lengthening of the Si—O and Mg—O bonds. In contrast, the expansion of CaPtO3(and possibly also CaIrO3), at atmospheric pressure, arises more from changes in angles than from increased bond distances.

Thermophysical properties of BaTiO3 ceramics prepared by aerodynamic levitation

A spheroid BaTiO3 with a diameter of approximately 2.5mm was synthesized using an aerodynamic levitator. A polycrystalline perovskite BaTiO3 was crystallized from a homogeneous melt. The transition from cubic to hexagonal shifted to low temperature due to oxygen-deficient BaTiO3. The aerodynamic levitation technique provided an effective method for determining the thermophysical properties such as latent heat of fusion, density, and volumetric thermal expansion coefficient of materials.

Determination of Volumetric Coefficients of Thermal Expansion in Alcoholic Beverages and Aqueous Ethanol–Sucrose Mixtures by Differential Volume Measurements

The volumetric coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of diverse alcoholic beverages and aqueous ethanol–sucrose mixtures was calculated by a simple experiment in the temperature range of 5–30°C at atmospheric pressure. The temperature and volume corresponding changes were measured using a basic device as a dilatometer type. Alcohol degree, titratable acidity, volumetric mass, total dry extract, reducing sugars, total polyphenol index, and conductivity in different wine types and other alcoholic beverages were studied to correlate with CTE values. Multivariate techniques were used to study the data, essentially to reveal any widespread patterns in the alcoholic beverages. Additionally, the error of the CTE measurements was also estimated. The CTE obtained results for alcoholic beverages ranged from 1.9 ± 0.3 (×10−4°C−1) for white wines to 11.7 ± 0.4 (×10−4°C−1) for rectified alcohol samples. In the sucrose–ethanol–water mixtures the experimental results of CTE ranged from 2.0 to 6.5 ± 0.01 (×10−4°C−1). Based on the results obtained, the CTE values depend mainly of alcohol degree and volumetric mass of the samples. The knowledge of volumetric coefficient of thermal expansion will be useful to estimate thermal induced volume changes and to check the accurate quantities in stored bulk beverages or during its ageing.