{"id":100030,"date":"2026-02-15T20:07:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T20:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/?post_type=calculator&#038;p=100030"},"modified":"2026-07-11T19:51:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T19:51:55","slug":"bearing-thermal-expansion","status":"publish","type":"calculator","link":"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/sl\/calculators\/bearing-thermal-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalkulator toplotnega raztezanja le\u017eajev | \u03b4 = L\u00d7\u03b1\u00d7\u0394T | Brezpla\u010dno spletno orodje"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"WebApplication\",\"name\":\"Bearing Thermal Expansion Calculator\",\"description\":\"Calculate separate uniform axial thermal changes of a shaft and housing using user-supplied lengths, average CTE values and temperature changes; report signed differential growth without selecting a bearing arrangement.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/calculators\/bearing-thermal-expansion\/\",\"applicationCategory\":\"Engineering Calculator\",\"operatingSystem\":\"Any\",\"offers\":{\"@type\":\"Offer\",\"price\":\"0\",\"priceCurrency\":\"EUR\"},\"creator\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Vibromera\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-01\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-11\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"isAccessibleForFree\":true}<\/script>\r\n\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[\r\n{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Why does thermal expansion matter for bearings?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"When a shaft heats up during operation, it expands axially. 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separate uniform axial thermal changes of shaft and housing and their signed difference. Enter actual lengths, mean CTE values and temperature changes.<\/p><div class=\"vc-badges\"><span class=\"vc-badge\">\u03b4 = L \u00d7 \u03b1 \u00d7 \u0394T<\/span><span class=\"vc-badge\">Signed Heating\/Cooling<\/span><span class=\"vc-badge\">No Automatic Bearing Selection<\/span><\/div><\/header>\r\n<div class=\"vc-card\">\r\n    <form class=\"vc-form\" id=\"vc-form\" autocomplete=\"off\">\r\n        <div class=\"vc-form-grid\">\r\n            <div class=\"vc-field\"><label class=\"vc-label\" for=\"vc-Ls\">Shaft Effective Length L<sub>s<\/sub> <span class=\"vc-label-hint\">(mm)<\/span><\/label><input class=\"vc-input\" type=\"text\" id=\"vc-Ls\" inputmode=\"decimal\" autocomplete=\"off\" value=\"500\"><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"vc-field\"><label class=\"vc-label\" for=\"vc-dTs\">Shaft Temperature Change \u0394T<sub>s<\/sub> <span class=\"vc-label-hint\">(K or \u00b0C difference; signed)<\/span><\/label><input class=\"vc-input\" type=\"text\" id=\"vc-dTs\" inputmode=\"decimal\" autocomplete=\"off\" value=\"50\"><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"vc-field\"><label class=\"vc-label\" for=\"vc-as\">Shaft Mean CTE \u03b1<sub>s<\/sub> <span class=\"vc-label-hint\">(\u03bcm\/(m\u00b7K))<\/span><\/label><input class=\"vc-input\" type=\"text\" id=\"vc-as\" inputmode=\"decimal\" autocomplete=\"off\" value=\"11.7\"><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"vc-field\"><label class=\"vc-label\" for=\"vc-Lh\">Housing Effective Length L<sub>h<\/sub> <span class=\"vc-label-hint\">(mm)<\/span><\/label><input class=\"vc-input\" type=\"text\" id=\"vc-Lh\" inputmode=\"decimal\" autocomplete=\"off\" value=\"500\"><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"vc-field\"><label class=\"vc-label\" for=\"vc-dTh\">Housing Temperature Change \u0394T<sub>h<\/sub> <span class=\"vc-label-hint\">(K or \u00b0C difference; signed)<\/span><\/label><input class=\"vc-input\" type=\"text\" id=\"vc-dTh\" inputmode=\"decimal\" autocomplete=\"off\" value=\"50\"><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"vc-field\"><label class=\"vc-label\" for=\"vc-ah\">Housing Mean CTE \u03b1<sub>h<\/sub> <span class=\"vc-label-hint\">(\u03bcm\/(m\u00b7K))<\/span><\/label><input class=\"vc-input\" type=\"text\" id=\"vc-ah\" inputmode=\"decimal\" autocomplete=\"off\" value=\"11.7\"><\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"vc-warning-box\"><p><strong>Uniform-temperature estimate:<\/strong> use mean CTE over each actual temperature interval. For temperature gradients or constrained structures, integrate thermal strain or use a thermo-mechanical model.<\/p><\/div>\r\n    <\/form>\r\n    <div class=\"vc-results\" id=\"vc-results\">\r\n        <div class=\"vc-results-head\"><h2 class=\"vc-results-title\">Results<\/h2><button type=\"button\" class=\"vc-copy-btn\" id=\"vc-copy-btn\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><rect x=\"9\" y=\"9\" width=\"13\" height=\"13\" rx=\"2\"\/><path d=\"M5 15H4a2 2 0 01-2-2V4a2 2 0 012-2h9a2 2 0 012 2v1\"\/><\/svg> Copy<\/button><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"vc-result-grid\">\r\n            <div class=\"vc-rcard vc-rcard-primary\"><div class=\"vc-rcard-label\">Shaft Axial Expansion \u03b4_shaft<\/div><div class=\"vc-rcard-value\" id=\"vc-r-ds\">\u2014<\/div><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"vc-rcard\"><div class=\"vc-rcard-label\">Housing Axial Expansion \u03b4_housing<\/div><div class=\"vc-rcard-value\" id=\"vc-r-dh\">\u2014<\/div><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"vc-rcard\"><div class=\"vc-rcard-label\">Differential Expansion<\/div><div class=\"vc-rcard-value\" id=\"vc-r-diff\">\u2014<\/div><\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"vc-section vc-open\" id=\"vc-sec-theory\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"vc-section-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><span class=\"vc-section-toggle-text\"><span class=\"vc-section-icon\">\ud83d\udcd8<\/span><span class=\"vc-section-title\">Theory &amp; Formulas<\/span><\/span><svg class=\"vc-section-chevron\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path d=\"M6 9l6 6 6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\r\n    <div class=\"vc-section-body\"><div class=\"vc-section-inner vc-theory\">\r\n        <h3>Thermal Expansion Formula<\/h3><div class=\"vc-formula-box\" id=\"vc-katex-1\"><\/div>\r\n        <ul><li><strong>L<\/strong> \u2014 effective initial span (mm)<\/li><li><strong>\u03b1<\/strong> \u2014 mean linear CTE over the stated interval (\u03bcm\/(m\u00b7K), numerically \u00d710\u207b\u2076\/K)<\/li><li><strong>\u0394T<\/strong> \u2014 signed temperature change from the reference state (K or \u00b0C difference)<\/li><\/ul>\r\n        <h3>CTE input<\/h3>\r\n        <p>CTE is material-grade and temperature dependent. 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