1. Shrink Fitting By: Olivia Newton

2. Definition  Shrink Fitting-A technique in which pieces of a structure are heated or cooled, employing the phenomenon of thermal expansion, to make a joint.

3. Examples:  Thermal expansion of a piece of metallic drainpipe can make a builder fit a cooler piece to it. The adjoined pieces reach the same temperature and the joints are strained and stronger.  Fitting an iron strip around the edge or a cartwheel. The strip is then heated and expands around the wheel’s diameter, and is fit around it.

4. Risks  Risks when shrink fitting include limits of parts exceeding and parts becoming deformed.

5. Cryogenic Institute of New England  At the Cryogenic Institute of New England, they have accomplished many goals involving shrink fitting, with numerous projects.

6. Their Projects  Some of their projects they have successfully completed include very large steel pipes, sized at over 24 inches diameter to intricate miniaturized parts.

7. Shrink Fitting  It helps us with many different things to date, and it is used everyday to create things, such as jeans.

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