Physics:Moisture expansion

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Short description: Scientific phenomenon

Moisture expansion[1] is the tendency of matter to change its volume in response to a change in moisture content. The macroscopic effect is similar to that of thermal expansion but the microscopic causes are very different. Moisture expansion is caused by hygroscopy.

References

  1. Janas, Arkadiusz; Fuster-López, Laura; Andersen, Cecil Krarup; Escuder, Angel Vicente; Kozłowski, Roman; Poznańska, Katarzyna; Gajda, Aleksandra; Scharff, Mikkel et al. (10 October 2022). "Mechanical properties and moisture-related dimensional change of canvas paintings–canvas and glue sizing" (in en). Heritage Science 10. doi:10.1186/s40494-022-00794-3.