actually what happen is that the strip is curved to the outside
The bimetallic strip bends.
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A bimetallic strip is made from two combined metal strips that have different rates of expansion when heated. This causes the strip to bend and so close or open an electrical contact switch.
Appliances like electric iron, which need a cut off from the electric current from time to time as the appliance is heated adequately, use bimetallic strip for this.
A bi-metal strip is a bimetallic strip that is used to convert temperature changes into mechanical movement. It consists of two metals that expand by different amounts when the temperature changes, so it will bend when heated.
The two metals have different expansion rates when the strip is heated. This means that one of the metals will expand more than the other, causing the strip to bend.
The two metals chosen for the bimetallic strip have different modulii of thermal expansion, The bimetallic strip bends as the temperature changes and so the strip can be used to activate relays or other electronic switches and so work as a thermostat.
That's a "bi-metal" or "bi-metallic" strip.
Because the two metals have different coefficient of linear expansion
A bimetallic strip is made out of steel and iron
A bimetallic strip is a strip with two metals bonded together. It can be found in thermostats