NASA awards ALLVAR a SBIR Phase I grant for work in NASA’s focus area – Advanced Telescope Technologies. This will fund research designed to evaluate ALLVAR Alloys for their potential as metering and support structures for optics that are critical to NASA’s future missions.
CTE Mismatch in Bolted Joints – Negative Thermal Expansion Washers offer a solution!
CTE Mismatch in Bolted Joints challenging your design? Check out how a simple NTE Washer can help maintain constant bolt preloads complete with a FEA model. ALLVAR Alloys – Tackling CTE Mismatch – One Washer at a Time