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Learn More About Negative CTE and ALLVAR Alloys
Add negative CTE to your design toolbelt! At ALLVAR, we aim to provide resources to help innovators design and use negative thermal expansion in their projects and applications. ALLVAR University was established as a resource to help teach the fundamentals of designing with negative thermal expansion.
Video Library – ALLVAR offers a wide range of educational videos on the principals of thermal expansion. Learn how these properties fit into the design of optical and mechanical systems. Want to see negative thermal expansion in use? Check out the demo videos to see ALLVAR Alloys in action.
ALLVAR News and Blog – Dig deeper into the regularly updated blogs to learn more about specific ALLVAR Alloys use cases and news.
Papers and Presentations – Here you can find links to publications related to ALLVAR Alloys and externally published presentations.
Video Library
Learn More About Negative CTE and ALLVAR Alloys
Add negative CTE to your design toolbelt! ALLVAR offers a wide range of educational videos on the principals of thermal expansion. Learn how these properties fit into the design of optical and mechanical systems. Want to see negative thermal expansion in use? Check out the demo videos to see ALLVAR Alloys in action.
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Deriving a Passive Athermalization Figure of Merit for Length Comparison

Reducing the length of athermal optics with ALLVAR Alloys

Watch What A Negative Thermal Expansion Washer Can Do!

Visual Comparison of Thermal Focal Shift in Common IR Optic Materials versus ALLVAR

Application: Negative Thermal Expansion Components for Thermal Focus Stability in optics

Dr. James A. Monroe Talks about SPIE AR/VR/MR

Jeremy McAllister talks at SPIE AR/VR/MR

Meet the ALLVAR Team

Passive Athermalization Solutions for Optical System Alignment

Creating a Tailored Thermal Expansion Part 1 – Using ALLVAR Negative Thermal Expansion Alloys to create a target CTE.

Creating a Tuned Thermal Expansion Part 2 – Tailored Expansion with Multi-Components

CTE Part 2 – How to Choose Between Average or Instantaneous Calculations

CTE Part 1 – Average and Instantaneous Calculations

Creating a Zero Thermal Expansion Part 3 -Tailoring Thermal Expansion to Achieve Zero Expansion with ALLVAR Alloys

Optics Part 1 -The Coefficient of Thermal Defocus

Optics Part 2 – The Coefficient of Thermal Defocus on Real Materials

CTE Part 3 – Average and Instantaneous CTE in Some Real Materials
Negative CTE Blog Posts
Learn more about the work being done towards negative CTE alloys and their applications in the ALLVAR blog series.
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Thermal Compensating Washers for CTE Mismatch

The Evolution of Athermal Design

Design with Athermal Materials in Solidworks

Closing out 2022 Strong:
ALLVAR Year-in-review

Cryogenic Solutions for Thermal Expansion

Matching ZERODUR®’s CTE – ALLVAR Alloy 30 enabled near zero CTE struts

Introductory Guide to Tailored Thermal Expansion

Creating the Future of Ultra-Stable Telescopes

CTE Mismatch in Bolted Joints – Negative Thermal Expansion Washers offer a solution!
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