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Invar

Trademark for an alloy of iron containing 36% nickel, which expands or contracts very little when the temperature changes.

It is used to make precision instruments (such as pendulums and tuning forks) whose dimensions must not alter.



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Initially it was proposed that SPARTA use the process deployed to make the hood for the 2004 Commemorative Edition 206 Corvette: laying up unidirectional prepreg tape on an Invar alloy mold, then curing it in an autoclave (see: http://www.
The hood is believed to be the highest production volume of a single carbon-fiber component using aerospace technology and is also the first use of Invar nickel/iron alloy tooling for an automotive production part.
The LVDTs were fixed to the top plates while both the LVDT cores were connected with Invar steel rods to the bottom plate.
 
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