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The Nobel prize 100 years on: thermal expansion of metals

The 1920 Nobel prize was awarded for work on nickel–iron alloys, including the discovery of Invar, an important alloy with a wide range of modern applications

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The coefficient of thermal expansion of nickel–iron alloys displays a wide range of values. The minimum is extremely low, corresponding to Invar.

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