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It's a small family of the nickel alloys. Lots of iron, as the primary alloying element, then other things. Different invar alloys exist, with different goals of 'invariant'. None are truly invariant, but some will behave better in a thermal band than others. Changing the alloying can get you into kovars (covariant, typically to glass or ceramic) another family. Inconel is yet another family of nickel alloy, favoured for its strength under some conditions. Small percentage alloying changes can have a sizeable impact.


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