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Beryllium and AlBeMet® have an extensive heritage in infrared and electro-optical applications.
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Optical components are mass-minimized and scanning rates increase when high-stiffness, low mass materials are used. Optics maintain their integrity over extended periods of time when made of materials that exhibit superior dimensional and temporal stability.
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Precision optics are sensitive to thermal transients, which are dissipated rapidly by materials like beryllium and AlBeMet®, that have high thermal diffusivity. The high damping rates of beryllium and AlBeMet® create optical components of unparalleled stability.
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These are some of the reasons that beryllium and AlBeMet® have been selected for airborne and space-based targeting optics and research telescopes like LANTIRN, Sniper, Arrowhead, and the James Webb Space Telescope. Ground-based research and targeting optics, like VLT, M1A2 and M-60 tank mirrors also benefit from the advantages of beryllium.
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No other production materials combine the unique advantages found in beryllium and AlBeMet® for optics applications.
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