RE: [ATM] Re: PLOP Calculations

["Peter" <peter@kitgear.com>]

True but it is not well known but carbon fiber has an enormous expansion
rate due to humidity. It must be sealed properly.

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Subject: [ATM] Re: PLOP Calculations


>
>
>Richard suggests the RTV blobs instead of low friction
>> axial supports, dispensing with the sling entirely.
>> My intuitive take on this is that attaching anything to
>> the mirror not having the same CTE is asking for trouble.
>
>

I think I have read that carbon fiber composites have coefficient of
expansion near zero, a lot closer to the CoE of glass than most materials.

Mark Holm
mdholm@telerama.com
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