In this paper, we demonstrate how the principles of the freedom, actuation, and constraint topologies (FACT) approach may be applied to the synthesis, analysis, and optimization of microstructural architectures that possess extreme or unusual thermal expansion properties (e.g., zero or large negative-thermal expansion coefficients). FACT provides designers with a comprehensive library of geometric shapes, which may be used to visualize the regions wherein various microstructural elements can be placed for achieving desired bulk material properties. In this way, designers can rapidly consider and compare a multiplicity of microstructural concepts that satisfy the desired design requirements before selecting the final concept. A complementary analytical tool is also provided to help designers rapidly calculate and optimize the desired thermal properties of the microstructural concepts that are generated using FACT. As a case study, this tool is used to calculate the negative-thermal expansion coefficient of a microstructural architecture synthesized using FACT. The result of this calculation is verified using a finite element analysis (FEA) package called ale3d.
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