Sealing glass composition and article
View Patent ↗A sealing glass composition includes from about 10 molar percent to about 30 molar percent barium oxide, from about 15 molar percent to about 30 molar percent aluminum oxide, from about 40 molar percent to about 60 molar percent boron oxide and from about 1 molar percent to about 20 molar percent yttrium oxide. Methods for preparing the sealing glass and a sodium battery cell are also provided.
1. A sealing glass composition, comprising:
from about 10 molar percent to about 30 molar percent barium oxide,
from about 15 molar percent to about 30 molar percent aluminum oxide,
from about 40 molar percent to about 60 molar percent boron oxide, and
from about 1 molar percent to about 20 molar percent yttrium oxide.
2. The sealing glass composition of claim 1 wherein barium oxide is present in an amount that is from about 15 molar percent to about 30 molar percent.
3. The sealing glass composition of claim 1 wherein aluminum oxide is present from about 15 molar percent to about 25 molar percent.
4. The sealing glass composition of claim 1 wherein boron oxide is present from about 45 molar percent to about 55 molar percent.
5. The sealing glass composition of claim 1 wherein yttrium oxide is present from about 1 molar percent to about 15 molar percent.
6. The sealing glass composition of claim 1 wherein the sealing glass has a coefficient of thermal expansion at 20 degrees Celsius to 350 degrees Celsius from about 6.0 ppm/° C. to about 8.0 ppm/° C.
7. The sealing glass composition of claim 1 wherein the sealing glass has a glass transition temperature of at least about 600 degrees Celsius.
8. The sealing glass composition of claim 7 wherein the glass transition temperature is from about 600 degrees Celsius to about 700 degrees Celsius.
9. The sealing glass composition of claim 1 wherein the sealing glass has a micro Vicker hardness of at least about 4.5 gigapascal.
10. The sealing glass composition of claim 9 wherein the sealing glass has a micro Vicker hardness in the range of front about 4.5 gigapascal to about 6 gigapascal.
11. A method comprising:
blending from about 10 molar percent to about 30 molar percent barium oxide, from about 15 molar percent to about 30 molar percent aluminum oxide, from about 40 molar percent to about 60 molar percent boron oxide and from about 1 molar percent to about 20 molar percent yttrium oxide, wherein the sealing glass is resistant to sodium corrosion; and
forming a glass seal from the blend to join a first battery component to a second battery component.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein barium oxide is present in an amount from about 15 molar percent to about 30 molar percent.
13. The method of claim 11 wherein aluminum oxide is present from about 15 molar percent to about 25 molar percent.
14. The method of claim 11 wherein boron oxide is present from about 45 molar percent to about 55 molar percent.
15. The method of claim 11 wherein yttrium oxide is present from about 1 molar percent to about 15 molar percent.
16. The method of claim 11 wherein the oxides are melt-blended to form the sealing glass composition.
17. The method of claim 16 wherein the oxides are melted at a temperature in a range from about 1200 degrees Celsius to about 1500 degrees Celsius.
18. An energy storage device comprising:
an electrochemical cell incorporating a sealing glass that is the reaction product of from about 10 molar percent to about 30 molar percent barium oxide, from about 15 molar percent to about 30 molar percent aluminum oxide, from about 40 molar percent to about 60 molar percent boron oxide and from about 1 molar percent to about 2.0 molar percent yttrium oxide, wherein the sealing glass is resistant to sodium corrosion.
19. The energy storage device of claim 18 wherein barium oxide is present in an amount from about 15 molar percent about 30 molar percent.
20. The energy storage device of claim 18 wherein aluminum oxide is present from about 15 molar percent to about 25 molar percent.
21. The energy storage device of claim 18 wherein boron oxide is present from about 45 molar percent to about 55 molar percent.
22. The energy storage device of claim 18 wherein yttrium oxide is present from about 1 molar percent to about 15 molar percent.
23. The energy storage device of claim 18 wherein the sealing glass has a coefficient of thermal expansion at 20 degrees Celsius to 350 degrees Celsius of from about 6.0 ppm/° C. to about 8.0 ppm/° C.
24. The energy storage device of claim 18 wherein the sealing glass has a glass transition temperature of at least 600 degrees Celsius.
25. The energy storage device of claim 18 wherein the glass transition temperature is from about 600 degrees Celsius to about 700 degrees Celsius.
26. The energy storage device of claim 18 wherein the sealing glass has a micro Vicker hardness of at least 4.5 gigapascal.
27. The energy storage device of claim 18 wherein the sealing glass has a micro Vicker hardness in the range of from about 4.5 gigapascal to about 6 gigapascal.
28. The energy storage device of claim 18 wherein the electrochemical cell contains a first battery component and a second battery component.
29. The energy storage device of claim 28 wherein the first battery component is an electrically insulating collar and the second battery component is an ion-conductive electrolyte tube.
30. The energy storage device of claim 29 wherein the sealing glass seals the electrically insulating collar and the ion-conductive electrolyte tube.
31. The energy storage device of claim 30 wherein the collar comprises alpha-alumina and the electrolyte tube comprises beta-alumina.