Bond produced with an at least partially crystallized glass, such as a metal-to-glass bond, in particular a metal-to-glass bond in a feed-through element or connecting element, and method for producing such a bond, in particular in a feed-through element or connecting element
The disclosure relates to a bond produced with an at least partially crystallized glass, such as a metal-to-glass bond, in particular a metal-to-glass bond in a feed-through element or connecting element, and to a method for producing such a bond, in particular in a feed-through element or connecting element. The at least partially crystallized glass includes at least one crystal phase and pores which are distributed in the at least partially crystallized glass in a structured manner.
1. A bond, comprising:
at least one joining partner;
an at least partially crystallized glass joined with the at least one joining partner; and
an interface between the at least partially crystallized glass and the at least one joining partner, the at least partially crystallized glass having a porosity that decreases towards the interface between the at least partially crystallized glass and the at least one joining partner.
2. The bond of claim 1 , wherein the at least partially crystallized glass comprises at least one crystal phase and pores which are distributed in the at least partially crystallized glass in a structured manner.
3. The bond of claim 2 , wherein the at least partially crystallized glass comprises the following oxides, in wt %:
SiO 2
20 to 60;
Al 2 O 3
0.5 to 20;
CaO
10 to 50;
MgO
0.5 to 50;
Y 2 O 3
0.1 to 20;
ZrO 2
0.1 to 25; and
B 2 O 3
1 to 15.
4. The bond of claim 2 , wherein the at least partially crystallized glass comprises the following oxides, in wt %:
SiO 2
36 to 54;
Al 2 O 3
8 to 16;
CaO
0 to 35;
MgO
0 to 17;
RO
8 to 39;
ZrO 2
0 to 25; and
B 2 O 3
0 to 3;
wherein the amount of RO indicates the oxides BaO, SrO, MgO, ZnO, individually or in total or in any mixture thereof.
5. The bond of claim 2 , wherein the at least one crystal phase comprises a metal oxide including at least one of a medium-sized cation that has an ionic radius between 0.50 Å and 0.90 Å or a chain silicate.
6. The bond of claim 5 , wherein the metal oxide comprises ZrO 2 and yttrium.
7. The bond of claim 5 , wherein the at least one crystal phase is at least one of free of Y 2 O 3 or free of ZrO 2 .
8. The bond of claim 5 , wherein the at least one crystal phase comprises at least one of a chain silicate comprising SiO 3 2− as a silicate structural unit or a chain silicate comprising alkaline earth oxide.
9. The bond of claim 8 , wherein the chain silicate is in the form of a chain silicate comprising alkaline earth oxide and having a pyroxene structure, and wherein the alkaline earth oxide comprises CaO and MgO.
10. The bond of claim 5 , wherein the metal oxide is CaO and wherein the chain silicate further comprises yttrium.
11. The bond of claim 1 , wherein said porosity has a gradient, and wherein said porosity is less than 10% at a distance of less than 20 μm from the interface of the at least partially crystallized glass.
12. The bond of claim 1 , wherein a number of pores is smaller or no pores are existent at the interface between the at least partially crystallized glass and the at least one joining partner, wherein the porosity drops to a value of less than 5% at a distance of less than 2 μm in the at least partially crystallized glass from the interface.
13. The bond of claim 1 , wherein said porosity has a gradient and increases from at least one of the interface or a surface of the at least partially crystallized glass towards an interior thereof to a maximum value of at least 20%.
14. The bond of claim 1 , wherein the at least partially crystallized glass has pores having a size between 2 μm and 30 μm.
15. The bond of claim 1 , wherein the at least partially crystallized glass includes crystallites of a size between 0.1 μm to 50 μm.
16. The bond of claim 1 , wherein the at least partially crystallized glass has pores that are at least partially located in the vicinity of crystals.
17. The bond of claim 1 , wherein the at least partially crystallized glass has a crystal content of at least 25% based on a total volume of the at least partially crystallized glass.
18. The bond of claim 1 , wherein the porosity of the at least partially crystallized glass is at least 3% by volume.
19. The bond of claim 1 , wherein the bond is fluid-tight.
20. The bond of claim 1 , wherein the joining partner comprises at least one of a metal, steel, standard steel, stainless steel, rustproof steel, high-temperature stable terrific steel, an NiFe-based material, a nickel plated pin, austenitic steel, a high-temperature stable ceramic compound, an alumina-based ceramic, a zirconia-based ceramic, or a ceramic comprising Y-stabilized zirconia.
21. A feed-through element or a connecting element, comprising:
a bond, including:
at least one joining partner;
an at least partially crystallized glass joined with the at least one joining partner; and
an interface between the at least partially crystallized glass and the at least one joining partner, the at least partially crystallized glass having a porosity that decreases towards the interface between the at least partially crystallized glass and the at least one joining partner.
22. The element of claim 21 , wherein the at least one joining partner comprises at least one material, wherein a difference in thermal expansion coefficients between the at least partially crystallized glass and the at least one material of the joining partner is less than 3*10 −6 /K.
23. The element of claim 22 , wherein the at least one material of the at least one joining partner is a temperature-stable material.