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Granted Patent B2
US 10,214,442 · App. 15/136,244 · Granted Feb 26, 2019

Vitreous or at least partly crystallised sealing material, joint connection, barrier layer, and layer system comprising the sealing material and integration thereof into components

Inventor: Jens Suffner (Landshut, DE)
Assignee: SCHOTT AG
C03C8/14C03C3/064C03C3/068C03C3/095C03C8/02C03C8/24C03C10/0054C04B37/005C04B37/025C04B2237/10C04B2237/343C04B2237/348C04B2237/403C04B2237/405C04B2237/406
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Patent No.
US 10,214,442
App. No.
15/136,244
Granted
Feb 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Vitreous or at least partly crystallized sealing material is provided. The sealing material is from the system SiO 2 —B 2 O 3 —CaO—MgO, which is free from BaO and/or SrO and which has an improved coefficient of thermal expansion and improved crystallization properties. The sealing material is employed to produce joint connections, electrical feedthroughs, and/or as a barrier layer.

Claims (114)

1. A vitreous or at least partly crystallised sealing material, comprising:

a composition comprising (in mol %, based on oxide):

SiO 2

25-45;

B 2 O 3

5-less than 20;

Al 2 O 3

0-5;

CaO

4-30;

MgO

greater than 30-40;

CeO 2

0-10;

La 2 O 3

0-10;

Y 2 O 3

0-10;

TiO 2

0-10;

ZrO 2

0-10;

SnO 2

0-10;

HfO 2

0-10; and

R 2 O 3

0-10,

wherein R 2 O 3 is an oxide selected, individually or in any desired combination, from a group consisting of Ga 2 O 3 , In 2 O 3 , Dy 2 O 3 , Yb 2 O 3 , and any combinations thereof, and

wherein the composition is free from BaO and SrO apart from at most impurities.

2. The sealing material of claim 1 , further comprising a coefficient of thermal expansion in the at least partly crystallised state of α (20-700) ≥10.0·10 −6 K −1 .

3. The sealing material of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises (in mol %, based on oxide):

SiO 2

25-45;

B 2 O 3

5-18;

Al 2 O 3

0-5;

CaO

greater than 15-30;

MgO

greater than 30-40;

CeO 2

0-10;

La 2 O 3

0-10;

Y 2 O 3

0-10;

TiO 2

0-10;

ZrO 2

0-10;

SnO 2

0-10;

HfO 2

0-10; and

R 2 O 3

0-10.

4. The sealing material of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises (in mol %, based on oxide):

SiO 2

25-less than 35;

B 2 O 3

5-less than 20;

Al 2 O 3

0-5;

CaO

4-less than 15;

MgO

greater than 30-40;

CeO 2

0-10;

La 2 O 3

0-10;

Y 2 O 3

0-10;

TiO 2

0-10;

ZrO 2

0-10;

SnO 2

0-10;

HfO 2

0-10; and

R 2 O 3

0-10.

5. The sealing material of claim 1 , wherein the composition has a lower limit of B 2 O 3 that is 7% (in mol %, based on oxide).

6. The sealing material of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises (in mol %, based on oxide), individually or in any combination,

Al 2 O 3

0-less than 2.1;

ZnO

0-less than 5; and

Y 2 O 3

greater than 0-10.

7. The sealing material of claim 1 , wherein the crystalline phase in the at least partly crystallised state comprises at least one compound selected from a group consisting of CaSiO 3 (wollastonite), MgSiO 3 (enstatite), Mg 2 SiO 4 (forsterite), CaMgSiO 4 (monticellite), CaMgSi 2 O 6 (diopside), Ca 2 MgSi 2 O 7 (akermanite), and any combinations thereof.

8. The sealing material of claim 1 , further comprising up to 30 wt. % of inorganic fillers selected from a group consisting of Al 2 O 3 , stabilised ZrO 2 , MgO, MgSiO 3 (enstatite), Mg 2 SiO 4 (forsterite), CaMgSiO 4 (monticellite), CaMgSi 2 O 6 (diopside), Ca 2 MgSi 2 O 7 (akermanite), and any combinations thereof.

9. The sealing material of claim 1 , wherein the sealing material is configured for a use selected from the group consisting of a fuel cell, an electrolysis cell, a feedthrough element, a sensor, an actuator, production of sintered bodies, production of sheetings, an additive material glass, an additive material in glass-ceramics, and any combinations thereof.

10. A composition comprising:

a component made of metal or ceramic, wherein the metal comprises chromium-containing steel and/or chromium-containing alloy and the ceramic comprises Al 2 O 3 and/or stabilised zirconium oxide, wherein the stabilising is effected by one or more oxides selected from a group consisting of Y 2 O 3 , Sc 2 O 3 , CaO, MgO and/or CeO 2 ; and

a barrier layer on the component, wherein the barrier layer comprises the sealing layer of claim 1 .

11. A joint connection, comprising:

a first component;

a second component; and

the sealing material of claim 1 joining the first and second components, wherein the first and second components are selected from a group consisting of a metal component and a ceramic component, the metal component comprising chromium-containing steels and/or chromium alloys and/or nickel alloys, the ceramic component comprising Al 2 O 3 and/or stabilised zirconium oxide, wherein the stabilising is effected by one or more oxides selected from a group consisting of Y 2 O 3 , Sc 2 O 3 , CaO, MgO and/or CeO 2 .

12. A layer system, comprising:

a first element;

a second element;

the sealing material of claim 1 between the first and second elements; and

at least one further glass-based sealing material applied to the sealing material at least in regions,

wherein the first and second elements are selected from a group consisting of a metal element and a ceramic element,

wherein the metal element comprises chromium-containing steel and/or chromium-containing alloys and/or nickel-containing alloys and the ceramic element comprises Al 2 O 3 -based ceramics and/or stabilised zirconium oxide.

13. The layer system of claim 12 , comprising a layer sequence having the metal and/or ceramic element, followed by the sealing material, followed by the further glass-based sealing material, followed by the sealing material, followed by the metal and/or ceramic element.

14. The sealing material of claim 1 , further comprising a ratio of SiO 2 /MgO from 0.6 to 1.4.

15. The sealing material of claim 1 , further comprising a ratio of MgO/CaO of from greater than 1.1 to less than 10.

16. The sealing material of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises more than 31.1 of MgO (in mol %, based on oxide).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2016
From: SUFFNER, JENS, DR.
To: SCHOTT AG
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2015 207 285 · Apr 22, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160311720A1 · Oct 27, 2016