US3740830A
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Brazing ceramics
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1972-03-13
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Granted: 1973-06-26
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Expires: 1992-03-13
Abstract
Abstract A process for metallizing high purity ceramic parts and/or brazing a high purity ceramic part to a refractory metal part or another ceramic part using a ternary titanium, vanadium, and zirconium alloy is described. A particularly efficacious alloy comprising 21-42 percent titanium, 15-33 percent vanadium and 3654 percent zirconium yields hermetic seals when parts are bonded in accordance with the process described herein.
Inventors
- 👤 A Campbell
- 👤 A Jensen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 03:48
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22C; C22C16/00; B; B23; B23K; B23K35/00; B23K35/22; B23K35/24; B23K35/32; C04; C04B; C04B37/00; C04B37/003; C04B37/006; C04B37/02; C04B37/023; C04B37/026; C04B2235/00; C04B2235/65; C04B2235/656; C04B2235/6567; C04B2237/00; C04B2237/02; C04B2237/12; C04B2237/122; C04B2237/126; C04B2237/127; C04B2237/30; C04B2237/32; C04B2237/34; C04B2237/343; C04B2237/40; C04B2237/403
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said brazing alloy is formed in situ.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said brazing alloy is formed in situ by providing a plurality of metallic shims which, upon heating to at least the liquidus temperature of said alloy, will form the desired alloy composition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
61 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said ternary alloy has a composition within a triangle in a titanium-vanadium-zirconium ternary diagram, said triangle having corners at about 95 percent titanium, 2 percent vanadium and 3 percent zirconium; about 1 percent titanium, 50 percent vanadium and 49 percent zirconium; and about 1 percent titanium, 18 1/2 percent vanadium and 80 1/2 percent zirconium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said parts and said alloy are heated to at least 50*C above the alloy''s liquidus temperature.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
109 words
The process of hermetically sealing a high purity ceramic part to either another high purity ceramic part or a refractory metal part comprising positioning said high purity ceramic part and the part to be joined thereto adjacent each other with a ternary alloy comprising 21-42 percent titanium, 15-33 percent vanadium and 36-54 percent zirconium therebetween, heating said parts and said alloy to at least the liquidus temperature of said alloy, maintaining said parts and said alloy at said elevated temperature for a sufficeint period of time to braze said parts together and thereafter cooling the resultant brazed article which is characterized by a hermetic seal between the joined parts.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 6 wherein said alloy is formed in situ.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The process of claim 6 wherein said alloy is formed in situ by providing a plurality of metallic shims which, upon heating to at least the liquidus temperature of said alloy, will form the desired alloy composition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 6 wherein said parts and said alloy are heated to approximately 200-450*C above the alloy''s liquidus temperature.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
203 words
A process of brazing a high purity ceramic part to either another high purity ceramic part or a refractory metal part comprising positioning said high purity ceramic part and the part to be joined thereto adjacent each other with a ternary alloy of titanium, vanadium and zirconium therebetween; said ternary alloy having a composition falling within a quadrilateral abcd in a titanium-vanadium-zirconium ternary diagram, said quadrilateral being defined by points a, b, c and d and the straight lines connecting adjacent points; point a having the composition about 42% titanium, 15 percent vanadium and 43 percent zirconium; point b having the composition about 26 percent titanium, 20 percent vanadium and 54 percent zirconium; point c having the composition about 21 percent titanium, 33 percent vanadium and 46 percent zirconium; and point d having the composition about 36 percent titanium, 28 percent vanadium and 36 percent zirconium; heating said parts and said alloy to at least the liquidus temperature of said alloy; maintaining said parts and said liquid alloy at at least the liquidus temperature for a Sufficient period of time to bond said parts together; and thereafter cooling the resultant brazed article which is characterized by a hermetic seal between the joined parts.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
The process of claim 10 wherein said alloy is formed in situ by providing a plurality of metallic shims which, upon heating to at least the liquidus temperature of said alloy, will form the desired alloy composition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 10 wherein said high purity ceramic part and said alloy are heated to approximately 200-450*C above the alloy''s liquidus temperature.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1976-06-25 | 1976-12-25 | 1977-06-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-06-25 | 1980-12-25 | 1981-06-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-06-25 | 1984-12-25 | 1985-06-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |