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Glass-ceramic product
Assignee: Niterra Co Ltd
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Filing: 1983-11-15
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Granted: 1985-09-10
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Expires: 2003-11-15
Abstract
Abstract A glass-ceramic product is disclosed. The glass product is produced by combining 0.1 to 6 wt % of a compound selected from the group consisting of B 2 O 3 and P 2 O 5 with a mixture. The mixture includes 54 to 63 wt % SiO 2 , 20 to 28 wt % Al 2 O 3 , 10 to 18 wt % MgO and 2 to 6 wt % ZnO. From the combined compound and mixture are formed a glassy material and then glassy material is ground in order to form a frit. The frit is then molded and the molded frit is fired into a crystalline form. The resulting glass-ceramic product has a low permittivity as compared with alumina and low power factor tan δ. Further, the product has a coefficient of thermal expansion which is comparable with the value for silicon semiconductor chips. The product also has other desirable characteristics such as its firing and crystallizing temperature, moisture absorption and mechanical strength.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuo Kondo
- 👤 Masahiko Okuyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 19:09
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C10/00; C03C10/0054; C03C10/0036; C03C10/0045; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A glass-ceramic product which is an electrically insulating ceramic material, shows relatively small permittivity and has a low coefficient of thermal expansion, said product being produced by the process comprising the steps of: combining 0.1 to 6 wt% of a compound selected from the group consisting of B 2 O 3 and P 2 O 5 with a mixture consisting essentially of 54 to 63 wt% SiO 2 , 20 to 28 wt% Al 2 O 3 , 10 to 18 wt% MgO and 2 to 6 wt% ZnO; forming a glassy material from the combined compound and mixture; grinding the glassy material to form a frit; molding the frit; firing the molded frit into a crystalline form.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
A glass-ceramic product which is an electrically insulating ceramic material, shows relatively small permittivity and has a low coefficient of thermal expansion, said product being produced by the process comprising the steps of: combining 0.1 to 6 wt% of a compound selected from the group consisting of B 2 O 3 and P 2 O 5 with a mixture consisting essentially of 54 to 63 wt% SiO 2 , 20 to 28 wt% Al 2 O 3 , 10 to 18 wt% MgO and 2 to 6 wt% ZnO; forming a glassy material from the combined compound and mixture; grinding the glassy material to form a frit; molding the frit; firing the molded frit into a crystalline form.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A glass-ceramic product produced by the process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mixture consists of 54 to 63 wt% SiO 2 , 20 to 28 wt% Al 2 O 3 , 10 to 18 wt% MgO and 2 to 6 wt% ZnO.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A glass-ceramic product produced by the process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the combined compound and mixture includes a trace amount of a nucleating agent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A glass-ceramic product produced by a process as claimed in claim 3, wherein the nucleating agent is selected from the group consisting of ZrO 2 and TiO 2 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
A glass-ceramic product produced by the process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the grinding is carried out in a bowl mill in order to obtain particles having an average size in the range of 2 to 7 μm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A glass-ceramic product produced by the process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the molding is carried out by a green sheet method.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A glass-ceramic product produced by the process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the molding is carried out by a mold press method.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
A glass-ceramic product produced by the process as claimed in claim 1, further comprising firing the molded frit to a temperature between 900° and 1,000° C. at a rate of 50° to 200° C./hr; maintaining the temperature 1 to 4 hours and cooling at a rate in the range of 50° to 300° C./hr.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-09-09 | 1993-03-11 | 1993-09-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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