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Copper conductive paint for porcelainized metal substrates
Assignee: CTS Corp
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Filing: 1985-10-25
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Granted: 1986-11-18
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Expires: 2005-10-25
Abstract
Abstract A copper conductive paint for use on a porcelanized metal substrate, which comprises a powder mixture of 82 to 98.5% copper, 0.5 to 12% copper hydroxide, and 1 to 6% non-reducable borosilicate glass frit. 75 to 90 percent of the powder mixture is blended with 10 to 25 percent screening agent to form the copper conductive paint herein disclosed. The copper conductive paint is then screened and fired upon a porcelainized metal substrate in an inert atmosphere at approximately 900 DEG C. to form a copper conductor exhibiting improved adhesion characteristics.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles C. Y. Kuo
- 👤 Terry R. Bloom
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/09; H05K1/092; C; C04; C04B; C04B41/00; C04B41/45; C04B41/50; C04B41/51; C04B41/5127; C09; C09D; C09D5/00; C09D5/24; C23; C23D; C23D13/00; H01; H01B; H01B1/00; H01B1/14; H01B1/16; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W70/67; H10W70/68; H10W70/6875; H05K1/03; H05K1/05; H05K1/053; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24917; Y10T428/24926
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
A thick film copper conductive paint suitable for firing upon a high temperature porcelainized metal substrate, which comprises: a copper conductive powder mixture with 82 to 98.5 percent copper powder, 0.5 to 12 percent copper hydroxide, and 1 to 6 percent non-reducible borosilicate glass frit, wherein 75 to 90 percent of the powder mixture is blended with 10 to 25 percent screening agent to form the copper conductive paint.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
69 words
A thick film copper conductive paint suitable for firing upon a high temperature porcelainized metal substrate, which comprises: a copper conductive powder mixture with 82 to 98.5 percent copper powder, 0.5 to 12 percent copper hydroxide, and 1 to 6 percent non-reducible borosilicate glass frit, wherein 75 to 90 percent of the powder mixture is blended with 10 to 25 percent screening agent to form the copper conductive paint.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The copper conductive paint of claim 1, wherein the copper conductive paint is subsequently screened upon the high temperature porcelainized metal substrate and fired in an inert atmosphere at approximately 900° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The copper conductive paint of claim 1, wherein the copper powder, the copper hydroxide and the glass frit are each ground to a particle size of less than 10 microns prior to mixing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
The copper conductive paint of claim 1, wherein the non-reducible borosilicate glass frit comprises: 50 to 54 percent BaO, 10 to 14 percent CaO, 14 to 18 percent B 2 O 3 and 18 to 22 percent SiO 2 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The copper conductive paint of claim 1, wherein the porcelainized metal substrate is a porcelainized steel substrate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The copper conductive paint of claim 1, wherein the porcelainized metal substrate is a copper clad substrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The copper conductive paint of claim 1, wherein the glass frit is selected to ensure that the thermal coefficient of expansion of the glass frit is closely aligned with the thermal coefficient of expansion of the metal substrate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The copper conductive paint of claim 1, wherein the screening agent forms no carbon residue when pyrolitically decomposed in an inert atmosphere.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
57 words
A thick film base metal copper conductive paint for screening and firing upon a porcelainized metal substrate, which comprises: a mixture of 82 to 98.5 percent Cu powder, from 0.5% to 12% Cu(OH) 2 and from 1 to 6% non-reducible borosilicate glass frit; the mixture blended with a screening agent to form the copper conductive paint therefrom.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
57 words
A thick film base metal copper conductive paint for screening and firing upon a porcelainized metal substrate, which comprises: a mixture of 82 to 98.5 percent Cu powder, from 0.5% to 12% Cu(OH) 2 and from 1 to 6% non-reducible borosilicate glass frit; the mixture blended with a screening agent to form the copper conductive paint therefrom.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The copper conductive paint of claim 9, wherein the Cu(OH) 2 comprises from 1 to 10 percent of the mixture prior to blending.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The copper conductive paint of claim 9, wherein the non-reducible borosilicate glass frit comprises 2 to 5 percent of the mixture prior to blending.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
The copper conductive paint of claim 9, wherein the borosilicate glass frit comprises 50 to 54 percent BaO, 10 to 14 percent CaO, 14 to 18 percent B 2 O 3 and 18 to 22 percent SiO 2 .
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
The copper conductive paint of claim 9, wherein 75 to 90 percent of the mixed conductive powder is blended with 10 to 25 percent screening agent to blend the copper conductive paint therefrom.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
The copper conductive paint of claim 9, wherein the copper powder, the copper hydroxide and the glass frit are each ground to a particle size of less than 10 microns prior to mixing.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
The copper conductive paint of claim 9, wherein the screening agent forms no carbon residue when pyrolitically decomposed in an inert atmosphere.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
38 words
The copper conductive paint of claim 9, wherein the glass frit is selected to ensure that the thermal coefficient of expansion of the glass frit is closely aligned with the thermal coefficient of expansion of the metal substrate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
97 words
A thick film base metal copper conductor, which comprises: (a) a high temperature porcelainized metal substrate; (b) a copper conductive paint blended from a screening agent and a powder mixture, the powder mixture comprising 82 to 98.5 percent copper powder, from 0.5% to 12 percent copper hydroxide, and from 1 to 6 percent non-reducible borosilicate glass frit; (c) a means to screen the copper conductive paint in a conductive pattern upon the high temperature porcelainized metal substrate; and (d) a means to fire the screened substrate in an inert atmosphere at a temperature of approximately 900° C.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
97 words
A thick film base metal copper conductor, which comprises: (a) a high temperature porcelainized metal substrate; (b) a copper conductive paint blended from a screening agent and a powder mixture, the powder mixture comprising 82 to 98.5 percent copper powder, from 0.5% to 12 percent copper hydroxide, and from 1 to 6 percent non-reducible borosilicate glass frit; (c) a means to screen the copper conductive paint in a conductive pattern upon the high temperature porcelainized metal substrate; and (d) a means to fire the screened substrate in an inert atmosphere at a temperature of approximately 900° C.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
40 words
The copper conductor of claim 17, wherein the non-reducible borosilicate glass frit comprises: 50 to 54 percent BaO; 10 to 14 percent CaO; 14 to 18 percent B 2 O 3 ; and 18 to 22 percent SiO 2 .
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
31 words
The copper conductor of claim 17 wherein 75 to 90 percent of the powder mixture is blended with 10 to 25 percent screening agent to blend the copper conductive paint therefrom.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
32 words
The copper conductor of claim 17, wherein the thermal coefficient of expansion of the borosiliate glass frit is selected to closely align with the thermal coefficient of expansion of the metal substrate.
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