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Glass/ceramic sealing system
Assignee: Olin Corp
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Filing: 1988-09-02
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Granted: 1991-09-10
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Expires: 2008-09-02
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a glass/ceramic sealing system. A sealing glass having a coefficient of thermal expansion in excess of 160x10-7in/in/ DEG C. is provided. The glass is useful for matched sealing of copper and copper based alloys. The glass is capable of ceramization, greatly increasing the resistance of the glass to moisture penetration and fracture due to mechanical damage. The temperature of ceramization has been designed so that a solutionized copper alloy leadframe is age hardened during ceramization. The glass has particular utility in the manufacture of electronic packages and multi-layer circuitry.
Inventors
- 👤 Satyam C. Cherukuri
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 03:58
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C3/00; C03C3/04; C03C3/076; C03C3/102; C03C10/00; C03C10/0009; C03C10/0036; C03C3/078; C03C3/083; C03C3/085; C03C3/105; C03C8/00; C03C8/24; H; H10; H10W; H10W76/00; H10W76/60; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/756
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A sealing glass having a coefficient of thermal expansion of from about 160 to 180×10 -7 /° C. capable of ceramization, consisting essentially of: from about 40 to about 50 molar percent SiO 2 ; from about 10 to about 20 molar percent BaO; from about 6 to about 9 molar percent Li 2 O; from about 18 to about 22 molar percent K 2 O; from about 0.1 molar percent to about 5 molar percent of a nucleating agent; up to about 15 molar percent ZnO; up to about 6 molar percent PbO; up to about 5 molar percent Al 2 O 3 ; and up to about 10 molar percent of an additive selected from the group consisting of B 2 O 3 , CaO, NiO, TiO 2 , SrO and combinations thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
A sealing glass having a coefficient of thermal expansion of from about 160 to 180×10 -7 /° C. capable of ceramization, consisting essentially of: from about 40 to about 50 molar percent SiO 2 ; from about 10 to about 20 molar percent BaO; from about 6 to about 9 molar percent Li 2 O; from about 18 to about 22 molar percent K 2 O; from about 0.1 molar percent to about 5 molar percent of a nucleating agent; up to about 15 molar percent ZnO; up to about 6 molar percent PbO; up to about 5 molar percent Al 2 O 3 ; and up to about 10 molar percent of an additive selected from the group consisting of B 2 O 3 , CaO, NiO, TiO 2 , SrO and combinations thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The sealing glass of claim 1 wherein said nucleating agent is selected from the group consisting of V 2 O 5 and P 2 O 5 .
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The sealing glass of claim 2 wherein the concentration of said SiO 2 is from about 45 molar percent to about 48 molar percent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The sealing glass of claim 2 wherein the concentration of said BaO component is from about 12 molar percent to about 15 molar percent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The sealing glass of claim 1 wherein said V 2 O 5 concentration is from about 0.3 molar percent to about 0.8 molar percent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The sealing glass of claim 2 wherein said PbO concentration is from about 4 molar percent to about 6 molar percent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The sealing glass of claim 1 wherein said ZnO concentration is from about 6 molar percent to about 8 molar percent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The sealing glass of claim 1 wherein said Al 2 O 3 concentration is from about 1 molar percent to about 3 molar percent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
112 words
The sealing glass of claim 2, consisting essentially of: from about 45 molar percent to about 48 molar percent SiO 2 ; from about 12 molar percent to about 15 molar percent BaO; from about 6 molar percent to about 9 molar percent Li 2 O; from about 18 molar percent to about 22 molar percent K 2 O; from about 0.3 molar percent to about 0.8 molar percent V 2 O 5 ; from about 4 molar percent to about 6 molar percent PbO; from about 6 molar percent to about 8 molar percent ZnO; and from about 1 molar percent to about 3 molar percent Al 2 O 3 ;
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The sealing glass of claim 1 wherein said PbO concentration is an amount effective to cause said sealing glass to melt at a temperature of from about 780° C. to about 850° C.
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