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Method for joining parts of ceramic high-temperature superconductor material
Assignee: Hoechst AG
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Filing: 1992-10-26
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Granted: 1993-09-14
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Expires: 2012-10-26
Abstract
Abstract Method for joining parts of ceramic high-temperature superconductor material of the composition Bi.sub.(2+a-b) (Sr 1-c ) Ca c ) .sub.(3-a) Pb b Cu.sub.(2+d) O x , where a is 0 to 0.3, b is 0 to 0.5, c is 0.1 to 0.9 and d is 0 to 2 and x has a value depending on the state of oxidation of the metals present, the end faces of the parts located at a gap spacing apart from one another are heated by means of a fuel gas/oxygen flame to temperatures from 750° to 875° C. Simultaneously, a rod of the same material above the spacing gap is heated until the melt thereof drips off into the gap between the end faces of the two parts, completely filling the gap. At least the joint region between the two parts is then heat-treated for 7 to 100 hours at temperatures between 780° and 850° C.
Inventors
- 👤 Eberhard Preisler
- 👤 Joachim Bock
- 👤 Johannes Holzem
- 👤 Werner Horst
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/01; C04B35/45; C04B35/4521; C04B35/4525; C04B37/00; C04B37/003; C04B37/005; H; H10; H10N; H10N60/00; H10N60/80; C04B2237/00; C04B2237/02; C04B2237/04; C04B2237/06; C04B2237/30; C04B2237/32; C04B2237/34; C04B2237/50; C04B2237/78; C04B2237/80; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S505/00; Y10S505/725; Y10S505/739; Y10S505/775; Y10S505/776; Y10S505/782
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
A method for joining two parts of ceramic high-temperature superconductor material of the composition Bi.sub.(2+a-b) (Sr 1-c ) Ca c ) .sub.(3-a) Pb b Cu.sub.(2+d) O x , where a is 0 to 0.3, b is 0 to 0.5, c is 0.1 to 0.9 and d is 0 to 2 and x has a value depending on the state of oxidation of the metals present, said parts having end faces, which comprises heating the end faces of the parts, said end faces being in a parallel arrangement and spaced apart from one another to form a gap between the end faces of the two parts and not being surrounded by a sleeve, by means of a fuel gas/oxygen flame to temperatures from 750° to 875° C. and simultaneously heating a rod of the same material above the gap until a melt thereof drips off into the gap between the end faces of the two parts and completely filling the gap with the resultant formation of a joint region between the two parts, and finally heat-treating at least the joint region for 7 to 100 hours at temperatures between 780° and 850° C.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
192 words
A method for joining two parts of ceramic high-temperature superconductor material of the composition Bi.sub.(2+a-b) (Sr 1-c ) Ca c ) .sub.(3-a) Pb b Cu.sub.(2+d) O x , where a is 0 to 0.3, b is 0 to 0.5, c is 0.1 to 0.9 and d is 0 to 2 and x has a value depending on the state of oxidation of the metals present, said parts having end faces, which comprises heating the end faces of the parts, said end faces being in a parallel arrangement and spaced apart from one another to form a gap between the end faces of the two parts and not being surrounded by a sleeve, by means of a fuel gas/oxygen flame to temperatures from 750° to 875° C. and simultaneously heating a rod of the same material above the gap until a melt thereof drips off into the gap between the end faces of the two parts and completely filling the gap with the resultant formation of a joint region between the two parts, and finally heat-treating at least the joint region for 7 to 100 hours at temperatures between 780° and 850° C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the heat treatment is carried out at temperatures from 815° to 830° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the heat treatment time depends on the thickness of the joint region and wherein a thicker joint region requires a longer heat treatment time.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
193 words
A method for joining two parts of ceramic high-temperature superconductor material of the composition Bi.sub.(2+a-b) (Sr 1-c ) Ca c ) .sub.(3-a) Pb b Cu.sub.(2+d) O x , where a is 0 to 0.3, b is 0 to 0.5, c is 0.1 to 0.9, and d is 0 to 2 and x has a value depending on the state of oxidation of the metals present, said parts having end faces, which comprises heating the end faces of the parts, said end faces being in a wedge-shaped mutual arrangement and spaced apart from one another to form a gap between the end faces of the two parts and not being surrounded by a sleeve, by means of a fuel gas/oxygen flame to temperatures from 750° to 875° C. and simultaneously hating a rod of the same material above the gap until a melt thereof drips off into the gap between the end faces of the two parts and completely filling the gap with the resultant formation of a joint region between the two parts, and finally heat-treating at least the joint region for 7 to 100 hours at temperatures between 780° to 850° C.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
193 words
A method for joining two parts of ceramic high-temperature superconductor material of the composition Bi.sub.(2+a-b) (Sr 1-c ) Ca c ) .sub.(3-a) Pb b Cu.sub.(2+d) O x , where a is 0 to 0.3, b is 0 to 0.5, c is 0.1 to 0.9, and d is 0 to 2 and x has a value depending on the state of oxidation of the metals present, said parts having end faces, which comprises heating the end faces of the parts, said end faces being in a wedge-shaped mutual arrangement and spaced apart from one another to form a gap between the end faces of the two parts and not being surrounded by a sleeve, by means of a fuel gas/oxygen flame to temperatures from 750° to 875° C. and simultaneously hating a rod of the same material above the gap until a melt thereof drips off into the gap between the end faces of the two parts and completely filling the gap with the resultant formation of a joint region between the two parts, and finally heat-treating at least the joint region for 7 to 100 hours at temperatures between 780° to 850° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the heat treatment is carried out at temperatures from 815° to 830° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the heat treatment time depends on the thickness of the joint region and wherein a thicker joint region requires a longer heat treatment time.
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