Engineered high expansion glass-ceramics having near linear thermal strain and methods thereof
| Patent Number: | 9,878,944 |
| Issued: | 1/30/2018 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | The present invention relates to glass-ceramic compositions, as well as methods for forming such composition. In particular, the compositions include various polymorphs of silica that provide beneficial thermal expansion characteristics (e.g., a near linear thermal strain). Also described are methods of forming such compositions, as well as connectors including hermetic seals containing such compositions. |
| Filed: | 8/25/2015 |
| Application Number: | 14/834,616 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |