Low alkali sealing frits, and seals and devices utilizing such frits

• Main Authors: MORENA ROBERT M, MAUREY PAMELA A, LAMBERSON LISA A, CORTRIGHT JEFFREY E
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.08.2006
• Subjects: CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUSENAMELS; CHEMISTRY; GLASS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS; METALLURGY; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS,MINERALS OR SLAGS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS

A solid oxide fuel cell device incorporates a sealing material resistant to hydrogen gas permeation at a sealing temperature in the intermediate temperature range of 600° C.-900° C., the seal having a CTE in the 100x10-7/° C. to 120x10-7/° C., wherein the sealing material comprises in weight %, of: (i) a 80 wt % to 100 wt % glass frit, the glass frit itself having a composition comprising in mole percent of: SiO2 15-65; Li2O 0-5; Na2O 0-5; K2O 0-10; MgO 0-5; CaO 0-32; Al2O3 0-10; B2O3 0-50; SrO 0 to 25, wherein the total amount of alkalis is less than 10 mole %; and (ii) zirconia or leucite addition 0 wt % to 30 wt.