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Resistance material and resistor made therefrom
Assignee: Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp
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Filing: 1976-04-02
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Granted: 1977-08-02
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Expires: 1996-04-02
Abstract
Abstract A vitreous enamel resistance material comprising a mixture of a vitreous glass frit and fine particles of a metal silicide of the transition elements of Groups IV, V and VI of the periodic chart. The metal silicide may be of molybdenum disilicide (MoSi 2 ), tungsten disilicide (WSi 2 ), vanadium disilicide (VSi 2 ), titanium disilicide (TiSi 2 ), zirconium disilicide (ZrSi 2 ), chromium disilicide (CrSi 2 ) or tantalum disilicide (TaSi 2 ). The ingredients of the vitreous enamel resistance material are present in the proportion of, by weight, 25 to 90% glass frit and 75 to 10% metal silicide. An electrical resistor is made with the vitreous enamel resistor material of the present invention by coating a ceramic substrate with the vitreous enamel resistance material and firing the coated substrate at a temperature sufficient to melt the glass frit of the vitreous enamel resistance material. Upon cooling, the glass hardens so that the resultant resistor comprises the substrate having on the surface thereof a film of glass with the metal silicide particles embedded in and dispersed throughout the glass film.
Inventors
- 👤 Cornelius Y. D. Huang
- 👤 Kenneth M. Merz
Bibliographic Details
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 14:15
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01C; H01C17/00; H01C17/06; H01C17/065; H01C17/06506; H01C17/06513; H01C17/0656; C; C04; C04B; C04B41/00; C04B41/009; C04B41/45; C04B41/50; C04B41/5022; C04B41/80; C04B41/81; C04B41/85; C04B41/86; C04B2111/00; C04B2111/00474; C04B2111/00844
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
An electrical resistor comprising a ceramic body containing on the surface thereof a coating of vitreous enamel resistor composition consisting essentially, of a borosilicate glass and, about 75% to 10% by weight of finely divided particles of a metal silicide selected from the group consisting of tungsten disilicide, molybdenum disilicide, vanadium disilicide, titanium disilicide, zirconium disilicide, chromium disilicide and tantalum disilicide, mixed with its fired reaction products with said borosilicate glass, said composition beting heated at a temperature sufficient to provide said reaction products.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
An electrical resistor comprising a ceramic body containing on the surface thereof a coating of vitreous enamel resistor composition consisting essentially, of a borosilicate glass and, about 75% to 10% by weight of finely divided particles of a metal silicide selected from the group consisting of tungsten disilicide, molybdenum disilicide, vanadium disilicide, titanium disilicide, zirconium disilicide, chromium disilicide and tantalum disilicide, mixed with its fired reaction products with said borosilicate glass, said composition beting heated at a temperature sufficient to provide said reaction products.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
128 words
An electrical resistor of the vitreous enamel type produced by preparing a vitreous enamel composition consisting essentially of a borosilicate glass frit and about 75 to 10% by weight of finely divided conductive particles of a metal silicide selected from the group consisting of tungsten disilicide, molybdenum disilicide, vanadium disilicide, titanium disilicide, zirconium disilicide, chromium disilicide and tantalum disilicide; applying a uniform thickness of the composition to an insulating refractory substrate; firing the coated substrate at a temperature of about 970° C. to 1150° C. at which the glass frit becomes molten and below the melting temperature of the conductive particles in a non-oxidizing atmosphere; cooling the resistor to form a glass matrix having the conductive particles dispersed therein; and connecting terminations to the vitreous enamel resistor composition.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
128 words
An electrical resistor of the vitreous enamel type produced by preparing a vitreous enamel composition consisting essentially of a borosilicate glass frit and about 75 to 10% by weight of finely divided conductive particles of a metal silicide selected from the group consisting of tungsten disilicide, molybdenum disilicide, vanadium disilicide, titanium disilicide, zirconium disilicide, chromium disilicide and tantalum disilicide; applying a uniform thickness of the composition to an insulating refractory substrate; firing the coated substrate at a temperature of about 970° C. to 1150° C. at which the glass frit becomes molten and below the melting temperature of the conductive particles in a non-oxidizing atmosphere; cooling the resistor to form a glass matrix having the conductive particles dispersed therein; and connecting terminations to the vitreous enamel resistor composition.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
141 words
The method of making an electrical resistor of the type wherein a vitreous enamel resistor composition is applied to a substrate comprising: preparing a vitreous enamel resistor composition consisting essentially of a borosilicate glass frit and about 75 to 10% by weight of finely divided conductive particles of a metal silicide selected from the group consisting of tungsten disilicide, molybdenum disilicide, vanadium disilicide, titanium disilicide, zirconium disilicide, chronium disilicide and tantalum disilicide; applying a uniform thickness of the composition to an insulating refractory substrate; firing the coated substrate at a temperature of about 970° C. to 1150° C. at which the glass frit becomes molten and below the melting temperature of the conductive particles in a non-oxidizing atmosphere; cooling the resistor to form a glass matrix having the conductive particles dispersed therein; and connecting terminations to the vitreous enamel resistor composition.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
141 words
The method of making an electrical resistor of the type wherein a vitreous enamel resistor composition is applied to a substrate comprising: preparing a vitreous enamel resistor composition consisting essentially of a borosilicate glass frit and about 75 to 10% by weight of finely divided conductive particles of a metal silicide selected from the group consisting of tungsten disilicide, molybdenum disilicide, vanadium disilicide, titanium disilicide, zirconium disilicide, chronium disilicide and tantalum disilicide; applying a uniform thickness of the composition to an insulating refractory substrate; firing the coated substrate at a temperature of about 970° C. to 1150° C. at which the glass frit becomes molten and below the melting temperature of the conductive particles in a non-oxidizing atmosphere; cooling the resistor to form a glass matrix having the conductive particles dispersed therein; and connecting terminations to the vitreous enamel resistor composition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 3 in which the coated substrate is fired in a nitrogen atmosphere.
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