Kovar 4j29 Precision Nickel Alloy Bar Strip Plate for Hard Glass Sealing Matching

• Name: Kovar 4j29 Precision Nickel Alloy Bar Strip Plate
• Size: Thickness: 0.05-8mm Width: 8-260mm(Custimized))
• Material Shape: Bar/Strip/Plate/Wire/Tube(Customized)
• Main Feature: Expension Coefficient
• Application: Matching and Sealing with The Hard Glass
• Package: Plywood Case
• Model NO.: SP-OHMALLOY-4J29
• Transport Package: Plywood Case
• Specification: Ni29Co18
• Trademark: OHMALLOY/OEM
• Origin: China
• Production Capacity: 30 Tons Per Month

Product Description

Kovar 4J29 Precision Nickel Alloy Bar Strip Plate for Hard Glass Sealing Matching



OhmAlloy-4J29 (Expansion alloy)
(Common Name: Kovar, Nilo K, KV-1, Dilver Po, Vacon 12)
OhmAlloy-4J29 also known as Kovar alloy. it was invented to meet the need for a reliable glass-to-metal seal, which is required in electronic devices such as light bulbs, vacuum tubes, cathode ray tubes, and in vacuum systems in chemistry and other scientific research. Most metals cannot seal to glass because their coefficient of thermal expansion is not the same as glass, so as the joint cools after fabrication the stresses due to the differential expansion rates of the glass and metal cause the joint to crack.

kovar properties

Kovar is a nickelobalt ferrous alloy compositionally identical to Fernico, designed to be compatible with the thermal expansion characteristics of borosilicate glass ( /K between 30 and 200 C, to ~10 10 /K at 800 C) in order to allow direct mechanical connections over a range of temperatures. It finds application in electroplated conductors entering glass envelopes of electronic parts such as vacuum tubes (valves), X-ray and microwave tubes and some lightbulbs.
The name Kovar is often used as a general term for Fei alloys with these particular thermal expansion properties. Note the related particular Fei alloy Invar which exhibits minimum thermal expansion.

OhmAlloy-4J29was invented to meet the need for a reliable glass-to-metal seal, which is required in electronic devices such as light bulbs, vacuum tubes, cathode ray tubes, and in vacuum systems in chemistry and other scientific research. Most metals cannot seal to glass because their coefficient of thermal expansion is not the same as glass, so as the joint cools after fabrication the stresses due to the differential expansion rates of the glass and metal cause the joint to crack.

OhmAlloy-4J29 not only has thermal expansion similar to glass, but its nonlinear thermal expansion curve can often be made to match a glass, thus allowing the joint to tolerate a wide temperature range. Chemically, it bonds to glass via the intermediate oxide layer of nickel oxide and cobalt oxide; the proportion of iron oxide is low due to its reduction with cobalt. The bond strength is highly dependent on the oxide layer thickness and character. The presence of cobalt makes the oxide layer easier to melt and dissolve in the molten glass. A grey, grey-blue or grey-brown color indicates a good seal. A metallic color indicates lack of oxide, while black color indicates overly oxidized metal, in both cases leading to a weak joint.

Mainly used in electric vacuum components and emission control, shock tube, igniting tube, glass magnetron, transistors, seal plug, relay, integrated circuits lead, chassis, brackets and other housing sealing.
 
Chemical Composition

Grade	C%	P%	S%	Mn%	Si%	Cu%	Cr%	Mo%	Ni%	Co%	Fe%
Kovar	Max 0.03	Max 0.020	Max 0.020	Max 0.50	Max 0.30	Max 0.20	Max 0.20	Max 0.20	28.5-29.5	16.8-17.8	Bal.

 
Specifications

Grade	UNS	Werkstoff Nr.
Kovar	K94610	1.3981

 
Physical Properties

Grade	Density	Melting Point
Kovar	8.17 g/cm3	1449°C

 
Mechanical Properties

Grade	Tensile Strength N/mm²
	Soft	1/4 Hard	1/2 Hard	3/4 Hard	Full Hard
Kovar Strip	<570	520-630	590-700	600-770	>700
Kovar Wire	<585	585-725	655-795	725-860	>860

 
Coefficient of Expansion

Alloy	Linear Coefficient of Thermal Expansion a,10-6/°C
	20-200°C	20-300°C	20-400°C	20-450°C	20-500°C	20-600°C	20-700°C	20-800°C
Kovar	5.9	5.3	5.1	5.3	6.2	7.8	9.2	10.2

 
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