Glass-Ceramic Sealants for SOEC: Thermal Characterization and Electrical Resistivity in Dual Atmosphere
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Thermal Analysis
3.2. XRD and Microstructural Analysis
3.3. Electrical Characterization in Dual Atmosphere and Post Mortem Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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SiO2 | BaO | CaO | B2O3 | Al2O3 | Y2O3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
60.00 | 22.00 | 6.35 | 7.65 | 3.00 | 1.00 |
Glass transition temperature Tg (°C) | 685 ± 2 |
Onset of crystallization (°C) | 907 ± 2 |
Peak crystallization temperature Tp (°C) | 930 ± 3 |
First shrinkage temperature TFS (°C) | 717 ± 2 |
Maximum shrinkage temperature TMS (°C) | 829 ± 1 |
CTE of as-cast glass/1 × 10−6 K−1 (200 °C–500 °C) | 8.5 ± 0.1 |
CTE of as-joined glass-ceramic/1 × 10−6 K−1 (200 °C–500 °C) | 9.4 ± 0.1 |
Elements | Point 1 | Point 2 |
---|---|---|
O | 48.0 | 49.7 |
Si | 35.2 | 31.6 |
Ba | 15.1 | 10.1 |
Ca | 1.7 | 3.7 |
Al | -- | 4.3 |
Y | --- | 0.6 |
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Javed, H.; Sabato, A.G.; Mansourkiaei, M.; Ferrero, D.; Santarelli, M.; Herbrig, K.; Walter, C.; Smeacetto, F. Glass-Ceramic Sealants for SOEC: Thermal Characterization and Electrical Resistivity in Dual Atmosphere. Energies 2020, 13, 3682. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13143682
Javed H, Sabato AG, Mansourkiaei M, Ferrero D, Santarelli M, Herbrig K, Walter C, Smeacetto F. Glass-Ceramic Sealants for SOEC: Thermal Characterization and Electrical Resistivity in Dual Atmosphere. Energies. 2020; 13(14):3682. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13143682
Chicago/Turabian StyleJaved, Hassan, Antonio Gianfranco Sabato, Mohsen Mansourkiaei, Domenico Ferrero, Massimo Santarelli, Kai Herbrig, Christian Walter, and Federico Smeacetto. 2020. "Glass-Ceramic Sealants for SOEC: Thermal Characterization and Electrical Resistivity in Dual Atmosphere" Energies 13, no. 14: 3682. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13143682