Glass compositions have been formulated and tested for use as viscous seals for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). These alkali-free borosilicate glasses possess desirable thermomechanical properties and thermo-chemical characteristics, and exhibit promising hermetic sealing and self-healing behavior under SOFC operational conditions. The dilatometric softening points (Ts) and the glass transition temperatures (Tg) of the glasses are generally under 650°C, the lower bound of the SOFC operating temperature. To date, glass seals between a YSZ-NiO/YSZ bilayer and aluminized stainless steel 441 have survived 100 thermal cycles (750°C to room temperature) in dry air at a differential pressure of 0.5 psi (26 torr) over the course of > 3,300 hours without failure, and 103 thermal cycles under wet forming gas. Seals intentionally cracked upon quenching from 800°C to RT at >25°C/s become hermetic upon reheating to 700°C and higher.
- Differential pressures,
- Dilatometric softening,
- Glass compositions,
- Operating temperature,
- Operational conditions,
- Room temperature,
- Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs),
- Thermomechanical properties,
- Borosilicate glass,
- Ceramic materials,
- Hermetic seals,
- Thermal cycling,
- Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC)
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