As a leader in the production of high-technology clad-metal products, Anomet applies this technology to the production of copper cored glass sealing alloys.  These glass-to-metal sealing (GTMS) alloys result in a high quality product with uniform hermetic sealing characteristics capable of carrying up to six times more current than the same size solid wire.

Characteristics of Anomet's Copper Cored Glass-to-Metal Sealing Alloys

Characteristic

Description

Complete Metallurgical Bond Provides complete hermetic sealing between the metals, excellent mechanical strength, ductility and greater reliability.
Copper Core Permits simple electrical connections and greater conductivity which allows a smaller conductor than solid for the same power requirements.
Core Ratio Unique processing allows any ratio of 446SS (Stainless), Alloy 52, Alloy 42-6,or Kovar® to copper can be made (i.e. diameter of glass sealing alloy to diameter of copper core).*
Custom Processing & Other Alloys Temper, surface finish, and packaging may all be customized to your specific requirements.  Other glass sealing alloys are available on request.
 
 *Other glass sealing alloys are available on request.
 

Typical Specifications

 
Typical Chemical Composition
  Iron Nickel Chromium Manganse Silicon Cobalt
Alloy 52 Bal. 50.50 ---- .3 max. .2 max. ----
Kovar® Bal. 29 ---- .3 max. .2 max. 17
Alloy 42-6 Bal. 42.5 5.75 .50 max .25 max. ----
446 SS Bal. ---- 23-27% 1.50 max. 1.0 max. ----
 
Copper OFHC (Oxygen-Free High Conductivity) - 100% IACS Min. Conductivity
Ratio 2:1 and 3:1 (Alloy to Copper) standard.  Other ratios available on special request.
Packaging Coils can be supplied in any size up to 150 lbs.  They can be supplied on spools, reels, or wrapped coils.
Temper Any customer specified temper available.
Conductivity 14% IACS
Resistivity 12 microhm cm
 
Dimensional Tolerances

Diameter

Tolerance

Below .040" (1mm)

+/- .0005" (+/- .01mm)

.040" to .080" (1mm-2mm)

+/-.0006" (+/-.015mm)

.080" to .156" (2mm-4mm)

+/-.0010" (+/-.025mm)

.156" to .250" (4mm-6mm)

+/-.0015" (+/- .04mm)

 

Approximate Length/Weight Conversions

 

Diameter (inches)

FT/#

Diameter (mm)

M/Kg

Alloy 52

Alloy 42-6

446SS

Kovar®

Alloy 52

Alloy 42-6

446SS

Kovar®

.020

 878

896

931

878

1

153

 159

162 

153

.030

 390

398

414

390

1.5

68

 70

 73 

68

.040

 220

224

233

220

2

38

 39

 41 

38

.050

 140

143

149

140

2.5

25

 24

25

25

.060

 98

100

103

98

3

21

 22

23

21

.070

 72

73

76

72

3.5

17

  18 

 19 

17

.080

 55

56

58

55

4

10

 11

 12 

10

.090

 43

44

46

43

 

 

 

 

 

.125

 22.5

23

24

22.5 

 

 

 

 

 

.156

 14.5

15

15

14.5

 

 

 

 

 

.187

 10

10

11

10

 

 

 

 

 

.250

 6

6

6

6

 

 

     
 

Approximate Longitudinal Coefficients of Thermal Expansion 
(in/in °F x 10-6)

 

Temp. Range (°F)

Solid Kovar

3:1 Ratio Kovar

Solid 446 Stainless Steel

3:1 Ratio 446 Stainless Steel

Solid Alloy 52

3:1 Ratio Alloy 52

Solid Alloy 42-6

3:1 Ratio Alloy 42-6

50-100

 

 

5.6

5.7

 

5.5

 

3.2

50-200

 

 

5.6

5.8

4.8

5.5

3.64

3.7

50-300

 

 

5.6

5.8

5.0

5.5

3.75

3.9

50-400

 

 

6.0

5.9

5.2

5.5

3.94

4.0

50-500

 

 

6.0

6.0

5.2

5.6

4.34

4.0

50-600

 

 

6.0

6.1

5.3

5.6

4.73

4.5

50-700

 

 

6.0

6.1

5.4

5.6

5.29

5.1

50-800

 

 

6.0

6.2

5.4

5.6

5.73

5.6

50-900

 

 

6.1

6.2

5.5

5.6

6.15

6.0

50-1000

 

 

6.2

6.3

5.5

5.7

6.56

6.3

50-1100

 

 

6.2

6.3

5.8

5.9

6.99

6.6

50-1200

 

 

6.3

6.4

6.2

6.1

7.22

7.0

50-1300

 

 

6.3

6.5

6.5

6.4

7.45

7.3

50-1400

 

 

6.4

6.6

6.7

6.6

7.56

7.6


Note: Because the Copper Cored/Clad composite inherently is not fully reversable, accurate theoretical calculations are impossible.  Therefore, these values are only approximate and are offered only as a guideline.
 
*Other alloys also available. Copper Cored Hastelloy® is also available. Hastelloy® B2, Hastelloy® C276, Cu Cored Hastelloy®, Hastelloy Clad Copper.  ®Hastelloy is a registered trademark of Haynes International.