Abstract: This invention provides a glass composition for joining ceramic articles to ceramic or metallic articles, the composition comprising:(i) about 100 parts by weight of at least one of TiN, TiB.sub.2, AlN, AlB.sub.2, BN, B.sub.4 C, SiC and Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 powders,(ii) about 20 to about 1600 parts by weight of SiO.sub.2 powder,(iii) about 1 to about 600 parts by weight of B.sub.2 O.sub.3 powder, and(iv) about 1 to about 1600 parts by weight of at least one of powders of (R.sup.1).sub.2 O wherein R.sup.1 is Na, K or Li, (R.sup.2)O wherein R.sup.2 is Mg, Ca, Ba, Zn, Pb or Cd, (R.sup.3)O.sub.2 wherein R.sup.3 is Ti, Zr or Mn, and (R.sup.4).sub.2 O.sub.3 wherein R.sup.4 is Al or Bi.

Abstract: A composition for forming electroless plating on ceramics which comprises (i) 1 weight part of at least one member selected from the group consisting of organic palladium compounds and organic silver compounds, (ii) 0.1 to 200 weight parts of at least one member selected from the group consisting of organic metal compounds, (iii) 10 to 1000 weight parts of an organic solvent and optionally (iv) 1 to 500 weight parts of at least one member selected from the group consisting of high molecular compounds and particulate inorganic substances.