Abstract: An antimony-free glass comprising TeO2 and/or Bi2O3 suitable for use in a frit for producing a hermetically sealed glass package is described. The hermetically sealed glass package, such as an OLED display device, is manufactured by providing a first glass substrate plate and a second glass substrate plate and depositing the antimony-free frit onto the first substrate plate. OLEDs may be deposited on the second glass substrate plate. An irradiation source (e.g., laser, infrared light) is then used to heat the frit which melts and forms a hermetic seal that connects the first glass substrate plate to the second glass substrate plate and also protects the OLEDs disposed therein. The antimony-free glass has excellent aqueous durability, good flow, and low glass transition temperature.

Abstract: A lead-free glass material for sealing organic EL elements is provided with which satisfactory sealing quality is obtained through laser sealing without requiring the addition of a metallic powder. The lead-free glass material for sealing organic EL elements has a glass composition which comprises, in terms of mol %, 30-60% V2O5, 5-20% ZnO, 5-20% BaO, 15-40% TeO2, 0-7% Nb2O5, 0-7% Al2O3, 0-5% SiO2, 0-5% MgO, 0-5% Sb2O3, 0-4% CuO, and 0-4% SnO and in which Nb2O5+Al2O3 is 0.5-10%, SiO2+MgO+Sb2O3 is 0-5%, and CuO+SnO is 0-4%. The glass material has low-temperature softening properties, melt stability, and a low coefficient of thermal expansion and is inhibited from thermally adversely affecting organic EL elements The glass material can attain high sealing properties and high sealing strength in high yield.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a dielectric composition including: a dielectric ceramic represented by the following equation: X2Y2Ti4O12 (wherein X is Li, or Na, and Y is Nd, Sm or Bi); and any one additive selected from BaZ2Ti4O12 (wherein Z is Nd, Sm or Bi), (Ti0.55Zn0.15A0.3)O2 (wherein A is Ta or V), CaTiO3, and TiO2.

Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a lead-free glass composition that can be soften and flowed at a firing temperature that is equal to or lower than that of conventional low melting point lead glass. Furthermore, the present invention aims at providing a lead-free glass composition having fine thermal stability and fine chemical stability in addition to that property. The lead-free glass composition according to the present invention is characterized by comprising at least Ag2O, V2O5 and TeO2 when the components are represented by oxides, wherein the total content ratio of Ag2O, V2O5 and TeO2 is 75 mass % or more. Preferably, the lead-free glass composition comprises 10 to 60 mass % of Ag2O, 5 to 65 mass % of V2O5, and 15 to 50 mass % of TeO2.

Abstract: Provided are a enamel composition, a preparation method thereof, and a cooking appliance. The enamel composition includes a glass frit comprising P2O5, SiO2, B2O3, Al2O3, R2O (where R is an alkali metal), a chemical property enhancement component, and an adhesion enhancement component. The chemical property enhancement component includes at least one of ZrO2 and TiO2, and the adhesion enhancement component includes at least one of CoO, NiO, MnO2 and Fe2O3.

Abstract: A low softening point glass composition, which is substantially free from lead, bismuth and antimony and comprises oxides of vanadium, phosphorous, tellurium and iron, a softening point of the composition being 380° C. or lower.

Abstract: A veneering ceramic for dental restorations made of yttrium-stabilized zirconium dioxide comprises, in mass percent: SiO2 55.0-72.5; Nb2O5 6.0-19.8; B2O3 1.0-9.0; Al2O3 1.2-6.0; Li2O 5.0-16.5; Na2O 1.4-11.0; ZrO2 0.5-4.0, or comprises: SiO2 58.0-68.0; Nb2O5 10.0-19.8; Al2O3 1.2-6.0; Li2O 8.0-16.5; Na2O 1.4-8.0; ZrO2 0.5-4.0.

Abstract: This invention relates to glass and enamel compositions. The glass compositions comprise SiO2, Cs2O, Na2O, ZnO, B2O3, and TiO2, and optionally Bi2O3 and F. The resulting compositions can be used to form an enamel on a substrate, for example, to decorate and/or protect the substrate.

Abstract: A ceramic material composition comprising from 20 to 50 mass % of a borosilicate glass powder, from 25 to 55 mass % of an alumina filler powder and from 10 to 45 mass % of a filler powder (a high refractive index filler powder) having a refractive index higher than the alumina filler powder, wherein the borosilicate glass powder comprises, as calculated as oxides, from 30 to 70 mass % of SiO2, from 5 to 28 mass % of B2O3, from 5 to 30 mass % of Al2O3, from 3 to 35 mass % of CaO, from 0 to 25 mass % of SrO, from 0 to 25 mass % of BaO, from 0 to 10 mass % of Na2O, from 0 to 10 mass % of K2O, from 0.5 to 10 mass % of Na2O+K2O and from 3 to 40 mass % of CaO+SrO+BaO, and satisfies the following conditions: in the borosilicate glass powder, as represented by mass %, the value of “three times the B2O3 content”+“twice (the CaO content+the SrO content+the BaO content)”+“ten times (the Na2O content+the K2O content)”, is within a range of from 105 to 165.

Abstract: A ceramic composition is prepared to contain a B2O3—SiO2—Al2O3-MO based glass composition (M: Ca, Mg, Sr and/or Ba, B2O3: 4 to 17.5 weight %, SiO2: 28 to 50 weight %, Al2O3: 0 to 20 weight %, and MO: 36 to 50 weight %): 24 to 40 weight %, SrTiO3 and/or CaTiO3: 46 to 75.4 weight %, CuO: 0.1 to 5.0 weight %, CaO: 0.5 to 7.0 weight %, and MnO, ZnO and/or CoO: 10 weight % or more (however, including 0% by weight). The ceramic composition is subjected to firing to produce a ceramic sintered body, and obtain a composite LC component including the ceramic sintered body. While suppressing the shrinkage behavior during firing, dielectric properties can be improved dramatically as compared with conventional cases, and moreover reliability can be ensured.

Abstract: This invention relates to lead free, cadmium free, bismuth free low melting high durability glass and enamel compositions. The compositions comprise silica, zinc, titanium, and boron oxide based glass frits. The resulting compositions can be used to decorate and protect automotive, beverage, architectural, pharmaceutical and other glass substrates.

Abstract: A lead-free glass for covering electrodes including, as represented by mass % based on the following oxides, from 30 to 50% of B2O3, from 21 to 25% of SiO2, from 10 to 35% of ZnO, from 7 to 14% in total of K2O and either one or both of Li2O and Na2O, from 0 to 10% of Al2O3, and from 0 to 10% of ZrO2, wherein when it contains at least one component selected from the group consisting of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO, the total of their contents is at most 5%, and when the molar fractions of Li2O, Na2O and K2O are represented by l, n and k, respectively, l is at most 0.025, and l+n+k is from 0.07 to 0.17.

Abstract: An insulating white glass paste suitable for forming an insulating reflective layer to be provided on a lighting device substrate, comprising an organic medium and inorganic components comprising glass frit and zirconia powder as a light-reflecting filler.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for applying a vibration-damping surface to an article. The method includes providing a coating material comprising a ceramic, metallic or cermet material and a viscoelastic glass frit and plasma spraying the coating material onto an article. The coating material forms a plurality of ceramic, metallic or cermet microstructures having voids with the viscoelastic glass frit distributed to interact with the voids to provide vibration damping. Also disclosed are plasma spray coatings for damping vibrations that includes a ceramic-glass frit composite coating capable of reducing resonant vibrations in a substrate at temperatures between 700° F. to 1500° F. and said plasma spray coating as a coating on a substrate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a frit containing substantially no lead, which is applicable to a member having ? of at most 50×10?7/° C. A frit comprising a low-melting point glass powder and a refractory filler powder, containing substantially no lead, having a thermal expansion coefficient of at most 50×10?7/° C., and being processable at 500° C. or lower, wherein the above low-melting point glass powder satisfies a softening pour point range of at least 30° C., and the above refractory filler powder satisfies the following relationship: 1<S×?<10 S: specific surface area (m2/g) ?: density (g/cm3).

Abstract: A bonding glass containing V2O5: 25 to 50 wt %, TeO2: 20 to 40 wt % and BaO: 5 to 30 wt %, and not containing lead.

Abstract: A sealing material for solid oxide fuel cells is provided, which is composed of around 60% to 80% by weight of glass, around 20% to 30% by weight of alcohol, around 0.5% to 3% by weight of ethyl celluloid as a binder, and around 0.01% to 0.1% by weight of polyethylene glycol as a plasticizer.

Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell device includes layers of solid electrolyte, cathode plates, anode plates, a frame and a non-contaminating, electrochemically stable sealing material. The sealing material may have a CTE of about 95×10?7/° C. to about 115×10?7/° C. The sealing material may include from about 65 wt % to about 100 wt % of glass frit and from about 0 wt % to about 35 wt % of a filler material. The glass frit may include from about 0 mol % to about 43 mol % of a metal oxide expressed as RO wherein R comprises magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, zinc and/or combinations thereof. The glass frit may also include from about 0 mol % to about 5 mol % Al2O3; from about 0 mol % to about 7 mol % TiO2; and from about 41 mol % to about 60 mol % SiO2.

Abstract: A ceramic compact having a patterned conductor is obtained by coating the patterned conductor with a slurry and then by hardening the slurry. The slurry is prepared by mixing a thermosetting resin precursor, a ceramic powder, and a medium. In the ceramic compact, an isocyanate- or isothiocyanate-containing gelling agent and a hydroxyl-containing polymer are reacted and hardened to produce a thermosetting resin. The hydroxyl-containing polymer is preferably a butyral resin, an ethylcellulose-based resin, a polyethyleneglycol-based resin, or a polyether-based resin.

Abstract: A powder composition for forming a highly expansible crystallized glass substantially free of alkali metals is disclosed, which composition can provide, through its firing at a temperature of not more than 900° C., a seal between metal and ceramic. The powder composition is a powder composition for the formation of a sealing crystallized glass which is substantially free of alkali metals and consists of the powder of a glass containing, calculated as oxides, SiO2: 10-30% by mass, B2O3: 20-30% by mass, CaO: 10-40% by mass, MgO: 15-40% by mass, BaO+SrO+ZnO: 0-10% by mass, La2O3: 0-5% by mass, Al2O3: 0-5% by mass, and RO2: 0-3% by mass (wherein R represents Zr, Ti, or Sn), wherein the crystallized glass that is formed by firing the powder composition at 900±50° C. has a coefficient of thermal expansion of 90-120×10?7/° C. at 50-550 ° C.

Abstract: Glass frits, conductive inks and articles having conductive inks applied thereto are described. According to one or more embodiments, glass frits with no intentionally added lead comprise TeO2 and one or more of Bi2O3, SiO2 and combinations thereof. One embodiment of the glass frit includes B2O3, and can further include ZnO, Al2O3 and/or combinations thereof. One embodiment provides for conductive inks which include a glass frit with no intentionally added lead and comprising TeO2 and one or more of Bi2O3, SiO2 and combinations thereof. Another embodiment includes articles with substrates such as semiconductors or glass sheets, having conductive inks disposed thereto, wherein the conductive ink includes glass frits having no intentionally added lead.

Abstract: A mixed quartz powder contains quartz powder and two or more types of doping element in an amount of from 0.1 to 20 mass %. The aforementioned doped elements include a first dope element selected from the group consisting of N, C and F, and a second dope element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Sc, Y, Ti, Zr, Hf, the lanthanides and the actinides. The “quartz powder” is a powder of crystalline quartz or it is a powder of glassy SiO2 particles. It is made form natural occurring quartz or it is fabricated synthetically. The “quartz powder” may be doped. The compounding ratio of the total amount (M1) of the aforementioned first elements and the total amount (M2) of the aforementioned second elements as the ratio of the number of atoms (M1)/(M2) is preferably from 0.1 to 20. Al as well as the aforementioned doped elements is preferably included in a mixed quartz powder of this invention.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate; a light emitting unit interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a sealing material bonding the first substrate to the second substrate and sealing the light emitting unit. The sealing material comprises V+4. In addition, a glass frit, a composition for forming a sealing material, and a method of manufacturing a light emitting device using the composition for forming a sealing material are provided to obtain the light emitting device. The sealing material of the light emitting device can be easily formed by coating and irradiation of electro-magnetic waves, so that manufacturing costs are low and deterioration of the light emitting unit occurring when sealing material is formed can be substantially prevented. The sealing material has good sealing properties and thus a light emitting device including the sealing material has a long lifetime.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of making a decorated multilayer glass structure using a single firing step that includes that use of a crystallizing glass enamel composition that contains ingredients to ensure the complete burnout of the organic portion of the composition upon firing and bending of a mated pair of glass sheets. A benefit of the composition is that when applied to one sheet of a mated pair of glass sheets, it burns out completely during firing and bending of the pair. The presence of high levels of oxidizers in the composition ensures a supply of oxygen to enable combustion of the organic vehicle while firing the glass sheets and prior to the sintering of the enamel composition to only one glass sheet in a mated pair of decorated or colored glass sheets.

Abstract: A porcelain enamel composition having a metallic appearance is disclosed. The composition comprises about 45% to about 55% SiO2, about 4 to about 20% R2O, about 9 to about 15% B2O3, about 4 to about 12% MnO2, about 1.5 to about 7% F2, about 0% to about 20% MO2, about 0% to about 10% RO, about 0% to about 6% NO2, about 0% to about 2% P2O5, about 0% to about 3% CoO, about 0% to about 3% NiO, about 0% to about 3% Al2O3, about 0% to about 3% Fe2O3, about 0% to about 3% CuO, about 0% to about 4% ZrO2, about 0% to about 2% Nb2O5, and about 0% to about 5% Sb2O3, wherein R2O represents at least one alkali oxide, wherein RO represents at least one alkaline earth oxide and wherein MO2 represents at least one opacifying pigment selected from the group consisting of ZrO2, TiO2, CeO2, SnO2 and La2O3.

Abstract: Glass frits, conductive inks and articles having conductive inks applied thereto are described. According to one or more embodiments, glass frits with no intentionally added lead comprise TeO2 and one or more of Bi2O3, SiO2 and combinations thereof. One embodiment of the glass frit includes B2O3, and can further include ZnO, Al2O3 and/or combinations thereof. One embodiment provides for conductive inks which include a glass frit with no intentionally added lead and comprising TeO2 and one or more of Bi2O3, SiO2 and combinations thereof. Another embodiment includes articles with substrates such as semiconductors or glass sheets, having conductive inks disposed thereto, wherein the conductive ink includes glass frits having no intentionally added lead.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sealing glass composition that excludes Pb, i.e., an environmentally harmful material, and a flat panel display apparatus using the same. A sealing glass composition of the present invention comprises Sb2O3 of 20 mol % to 50 mol %, B2O3 of 30 mol % to 70 mol %, SiO2 of 5 mol % to 15 mol % and Al2O3 of 0 mol % to 15 mol %. The flat display apparatus of the present invention has a front panel and a rear panel, which are combined together with a sealing glass composition with a predetermined distance therebetween.

Abstract: This invention relates to lead free, cadmium free, bismuth free low melting high durability glass and enamel compositions. The compositions comprise silica, zinc, titanium, and boron oxide based glass frits. The resulting compositions can be used to decorate and protect automotive, beverage, architectural, pharmaceutical and other glass substrates.

Abstract: A composition for producing a layer or coating which is stable at high temperatures includes water glass, at least one glass frit, hard material particles and solvent.

Abstract: The invention relates to glass compositions useful in conductive pastes for silicon semiconductor devices and photovoltaic cells. The thick film conductor compositions include one or more electrically functional powders and one or more glass frits dispersed in an organic medium. The thick film compositions may also include one or more additive(s). Exemplary additives may include metals, metal oxides or any compounds that can generate these metal oxides during firing.

Abstract: Provided is a cover coating composition for a glass lining comprising a frit constituting the composition which mainly includes 65 to 75 mol % of SiO2, 2 to 8 mol % of ZrO2, 10 to 22 mol % of R2O where R represents Li, K, or Cs, and 2 to 12 mol % of R?O where R? represents Mg, Ca, Sr, or Ba, and the frit is free of Na2O, and said cover coating composition for a glass lining may further contain a metal fiber.

Abstract: The present invention provides a frit containing substantially no lead, which is applicable to a member having ? of at most 50×10<7/° C. A frit comprising a low-melting point glass powder and a refractory filler powder, containing substantially no lead, having a thermal expansion coefficient of at most 50×10?7/° C., and being processable at 500° C. or lower, wherein the above low-melting point glass powder satisfies a softening pour point range of at least 30° C.

Abstract: The invented compositions for metal cladding of components in demanding applications can include one or more of liquid and/or colloidal sodium, potassium and/or lithium silicate, clay and/or clays, a compound of hollow micro-spheres (e.g. naturally occurring and nearly ubiquitous perlite and/or a synthetic hollow micro-sphere equivalent) and/or alumina or one or more flexible or malleable or resiliently deformable, impact-resistant materials such as plastomers, elastomers and/or other plastic, rubber, plastic-like or rubber-like materials; a wetting agent consisting of one or more of water or water and ethanol for fast drying under proper safety and venting conditions; and one or more surfactants and/or dispersants.

Abstract: In manufacturing a ceramic multi-layer wiring substrate which is formed by stacking a plurality of ceramic layers and which includes an internal wiring, a ceramic paste is printed using a screen printing process on a part of a ceramic green sheet to be a ceramic layer having the internal wiring formed thereon which part does not include the internal wiring, to form between the ceramic layers a ceramic filling layer including a same ceramic component as that in the ceramic layers which ceramic filling layer is not formed on the internal wiring. The ceramic paste includes a ceramic component, an acrylic resin, and a cellulose resin, and loss factor tan ? of the paste represented by (loss modulus)/(storage modulus) in a dry condition after printing is equal to or greater than loss factor tan ? of a conductor paste layer to be the internal wiring in a dry condition.

Abstract: Frits, obscuration enamel compositions including frits and automotive windshields having obscuration enamel compositions applied thereto are described. According to one or more embodiments, the obscuration enamel composition comprises a paste component and a frit component having Bi2O3, SiO2 and B2O3 and being substantially free of Na2O. In other embodiments, a reducing agent is included in the frit component. Obscuration enamels of some embodiments have a total solids content of at least 80% by weight.

Abstract: A glass composition for use as a sealant or otherwise bonded to a fuel cell component, including from about 40 mol % to about 60 mol % RO; from about 2 mol % to about 10 mol % M2O3; and from about 35 mol % to about 45 mol % SiO2. R is selected from the group including strontium, calcium, magnesium and zinc and combinations thereof. M is selected from the group including aluminum, boron, lanthanum, iron and combinations thereof. The glass includes at least about 5 mol % ZnO. Upon heat treatment, the glass at least partially crystallizes with the formation of at least one alkaline earth-zinc pyrosilicate crystalline phases.

Abstract: The invented compositions for metal cladding of components in demanding applications can include one or more of liquid and/or colloidal sodium, potassium and/or lithium silicate, clay and/or clays, a compound of hollow micro-spheres (e.g. naturally occurring and nearly ubiquitous perlite and/or a synthetic hollow micro-sphere equivalent) and/or alumina or one or more flexible or malleable or resiliently deformable, impact-resistant materials such as plastomers, elastomers and/or other plastic, rubber, plastic-like or rubber-like materials; a wetting agent consisting of one or more of water or water and ethanol for fast drying under proper safety and venting conditions; and one or more surfactants and/or dispersants.

Abstract: The invention provides an enamel composition that imparts a frosted appearance to glass articles such as bottles and windows while allowing a wide firing range and maintaining consistent properties such as gloss and light transmittance. The composition comprises a zinc borosilicate glass frit with one or more crystalline materials added thereto.

Abstract: The invention is directed to lead-free glass frit compositions that can be used as sealing frits, the compositions being a blend of: (1) at least one of two glass families which are SnO—ZnO—P2O5 and alkali-ZnO—P2O5 glasses; and (2) at least one cerammed filler material having a crystalline phase selected from the group consisting of beta-quartz, beta-eucryptite, cordierite, and beta-spodumene. The blends of the invention have flow characteristics that enable them to be used at sealing temperatures in the range of 450-550° C., and a CTE value in the range of 60-90×10?7/° C.

Abstract: A low melting glass, which contains substantially no lead and contains 70-90% of Bi2O3, 1-20% of ZnO, 2-12% of B2O3, 0.1-5% of Al2O3, 0.1-5% of CeO2, 0-5% of CuO, 0-0.2% of Fe2O3 and 0.05-5% of CuO+Fe2O3 in mass %, wherein a content of alkali metal oxides in the glass composition is less than 0.1%, and the glass does not crystallize by pre-baking at a sealing temperature or more, can be used for sealing later, and can suppress deterioration of a material such as platinum or platinum-rhodium to provide a stable melting operation for a long period.

Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell device incorporates a sealing material resistant to hydrogen gas permeation at a sealing temperature in the intermediate temperature range of 600° C.–900° C., the seal having a CTE in the 100×10?7/° C. to 120×10?7/° C., wherein the sealing material comprises in weight %, of: (i) a 80 wt % to 100 wt % glass frit, the glass frit itself having a composition comprising in mole percent of: SiO2 15–65; Li2O 0–5; Na2O 0–5; K2O 0–10; MgO 0–5; CaO 0–32; Al2O3 0–10; B2O3 0–50; SrO 0 to 25, wherein the total amount of alkalis is less than 10 mole %; and (ii) zirconia or leucite addition 0 wt % to 30 wt.

Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell device incorporates a sealing material resistant to hydrogen gas permeation at a sealing temperature in the intermediate temperature range of 600° C.–800° C., the seal having a CTE in the 100×10?7/° C. to 120×10?7/° C., wherein the sealing material comprises in weight %, of: (i) a 80 to 95 wt % of glass frit, the glass frit itself having a composition in mole percent of: SiO2 70–85%; Al2O3 0–5%; Na2O3 0–8%; K2O 10–25%; ZnO 0–10%; ZrO2 0–6%; MgO 0–7%; TiO2 0–2%; and (ii) and 5 wt % to 25 wt % of addition comprising at least one of: alumina, zirconia or leucite.

Abstract: A compound constructed by N (N is an integer of 2 or more) kinds of phases containing at least one kind of elements selected from a group consisting of Co, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Si, Pb, Bi and Al. At least one kind to (N?1) kinds among the N kinds of phases are continuous phases, and the other phases are discontinuous phases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a Cd-free and Pb-free glass composition comprising, based in mol %, 1–10% MO where M is selected from Ba, Sr, Ca and mixtures thereof, 5–30% MgO, 0.3–5% CuO, 0–2.5% P2O5, 0–2.5% ZrO2, 24–45% ZnO, 2–10% Al2O3, 35–50% SiO2 and 0.1–3% A2O where A is selected from the group of alkali elements and mixtures thereof wherein the glass composition is useful in thick paste dielectric materials which are compatible with AlN substrates.

Abstract: present invention relates to a Cd-free and Pb-free glass composition comprising, based in mol %, 1–10% MO where M is selected from Ba, Sr, Ca and mixtures thereof, 5–30% MgO, 0.3–5% CuO, 0–2.5% P2O5, 0–2.5% ZrO2, 24–45% ZnO, 2–10% Al2O3, 35–50% SiO2 and 0.1–3% A2O where A is selected from the group of alkali elements and mixtures thereof wherein the glass composition is useful in thick paste dielectric materials which are compatible with AlN substrates.

Abstract: A method of providing covert security features for documents such as vouchers, packaged goods and banknotes in which the document is provided with a dopant. The dopant consisting of a material which can be identified by examination of its response to visible wavelength photon radiation and which can be applied directly on or into the document or can be fused into glass matrices before application.

Abstract: An electroconductive low thermal expansion ceramic sintered body is disclosed which containing a ?-eucryptite phase in a quantity of not less than 75 vol. % and not more than 99 vol. % and having an absolute value of thermal expansion coefficient of not more than 1.0×10?7/K at a temperature of 0° C. to 50° C., a volumetric specific resistance of not more than 1.0×107 ?·cm, and a specific rigidity of not less than 40 GPa/g/cm3.

Abstract: The present invention provides partially crystallizing lead-free and cadmium-free glass enamel composition that fuse at low temperatures. Glass enamel compositions according to the present invention form predominantly bismuth titanate and optionally zinc titanate crystals upon firing. Preferably, glass enamel compositions according to the invention include a glass component that includes by weight from about 11% to about 52% SiO2, from 10.2% to about 40% TiO2, from about 5% to about 75% Bi2O3, up to about 8% B2O3, up to about 14% BaO+SrO, and up to about 45% by weight ZnO, where the sum of Bi2O3 and ZnO comprises from about 30% to about 85% of the glass component by weight.

Abstract: Glass composition for use as sealing material in fuel cells, comprising a glass matrix with main components consisting of SiO2, Al2O3, and one or more compounds from group I metal oxides and/or group II metal oxides, and a filler material evenly dispersed in the matrix, wherein the filler material consists of particles of one or more refractive compounds from the group: MgO—MgAl2O4, stabilized zirconia, rare earth oxides, (Mg,Ca)SiO3, Mg2SiO4, MgSiO3, CaSiO3, CaZrO3, ThO2, TiO2, MIIAlSi2O8, where MII=Ca, Sr or Ba.

Abstract: The cooking panel is made from an opaque glass-ceramic material uniformly colored throughout and having keatite mixed crystals as the predominant crystalline phase. The cooking panel is made by ceramicizing a ceramicizable glass or a transparent glass-ceramic with high quartz mixed crystals as the predominant crystalline phase in a definite color location range with a brightness parameter value (L*) less than 85 and a color shade and chromaticity according to its later service and wear pattern. The cooking panel makes deposited material, such as dirt and the like, less conspicuous.