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: Abrasive particles and methods of making the same. Embodiments of the invention can be used to make abrasive particles. The abrasive particles can be incorporated into a variety of abrasive articles, including bonded abrasives, coated abrasives, nonwoven abrasives, and abrasive brushes.

Abstract: Multi-layered cellular metallic glass structures and methods of preparing the same are provided. In one embodiment, the cellular metallic glass structure includes at least one patterned metallic glass sheet and at least one additional sheet. The at least one patterned metallic glass sheet may include multiple sheets connected together to form a group of sheets, and the structure may include a group of sheets sandwiched between two outer sheets. The patterned metallic glass sheets may be patterned by thermoplastically forming two- and/or three-dimensional patterns in the metallic glass sheets.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a thick film getter composition comprising: (a) desiccant material; dispersed in (b) organic medium comprising (1) curable organic polymeric binder; (2) monomer; and (3) photoinitiator.

Abstract: A ceramic substrate composition is provided which can be co-fired with a low-melting metal and exhibits excellent dielectric characteristics at high frequencies, particularly tens of gigahertz. The ceramic substrate composition mainly contains a glass represented by aB2O3-bRe2O3-cZnO, wherein the molar ratios (a, b, and c) fall within a region defined in a ternary composition diagram by Point A (0.4, 0.595, 0.005), Point B (0.4, 0.25, 0.35), Point C (0.52, 0.01, 0.47), Point D (0.9, 0.005, 0.095), and Point E (0.9, 0.09, 0.01).

Abstract: The invention is directed to a silver-containing polarizing boroaluminosilicate glass composition that has been doped with a noble metal selected from the group consisting of Pt, Pd, Os, Ir, Rh and Ru, including mixtures thereof, to nucleate and precipitate silver ions to silver metal without the need for a reducing atmosphere step. The invention is further directed to a method for making the glass composition of the invention. Using the composition and method of the invention, one can prepare a glass having a selected null transmission range.

Abstract: The present invention relates to photostabilised effect pigments in which one or more calcined and vanadium-containing oxide layers, alone or mixed with sulfates, borates or phosphates, have been applied to a substrate, to a process for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof in plastics, paints, coatings, printing inks, cosmetics, films, in security printing, for laser marking, in thermal protection or for colouring seed.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for using color inconstancy pigments and/or dyes, such as rare earth doped color inconstancy pigments, in security applications including semi-overt and covert security application.

Abstract: Disclosed is a glass paste containing a glass powder and an organic component, wherein a black pigment is composed of a complex oxide having a spinel structure and containing Co element and one or more metal elements other than Co element. Consequently, the glass paste is suppressed in color degradation at high temperatures, and thus enables to form a pattern having excellent color and degree of blackness after sintering.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a resistance paste for a high-power thick film circuit based on a stainless steel substrate and a preparation method thereof The resistance paste disclosed in the present invention demonstrates a low resistivity, excellent insulating performance, superior printing and sintering characteristics, and good compatibility with a surface-insulated stainless steel substrate. The preparation method of the present invention comprises steps of: A. Preparing a microcrystalline glass powder; B. Preparing an organic binder; C. Formulating a paste: preparing a solid-phase component with the silver powder, the palladium powder and the microcrystalline glass powder in appropriate proportions; mixing in a ball mill tank the solid-phase component and the organic binder in an appropriate proportion; and putting the resultant mixture into a ball mill to be grounded therein.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a screen-printable getter composition comprising: (a) glass frit; dispersed in (b) organic medium. The invention is further directed to a screen-printable thick film getter composition comprising: (a) glass frit; and (b) desiccant material; dispersed in (c) organic medium. The present invention further relates to a getter composition utilizing low-softening temperature glasses comprising, based on weight %, 1-50% SiO2, 0-80% B2O3, 0-90% Bi2O3, 0-90% PbO, 0-90% P2O5, 0-60% Li2O, 0-30% Al2O3, 0-10% K2O, 0-10% Na2O, and 0-30% MO where M is selected from Ba, Sr, Ca, Zn, Cu, Mg and mixtures thereof. The glasses described herein may contain several other oxide constituents that can substitute glass network-forming elements or modify glass structure.

Abstract: A glass ceramic composition is used for a multilayer ceramic substrate 2 including glass ceramic layers 3 laminated, the multilayer ceramic substrate 2 being used for a multilayer ceramic module 1. The glass ceramic composition includes a first ceramic powder mainly composed of forsterite, a second ceramic powder mainly composed of at least one component selected from CaTiO3, SrTiO3 and TiO2, and a borosilicate glass powder containing Li2O, MgO, B2O3, SiO2, ZnO and Al2O3. The glass ceramic composition contains 3 percent by weight or more of the borosilicate glass powder and further contains at least one additive selected from the group consisting of CaO, BaO and SrO.

Abstract: Dielectric ceramics and a multi-layer ceramic capacitor with internal Ni electrodes having a more improved property showing the reliability such as high accelerated life time than usual, a temperature characteristic of the permittivity satisfying the X6S property, and having a permittivity of from 800 to 1800, wherein the dielectric ceramics comprise a main ingredient within a range: 1.100?Ba/Ti?1.700 0.02?a?0.10 0.01?b?0.

Abstract: Provided with a glass composition including a network-former oxide composed of any one of or both of B2O3 and V2O5 of 20-80% by weight, ZnO of 0-60% by weight and BaO of 0-80% by weight, wherein at least one of ZnO and BaO is included as an essential ingredient. The present invention is a glass material for use in sealing, which is of lead-free series, can be used for sealing at a low processing temperature and within a wide temperature range, has a low thermal expansion coefficient, superior adhesion, superior sealing processability, superior adherence, superior chemical stability, superior strength and the like and comprises sufficient practical performance to substitute for lead glass.

Abstract: The glass ceramic or glass element that can be subjected to high thermal loads is decorated with a metallic colorant. The metallic colorant consists of a melted silicate and at least one effect pigment, which is included in a specified proportion in a melt of the silicate glass to form the metallic colorant. The at least one effect pigment is in the form of platelets of synthetic aluminum oxide (Al2O3) coated with at least one metal oxide. Preferably the at least one effect pigment is a XIRALLIC® high chroma sparkle pigment supplied commercially by Merck and the metallic colorant has a pigment content of from 1 to 30 wt. %.

Abstract: The present invention provides a functionally graded glass/ceramic/glass sandwich system especially useful in damage resistant, ceramic dental and orthopedic prosthesis. The functionally graded glass/substrate/glass composite structure comprises an outer (aesthetic) residual glass layer, a graded glass-ceramic layer, and a dense interior ceramic. The functionally graded glass/substrate/glass composite structure may further comprise a veneer on an exterior surface. The present invention also provides a method for preparing a functionally graded glass/ceramic/glass sandwich system. A powdered glass-ceramic composition or a glass tape is applied to the accessible surfaces of a dense alumina substrate to thereby substantially cover the substrate surfaces. The glass of the composition has a CTE similar to that of the substrate material. The glass-ceramic composition is infiltrated into the dense substrate by heating the assembly to temperatures 50-700° C. below the sintering temperature of the substrate.

Abstract: A glass-ceramic material, particularly for elements in laser systems, and a method for preparing same. The glass-ceramic material may be used for an optical fiber for communication systems and laser systems. The glass-ceramic may include gahnite crystals and optionally ?-quartz-like solid solution, or a petalite-like crystals, spinel, and zirconia crystals. The elements may comprise a host material glass-ceramic, where the glass-ceramic is doped with appropriate ions.

Abstract: Heat insulating panels are widely used in various domains, for example construction sites or hospitals. These panels require adhesives which may generate heat when the panels are subjected to high temperatures. In the field of high temperature insulation, ceramics are brittle and may not be suitable in some applications. This invention discloses a heat-insulating composite including a plurality of glass, and a binder composition for fusing the glass when the heat-insulting composite is exposed to a temperature higher than 1000C. It was found that as the heat progresses from the outer surface to the inner surface of the composite, plurality of laminated ceramic-like structures are formed, which may assist further in insulating the heat. Interestingly, these laminated ceramic-like structures are found to be rubber-like and therefore not brittle.

Abstract: A glass ceramic composition for glass ceramic layers laminated in multilayer ceramic substrate included in multilayer ceramic module is provided. The glass ceramic composition contains a first ceramic powder mainly composed of forsterite, a second ceramic powder mainly composed of at least one material selected from CaTiO3, SrTiO3 and TiO2, and a borosilicate glass powder containing Li2O, MgO, B2O3, SiO2, ZnO and possibly Al2O3. The content of the borosilicate glass powder is about 3 percent by weight or more. The borosilicate glass powder further contains at least one additive selected from the group consisting of CaO, BaO and SrO.

Abstract: Ceramic materials and articles comprising at least 35 percent by weight Al2O3, and a plurality of cells having an average cell size of less than 3 micrometers.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic substrate includes a plurality of stacked glass ceramic layers and internal conductors. The glass ceramic layers contain at least one diffusion element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr and Mn. The internal conductors contain Ag as a conductive material. The multilayer ceramic substrate is produced by the steps of adding at least one diffusion element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr and Mn to conductive paste and diffusing the diffusion element in the glass ceramic layers around the conductive paste. As a result, defects otherwise possibly generated around the internal conductors can be eliminated with exactitude.

Abstract: Provided is a ceramic powder for a green sheet that gives a low-temperature fired ceramic substrate that can be fired at a temperature of 900° C. or lower and has excellent dielectric properties in the higher frequency bands such as microwave and millimeter-wave bands, has a low hygroscopicity, and has minor warping and creasing even in the case of co-firing with a silver-based conductor paste, the ceramic powder for a green sheet including a glass powder and an alumina powder, in which the glass powder contains 35 to 39% by weight of SiO2, 9 to 17% by weight of Al2O3, 21 to 40% by weight of B2O3, 10 to 20% by weight of R?O, wherein R? is one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca and Ba, 0.2 to 2% by weight of Li2O, and 0.5 to 2% by weight of MO2, wherein M is one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of Ti and Zr, so that the total is 100% by weight.

Abstract: A Bismuth glass composition including 0.5 to 14 wt % of SiO2, 3 to 15 wt % of B2O3, 4 to 22 wt % of ZnO, 55 to 90 wt % of Bi2O3 and 4 wt % or less of Al2O3, and further including 5 wt % or less of an oxide of Group A, 12 wt % or less of an oxide of Group B and 0.1 to 10 wt % of an oxide of Group C, wherein the oxide of Group A is at least one selected from the group consisting of Li2O, Na2O and K2O, the oxide of Group B is at least one selected from the group consisting of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO, and the oxide of Group C is at least one selected from the group consisting of Sc2O3, Y2O3, La2O3, CeO2, Pr2O3, Nd2O3, Sm2O3, Eu2O3, Gd2O3, Tb2O3, Dy2O3, Ho2O3, Er2O3, Tm2O3, Yb2O3 and Lu2O3.

Abstract: A new class of nanostructured RE-doped SiO2-base materials that display superior fluorescence properties is provided. In particular, high gain combined with a broad and flat spectral band width is observed in material composed of a high fraction of a nano-dispersed metastable silicate phase in a glassy SiO2 matrix, produced by partial devitrification (crystallization) of several glassy Al2O3/Er2O3- and Y2O3/Er2O3-doped SiO2 compositions. Also, a highly deconvoluted spectral emission, with several prominent peaks, is observed in completely devitrified material, consisting of a uniform nano-dispersion of an equilibrium silicate phase in a crystobalite SiO2 matrix. Such enhanced fluorescence properties were observed in heat treated nanopowders prepared by vapor-phase, solgel, rapid solidification, and spray-pyrolysis methods.

Abstract: A ceramic composition including a first ceramic material and a second ceramic material that is in the form of nano-, submicron-, or micron-sized particles, in which the first ceramic material has a lower melting point than the second ceramic material, and, when the first ceramic material melts into a liquid and the second ceramic material remains particulate, the second ceramic material floats at the top of the liquid. Also disclosed is a variant of this composition including a first ceramic material and a second ceramic material, in which the second ceramic material has a melting point higher than the first ceramic material, and, when the first ceramic material melts into a liquid, the second ceramic material partially or completely dissolves in the liquid.

Abstract: A low temperature cofired ceramic material mainly includes that mixed evenly with high thermal conductivity ceramic materials (AlN) and Borosilicate powder glass materials.

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: A ceramic substrate composition is provided which can be co-fired with a low-melting metal and exhibits excellent dielectric characteristics at high frequencies, particularly tens of gigahertz. The ceramic substrate composition mainly contains a glass represented by aB2O3-bRe2O3-cZnO, wherein the molar ratios (a, b, and c) fall within a region defined in a ternary composition diagram by Point A (0.4, 0.595, 0.005), Point B (0.4, 0.25, 0.35), Point C (0.52, 0.01, 0.47), Point D (0.9, 0.005, 0.095), and Point E (0.9, 0.09, 0.01).

Abstract: There is provided a bonding material composition for obtaining a joined body by unitarily joining two or more members to be joined by means of a bonding material layer, wherein the bonding material composition contains flat particles, non-flat particles, smectite-based clay, and an inorganic adhesive as main components. The bonding material composition costs little, can relax thermal stress generated in the joined body without using fibers which may do harm to a human body, and can reduce defects such as a crack and a void upon drying or a thermal treatment.

Abstract: The invention relates to an opaque dental ceramic for burning on a rack or implant of dental restoration at least comprising SiO2, Al2O3, B2O3, Na2O, K2O as well as TiO2. To cover the non-dental-coloured implant material sufficiently the invention provides that the opaque dental ceramic is clouded by precipitation of one or more crystalline TiO2 phases.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a thick film getter composition comprising: (a) desiccant material; dispersed in (b) organic medium comprising (1) curable organic polymeric binder; (2) monomer; and (3) photoinitiator.

Abstract: A glass-ceramic composition contains first ceramic particles principally containing forsterite; second ceramic particles principally containing at least one selected from the group consisting of calcium titanate, strontium titanate, and titanium oxide; and borosilicate glass particles containing about 3% to 15% lithium oxide, about 20% to 50% magnesium oxide, about 15% to 30% boron oxide, about 10% to 45% silicon oxide, about 6% to 20% zinc oxide, 0% to about 15% aluminum oxide, and at least one additive selected from the group consisting of calcium oxide, barium oxide, and strontium oxide on a weight basis. The content of the borosilicate glass particles is about 3% or more; the lower limit of the content of the additive is about 2%; and the upper limit of the additive content is about 15%, about 25%, or about 25% when the additive is calcium oxide, barium oxide, or strontium oxide, respectively, on a weight basis.

Abstract: An insulating ceramic composition forming insulating ceramic layers (3) stacked in a multilayer ceramic substrate (2) used in a monolithic ceramic electronic component, such as a multilayer ceramic module (1). The insulating ceramic composition contains a first ceramic powder mainly containing forsterite, a second ceramic powder mainly containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of CaTiO3, SrTiO3, and TiO2, and a borosilicate glass powder. The borosilicate glass powder contains 3 to 15 percent by weight of lithium in terms of Li2O, 30 to 50 percent by weight of magnesium in terms of MgO, 15 to 30 percent by weight of boron in terms of B2O3, 10 to 35 percent by weight of silicon in terms of SiO2, 6 to 20 percent by weight of zinc in terms of ZnO, and 0 to 15 percent by weight of aluminum in terms of Al2O3. The insulating ceramic composition can be fired at a temperature of 1000° C.

Abstract: A bioactive glass having a composition substantially comprising 30 to 60 mol % of CaO, 40 to 70 mol % of SiO2 and 20 mol % or less of Na2O has low glass transition temperature and/or crystallization temperature, and a sintered calcium phosphate obtained by using the bioactive glass as a sintering aid has excellent biocompatibility, mechanical strength and sinterability.

Abstract: Temperature-sensing compositions can include an inorganic material, such as a semiconductor nanocrystal. The nanocrystal can be a dependable and accurate indicator of temperature. The intensity of emission of the nanocrystal varies with temperature and can be highly sensitive to surface temperature. The nanocrystals can be processed with a binder to form a matrix, which can be varied by altering the chemical nature of the surface of the nanocrystal. A nanocrystal with a compatibilizing outer layer can be incorporated into a coating formulation and retain its temperature sensitive emissive properties.

Abstract: A film containing a photo-catalyst apatite contains an inorganic coating main material, and a powdered photo-catalyst apatite and powdered titanium oxide that disperse within the inorganic coating main material, in which the total content of the photo-catalyst apatite and the titanium oxide is 0.01-5 wt %.

Abstract: The optical elements are made from an opto-ceramic material that is characterized by high density, transparency for visible light and IR, high refractive index, high Abbe number and outstanding relative partial dispersion. Mixed oxides are sintered to obtain the opto-ceramic material. The mixed oxides contain zirconium oxide and hafnium oxide mixed with one or more oxides of yttrium, scandium, lanthanide elements, and optionally mixed with one or more of SiO2, Na2O, and TiO2. Alternatively the mixed oxides contain zirconium oxide and hafnium oxide mixed with CaO and/or MgO and optionally mixed with one or more of SiO2, Na2O, and TiO2. In addition, the mixed oxides can also include one or more oxides of Al, Ga, In, and Sc; optionally one or more oxides of yttrium, some lanthanide elements; and optionally one or more of SiO2, Na2O, MgO, CaO, and TiO2.

Abstract: A ceramic composition includes a glass composition and a filler including at least one of Al2O3 and TiO2, wherein the composition of the ceramic composition includes 0.15 to 0.55 mol of a, 0.45 to 0.85 mol of b, 0.01 to 0.2 mol of an oxide RO of an alkaline earth metal element R, and 0.1 to 0.4 mol of the filler, wherein a represents a molar quantity of an oxide Ln2O3 of a rare earth element Ln, b represents a molar quantity of boron oxide B2O3, and a+b=1 mol.

Abstract: A dielectric material comprising: a glass powder constituted of a glass comprising Si, B and an alkali metal element, the glass being amorphous in sintering at a temperature of 1,050° C. or lower; and a ceramic filler comprising at least one member of SiO2, Al2O3 and 3Al2O3.2SiO2, and an alkali metal element, wherein when a total sum of Si converted into SiO2, B converted into B2O3 and the alkali metal element converted into A2O, wherein A represents an alkali metal element, all of which are contained in the glass, is 100 mole %, the content of the alkali metal element converted into A2O, which is contained in the glass, is 0.5 mole % or less; and when a total sum of at least one member of SiO2, Al2O3 and 3Al2O3.2SiO2, and the alkali metal element converted into A2O, all of which are contained in the ceramic filler, is 100 mole %, a content of the alkali metal element converted into A2O, which is contained in the ceramic filler, is 0.5 mole % or less.

Abstract: Objects of the present invention are to provide a low-temperature co-fired ceramic material having a coefficient of linear thermal expansion controlled and has a high dielectric constant, and to reduce the warpage of a fired product even if it has an unsymmetrical lamination structure in a multilayer wiring board in which glass-ceramic mixed layers of different compositions are laminated. A low-temperature co-fired ceramic material in accordance with the present invention includes: SiO2—B2O3—Al2O3— alkaline earth metal oxide based glass, alumina, titania, and cordierite; glass, titania, and cordierite; or glass, titania, and mullite. When a multilayer wiring board is made of the low-temperature co-fired ceramic material, the content of cordierite or mullite of the substrate material is adjusted to control a difference in a coefficient of linear thermal expansion between the layers of the substrate material to not more than 0.25×10?6/° C.

Abstract: Thermochromic material comprising a thermochromic component and a binder, wherein the thermochromic component is crystal phases based on oxides of heavy metals of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII groups of the Periodic System selected from the group consisting of compounds of the following general formulae: (i) (Bi2O3)1-z(MxOy)z where z=0–0.

Abstract: A glass composition for a plasma display panel (PDP) and its fabrication method are disclosed. The composition, including a ZnO—B2O3 group and alkaline earth metal oxide, is environment-friendly, has a high discharge efficiency and is used as various PDP dielectric materials. The fabrication method allows to compose the low melting point unleaded non-alkali glass composition at a low cost.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a synergistic composition for preparing high concentration fullerene (C60)-glass and a method for preparing glass doped with fullerene (C60) in bulk monolith using the synergistic composition, which may be used as a nonlinear photonic material and more particularly as a nonlinear optical medium and optical limiter.

Abstract: A high-strength, low-temperature-sintered ceramic composition having a structure comprising a SrAl2Si2O8 crystal and an Al2O3 crystal, the SrAl2Si2O8 crystal being composed of hexagonal SrAl2Si2O8 alone or hexagonal SrAl2Si2O8 and monoclinic SrAl2Si2O8, and a peak intensity ratio represented by I101/(I101+I002)×100 being 5% or more in an X-ray diffraction measurement by a Cu—K? line, wherein I101 represents a peak intensity of a (101) plane of the hexagonal SrAl2Si2O8, and I002 represents a peak intensity of a (002) plane of the monoclinic SrAl2Si2O8.

Abstract: Provided is a conductive paste capable of adjusting resistivity and forming a conductor film having high strength of bonding with a glass substrate and high mounting strength of a metal terminal. The conductive paste contains a conductive component, a glass frit having a composition containing a Bi2O3—B2O3—SiO2—Al2O3 or Bi2O3—B2O3—SiO2—Al2O3—ZnO primary component and about 0.5 to 5% by weight of NiO as a secondary component, and an organic vehicle. The conductive paste is applied on a glass substrate and then baked to form a conductor film. A glass circuit structure formed by using the conductor film can be advantageously used as a defogging glass for an automobile window.

Abstract: A dielectric glass-ceramic substrate composed of a dielectric glass-ceramic composition is disclosed. The dielectric glass-ceramic composition includes a ceramic material and a Ba—B—Si glass material. Also, a method of manufacturing a dielectric glass-ceramic substrate includes steps of: mixing a ceramic material and a Ba—B—Si glass material with an organic carrier, forming the ceramic material, the Ba—B—Si glass material and the organic carrier as a pre-mold; and firing the pre-mold to form the dielectric glass-ceramic substrate at a low temperature.

Abstract: Al2O3—La2O3—Y2O3—MgO ceramics (including glasses, crystalline ceramics, and glass-ceramics) and methods of making the same. Ceramics according to the present invention can be made, formed as, or converted into glass beads, articles (e.g., plates), fibers, particles, and thin coatings. The particles and fibers are useful, for example, as thermal insulation, filler, or reinforcing material in composites (e.g., ceramic, metal, or polymeric matrix composites). The thin coatings can be useful, for example, as protective coatings in applications involving wear, as well as for thermal management. Some embodiments of ceramic particles according to the present invention can be are particularly useful as abrasive particles.

Abstract: Ceramics comprising (i) at least one of Nb2O5 or Ta2O5 and (ii) at least two of (a) Al2O3, (b) Y2O3, or (c) at least one of ZrO2 or HfO2. Embodiments of ceramics according to the present invention can be made, formed as, or converted into optical waveguides, glass beads, articles (e.g., plates), fibers, particles (e.g., abrasive particles), and thin coatings.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic substrate which is obtained by firing multilayers of ceramic green sheets each having a dielectric layer, made of a glass-ceramic material comprising a mixture of alumina and a glass containing at least Si and Ca, and an electrode layer made of Ag and formed on the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer after firing includes anorthite (CaAl2Si2O8) crystals having a grain size of up to 84 nm.

Abstract: The invention relates to friction linings for structural and functional elements used in braking systems, especially in systems for motor vehicles. Said friction linings consist of an inorganic composite material which in turn consists of a glass or glass ceramics matrix, inorganic reinforcing fibers and one or more fillers, including one or more anti-friction substances with planar hexagonal structural elements.