Alumina silicate glass-ceramic materials for electrical purposes

The prospects for use of glass-ceramic materials as electrical products were analyzed. The priority of a self-organized macro- and nanostructure formation of the glass-ceramic materials under conditions of low-temperature heat treatment to ensure their high physical and chemical properties was shown. The choice of an alumina silicate system of materials for obtaining high-strength glass-ceramic materials with improved electrical properties was substantiated, taking into account the aspects of energy saving. The technological modes of cooking, forming and heat treatment of glass-ceramic materials were determined. Resistance, dielectric constant and dielectric loss tangent at 106 Hz were measured using an E6-13A teraometer on a trielectrode system at a temperature of +29 °C and a DE-5000 RLC meter. Electric strength (Em) and cold crushing strength were determined according to GOST 24409-80. Tensile strength according to GOST 32281.1-2013 (EN 1288-1: 2000). The decisive influence on the electrical properties of glass-ceramic materials the crystalline phases of α-cordierite, β-spodumene or lithium disilicate, as well as the residual glass phase composition has been established. The structure influence of the alumina silicate glass-ceramic materials on the provision of their electrical (tgδ∙104 = 70 ÷ 80; e = 8.0 ÷ 9.3 (at f = 106 Hz); lg ρv = 12.9 ÷ 15.0 (ρv, Ohm·cm at Т = 20 °C) and mechanical (K1C = 3.15 ÷ 4.3 МPа∙м1/2; σ comp = 630 ÷ 700 МPа, σbend = 300 ÷ 350 МPа; KCU = 4.8 ÷ 5.9 kJ/m2) properties. It was found that, the defining condition for the developed glass-ceramic materials use as insulating materials under repeated exposure to high-temperature operations is their high breakdown strength Em = 37 ÷ 42 MV/m and thermal shock resistance due to low TCLE (α∙107 = 21.5 ÷ 31.8 deg-1). The influence of phase composition and structure of the alumina silicate glass-ceramic materials on their electrical and mechanical properties was analyzed. A comparative assessment of the known ceramic and glass-ceramic materials for electrical purposes has made it possible to establish the feasibility of using the developed materials as substrates in the design of a hybrid integrated circuit, vacuum-tight shell and capacitor dielectrics.