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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2013
Ut-battelle, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Wayne Surdoval, Monroeville, PA (US);
Edgar Lara-Curzio, Lenoir City, TN (US);
Jeffry Stevenson, Richland, WA (US);
Joseph Thomas Muth, Somerville, MA (US);
Beth L. Armstrong, Clinton, TN (US);
Amit Shyam, Knoxville, TN (US);
Rosa M. Trejo, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Yanli Wang, Knoxville, TN (US);
Yeong Shyung Chou, Richland, WA (US);
Travis Ray Shultz, Morgantown, WV (US);
UT-BATTELLE, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE, Richland, WA (US);
Abstract
A seal for a solid oxide fuel cell includes a glass matrix having glass percolation therethrough and having a glass transition temperature below 650° C. A deformable second phase material is dispersed in the glass matrix. The second phase material can be a compliant material. The second phase material can be a crushable material. A solid oxide fuel cell, a precursor for forming a seal for a solid oxide fuel cell, and a method of making a seal for a solid oxide fuel cell are also disclosed.