A sensor component for application temperatures above 700° C., especially electrical and/or electrochemical sensor component is provided. The sensor component has a feedthrough element, the feedthrough element having a through-hole with a through-hole inner wall extending from one surface of the feedthrough element to the other surface of the feedthrough element, wherein an insulation element is located within a through-hole of the feedthrough element, the through-hole has a diameter Da, the insulation element has a Volume V and a height H which are compact.

A method for producing a gas-tight metal-ceramic join is disclosed. In an embodiment a method includes providing at least one ceramic main body having a first end face and a second end face, applying a metallization to at least a partial region of the end faces of the main body, applying a nickel layer to the metallized partial region of the end faces, applying a brazing paste to the metallized partial region of the first end face and/or the second end face of the main body, drying the brazing paste, and firing the brazing paste.

A thermoelectric conversion element includes an element body formed of a thermoelectric conversion material of a silicide-based compound, and electrodes each formed on one surface of the element body and the other surface opposite the one surface. The electrodes are formed of a sintered body of a copper silicide, and the electrodes and the element body are directly joined.

An electric heating support includes an electrically conductive honeycomb structure having an outer peripheral wall and porous partition walls disposed on an inner side of the outer peripheral wall, the porous partition walls defining a plurality of cells, each cell penetrating from one end face to other end face to form a flow path. A pair of metal terminals are disposed so as to face each other across a central axis of the honeycomb structure, each metal terminal being joined to a surface of the honeycomb structure via a welded portion. The honeycomb structure is composed of ceramics and a metal. The honeycomb structure contains 40% by volume or less of the metal. The welded portion of the honeycomb structure has a surface containing 40% by volume or more of the metal.

Various embodiments include a metal-repaired ceramic matrix composite (CMC) article, and a method of repairing a CMC article having a defect. Particular embodiments include a method including: removing a defect-containing portion of the CMC article; forming at least one opening in a remaining portion of the CMC article; preparing a metal repair preform for replacing at least the removed portion of the CMC article, wherein a portion of the metal repair preform complements the at least one opening; and attaching the metal repair preform to the remaining portion of the CMC article.

A metal-on-ceramic substrate comprises a ceramic layer, a first metal layer, and a bonding layer joining the ceramic layer to the first metal layer. The bonding layer includes thermoplastic polyimide adhesive that contains thermally conductive particles. This permits the substrate to withstand most common die attach operations, reduces residual stress in the substrate, and simplifies manufacturing processes.

A ceramic material including at least erbium oxide (Er2O3)-stabilized zirconium oxide (ZrO2). The erbium oxide-stabilized zirconium oxide can be used as ceramic thermal barrier layer. Crack resistance of such ceramic materials is considerably increased by using erbium oxide-stabilized zirconium oxide.

A dielectric ceramic composition including a first component and a second component. The first component comprises an oxide of Ca of 0.00 mol % to 35.85 mol % an oxide of Sr of 0.00 mol % to 47.12 mol %, an oxide of Ba of 0.00 mol % to 51.22 mol %, an oxide of Ti of 0.00 mol % to 17.36 mol %, an oxide of Zr of 0.00 mol % to 17.36 mol %, an oxide of Sn of 0.00 mol % to 2.60 mol %, an oxide of Nb of 0.00 mol % to 35.32 mol %, an oxide of Ta of 0.00 mol % to 35.32 mol %, and an oxide of V of 0.00 mol % to 2.65 mol %. The second component includes (by mass) at least (a) an oxide of Mn of 0.005% to 3.500% by mass and (b) one or both of an oxide of Cu of 0.080% by mass to 20.000% and an oxide of Ru of 0.300% to 45.000%.

In some examples, techniques of repairing and/or reinforcing oxide-oxide ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials using a metallic material. In one example, a method including applying a metallic material at an edge of an oxide-oxide CMC substrate; and heating the metallic material to diffuse the metal material into the oxide-oxide CMC substrate at the edge. In another example, a method including applying a metallic material onto a damaged area of the oxide-oxide CMC; applying a reinforcing phase material onto the damaged area of the oxide-oxide CMC; and heating the metallic material to diffuse the metallic material into the oxide-oxide CMC and attach the reinforcing phase material to the damaged area of the oxide-oxide CMC.

The present invention provides a metal-ceramic base material and the like which allow a ceramic base material and a desired metal material to be easily joined. A metal-ceramic base material (30) to be joined to a metal material (40), includes: a ceramic base material (20); and a metal film (25) provided on the ceramic base material (20), the metal film (25) being formed by thermal spray of a mixed powder material containing aluminum, alumina, and nickel, at least part of the nickel being exposed on a surface of the metal film (25).