The present invention relates to structure including an interfacial seal between a glass-ceramic component and a metal component, as well as methods for forming such structures. In particular embodiments, the interfacial seal includes a metal oxide. Such interfacial seals can be beneficial for, e.g., hermetic seals between a glass-ceramic component and a metal component.

To provide laminated glass for a vehicle, which is excellent in heat-shielding properties and which is capable of maintaining visible light transmittance to be high even when used for a long period of time. Laminated glass for a vehicle, which is laminated glass comprising a pair of glass plates and an intermediate film sandwiched between the pair of glass plates, wherein in a laminated glass specimen of 1 cm.sup.2 cut out from the laminated glass in the thickness direction, the content of CeO.sub.2 is at most 0.4 mg, and the content of total iron converted to Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 is at least 6.0 mg and at most 10.0 mg; and the intermediate film is made of a resin film containing tin-doped indium oxide fine particles having an average particle diameter of at most 0.1 m.

The present invention describes a new method for creating hybrid edge seals using metal, alloy, powder coated metal and other conductive surfaces in between two substrates. The methods utilize various materials, seal designs, and geometries of hybrid seals based on polymeric powder coatings and glass powder coatings.

The present invention describes a new method for creating hybrid edge seals using metal, alloy, powder coated metal and other conductive surfaces in between two substrates. The methods utilize various materials, seal designs, and geometries of hybrid seals based on polymeric powder coatings and glass powder coatings.

Methods are provided for forming high temperature coating over ceramic components, such as ceramic turbomachine components. In various embodiments, the method includes the step or process of at least partially filling a reactor vessel with a reaction solution containing a solution-borne rare earth cation source. A silicon-containing surface region of a ceramic component is submerged in the reaction solution, and a solvothermal growth process is carried-out. During the solvothermal growth process, the reaction solution is subject to elevated temperature and pressure conditions within the reactor vessel in the presence of a silicate anion source, which reacts with the solution-borne rare earth cation source to grow a rare earth silicate layer over the silicon-containing surface region of the ceramic component.

A process for forming an article having at least one precision surface is disclosed. The process includes providing a thin sheet in contact with a surface of a mandrel. The process then includes establishing a pressure differential between opposite sides of the thin sheet using a collapsible enclosure so that the thin sheet is drawn onto the mandrel surface, thereby causing the thin sheet to substantially conform to the shape of the mandrel surface. The shaped thin sheet is then secured to a support member to define the article. The article is then removed from the mandrel. The front surface of the thin sheet defines the precision surface of the article. A process for forming a dual-sided precision article is also disclosed, along with an adaptive optical system and method that employs the precision article.

A process for forming an article having at least one precision surface is disclosed. The process includes providing a thin sheet in contact with a surface of a mandrel. The process then includes establishing a pressure differential between opposite sides of the thin sheet using a collapsible enclosure so that the thin sheet is drawn onto the mandrel surface, thereby causing the thin sheet to substantially conform to the shape of the mandrel surface. The shaped thin sheet is then secured to a support member to define the article. The article is then removed from the mandrel. The front surface of the thin sheet defines the precision surface of the article. A process for forming a dual-sided precision article is also disclosed, along with an adaptive optical system and method that employs the precision article.

An outer trim of a pillar for a vehicle which is arranged at a pillar sheet metal of the vehicle, includes a pillar bracket fixedly connected to the pillar sheet metal; and a glass forming an outer decorative face of the outer trim of the pillar, the glass connecting and covering the outer surface of the pillar bracket.

The present invention relates to a tellurium-oxide-based glass composition for forming a glass-to-metal seal to alloys or metals having a coefficient of thermal expansion higher than 16 ppm/ C., said composition comprising TeO.sub.2, ZnO, TiO.sub.2 and optionally K.sub.2O and being essentially free of lead oxide, sodium oxide and vanadium oxide. In addition it relates to the use of the glass composition according to the invention to form a glass-to-metal seal between copper or a copper alloy and an alloy or a metal having a coefficient of thermal expansion higher than 16 ppm/ C., in particular aluminum alloys. It furthermore relates to a connector comprising a contact made of copper or of copper alloy, an insert and/or shell made of a metal or alloy having a coefficient of thermal expansion higher than 16 ppm/ C. and, by way of glass-to-metal sealant between the contact and the insert and/or shell, a tellurium-oxide-based glass having the composition according to the invention. Lastly, it relates to a process for forming a glass-to-metal seal between a contact made of copper or of copper alloy and an insert and/or shell made of metal or alloy having a coefficient of thermal expansion higher than 16 ppm/ C.

A method for mounting a metal substrate to a first substrate comprises a metal substrate having a plurality of through holes in at least a portion of the metal substrate and the application of a one part moisture curing adhesive on the adherend first surface, adherend metal surface or both. The first substrate and metal substrate are contacted interposing the adhesive between the adherend first surface and the adherend metal surface such that a portion of the length of at least one through hole is penetrated by the adhesive. The adhesive is cured in the presence of moisture.