Abstract:
The invention relates to a pressure sensor that can be used at low temperatures—in particular, at temperatures below −70° C.—comprising: a solid metal sensor body (1), having a front region (3) and a base (5) adjoining thereto, the front region (3) of which has a larger cross-sectional area than the base (5), and the front region (3) of which has an outer edge (11), which can be clamped by means of a fastening device to install the pressure sensor at the location of use; a recess (7), which is provided in the front region (3) and is open towards a front side of the front region (3) that faces away from the base (5); a metal measuring diaphragm (9, 9′), to which a pressure (p) to be measured is applied from outside during measurement operation and which can be deformed elastically depending upon the pressure, is arranged on the front side of the sensor body (1), closes off the recess (7) from the outside, consists of the same metal as the sensor body (1), and is spaced apart from the outer edge (11) of the front region (3); and an electromechanical transducer for detection, by means of measurement, of the pressure-dependent deformation of the measuring diaphragm (9, 9′), having at least one measuring element (55, 57), which is electrically insulated from the measuring diaphragm (9, 9′) and the sensor body (1) by means of an insulating element (51, 53).
Abstract:
An assembly comprising: two ceramic bodies, which are joined by means of a joint of an active hard solder, or braze, wherein the active hard solder, or braze, has a continuous core volume, which is spaced, in each case, from the ceramic bodies by at least 1 μm, and an average composition CK with a liquidus temperature Tl(CK), wherein the composition CK has a coefficient of thermal expansion α(CK), wherein α(CK)=m·α(K), wherein m≦1.5, especially m≦1.3 and preferably m≦1.2, wherein α(K) is the average coefficient of thermal expansion of the ceramic material of the ceramic bodies, wherein the joint has boundary layers, which border on the ceramic body, wherein at least one of the boundary layers, which lies outside of the core volume, has an average composition CB with a liquidus temperature Tl(CB), which lies not less than 50 K, preferably not less than 100 K, and especially preferably not less than 200 K, under the liquidus temperature Tl(CK) of the average composition CK of the core volume.