Abstract:
AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR WET MIXING A GLASS SEAL RESISTOR POWDER HAVING FREE BORIC OXIDE IN THE GLASS PHASE WHEREIN THE EXOTHERMIC REACTION BETWEEN THE WATER AND THE BORIC OXIDE IS MINIMIZED AND CONTROLLED THEREBY PRECLUDING CAKING AND BALLING OF THE RESISTOR POWDER, THIS BEING ACHIEVED BY THE ADDITION OF AN ORGANIC LIQUID SOLVENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF TOLUENE, PENTANE, TRICHLOROETHYLENE, METHANOL, AND ETHANOL, IN THE AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY 5-20% BY WEIGHT OF THE RESISTOR POWDER.