Glass Materials
Types of Technical Glass Materials
As one of the largest glass suppliers in the United States, Elan offers hundreds of specific glass formulations and colors that cater to a variety of needs and specifications. These glass materials can be divided into three categories:
Hard Glasses
A typical silica based glasses with a Coefficient of Thermal Expansion lower than 6 ppm/°C. These are most commonly used to form matched seals with the likes of Kovar, Molybdenum and Tungsten. Typical hard glasses are Alkali Barium Borosilicate and Alkali Borosilicate. Some of the most common Elan hard glasses are Elan 14, Elan 19 and Elan 88.
Soft Glasses
These are the glasses with a Coefficient of Thermal Expansion above 6 ppm/°C. The most common use for these types of glasses is forming hermetic seals between Alloy 52 pins and Stainless Steel housings. Soft glasses are also used for many other compression sealing applications. Typical soft glasses are Soda Lime glass and Alkali Barium glass. Elan’s most popular soft glasses are Elan 13, Elan 26, Elan 48 and Elan 82.
Specialty Glasses
As an independent company with over 70 years of experience, Elan Technology has developed and acquired many glasses for specific uses such as lithium battery sealing glasses, titanium sealing glasses, aluminum sealing glasses and Elan 46 ceramic-glass composite.
Learn more about Elan Technology’s specialty glass preforms and components for hermetic sealing.
For additional details and recommendations, please review our the glass recommendations documentation.
Elan 05
Density: 2.48/ 2.60
Coefficient of Expansion: 88
Dielectric Constant: 5.6
Comments:
Corning 9010 Substitute
Common Uses:
Hermetic compression seals for feedthroughs and connectors
Elan 09
Density: 2.48/2.60
Coefficient of Expansion: 88.5
Dielectric Constant: 6.7
Comments:
Designation for Corning 9013
Common Uses:
Transistor outline headers, telecom packages and multi pin hermetic headers
Elan 11
Density: 2.48/2.60
Coefficient of Expansion: 89
Dielectric Constant: 6.3
Comments:
Designation for Corning 9010
Common Uses:
Hermetic compression seals with Dumet, SAE 1010 CRS or Stainless Steel Grade 430
Elan 13
Density: 2.48/2.60
Coefficient of Expansion: 89
Dielectric Constant: 5.6
Comments:
Corning 9013 Substitute
Common Uses:
Feedthroughs, headers and hermetic seals with No. 4 Alloy or No. 52 Alloy
Elan 42
Density: 2.48/2.64
Coefficient of Expansion: 92
Dielectric Constant: 7.1
Comments:
Designation for Fusite T
Common Uses:
Compression seals, commonly with Cold Rolled Steel or Stainless Steel Housing
Elan 47
Density: 2.48/2.56
Coefficient of Expansion: 90
Dielectric Constant: 5.8
Comments:
Shock-Resistant
Elan 48
Density: 2.50/2.65
Coefficient of Expansion: 90
Dielectric Constant: 7.7
Comments:
Fusite T Substitute
Common Uses:
Compression seals, commonly with Cold Rolled Steel or Stainless Steel Housing
Elan 14
Density: 2.12/2.20
Coefficient of Expansion: 47.5
Comments:
Corning 7052 & Kimble EN-1 Substitute
Elan 16
Density: 2.12/2.20
Coefficient of Expansion: 45
Dielectric Constant: 5.0
Comments:
Designation for Fusite K
Common Uses:
Matched seals with small diameter pins, commonly Kovar
Elan 19
Density: 2.12/2.22
Coefficient of Expansion: 57
Comments:
Kimble IN-3 Substitute
Common Uses:
Matched seals with Molybdenum, Kovar or 42% Nickel Iron Alloy
Elan 22
Density: 2.20/2.28
Coefficient of Expansion: 51.5
Dielectric Constant: 5.7
Comments:
Designation for Corning 7056
Common Uses:
Electronics
Elan 88
Density: 2.20/2.28
Coefficient of Expansion: 56
Dielectric Constant: 5.0
Comments:
Kovar Sealing Glass
Common Uses:
Matched seals with Molybdenum, Kovar or 42% Nickel Iron Alloy
Elan 15
Density: 2.22
Coefficient of Expansion: 33
Comments:
Corning Pyrex Substitute
Common Uses:
Applications requiring heat resistance
Elan 46
Density: 2.27
Coefficient of Expansion: 110-220
Dielectric Constant: 6.0
Comments:
Sealable glass-ceramic composite material
Common Uses:
Matched hermetic seals, with SAE 1010 Cold Rolled Steel or Stainless Steel Grade 430
Elan 82
Density: 2.36/2.44
Coefficient of Expansion: 93
Comments:
Kimble R-6 Substitute
Common Uses:
Matched seals with No. 4 Alloy or No. 52 Alloy
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Elan Technology offers additional glass materials beyond the items described above, including leaded glasses — please contact us for more information.
Any single value density (i.e., Elan 15, Elan 46, etc.) is reference.
The data above is to be used as a reference only. Please contact us for full details and product inquiries.