Who Attends
Managers, engineers, and technicians interested in learning about the physical/chemical aspects and the various techniques employed in sealing glass to glass or metals in lamp, microelectronics and other advanced technology applications.

Course Description
The formulation of glass-to-metal seals including the physical and chemical nature of such seals. Stress development, relaxation, methods of stress measurement and calculations in various geometrics will be briefly discussed. Industrial practices of sealing in various advanced technology applications will be reviewed.

Course Outline

• Types of seals
• Methods and compositions
• Properties, wetting and adhesion
• Stress and stress relaxation
• Measurement of stress/photo elasticity
• Effects and special methods of sealing
• Defects and quality control
• Fracture analysis
• Industrial practices, particularly for lamp, television and microelectronic applications

Instructor
Dr. Arun K. Varshneya is a Professor of Glass Science and Engineering in the Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University. He is the author of "Fundamentals of Inorganic Glasses" which is used as a textbook for teaching glass science and engineering worldwide.

Course Fee
$1,095.00.