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Formula: Fe 54/Ni 29/Co 17
Form: Foil (Light Tight)
Material: Nickel/Iron/Cobalt - Glass Sealing Alloy (Kovar®)
Commodity: Alloys
Light Tight: Light Tight

Glass Sealing Alloy Foil (Light Tight) (Fe54/Ni29/Co17)

Glass Sealing Alloy Foil (Light Tight) (Fe54/Ni29/Co17) offers advanced performance in applications where both hermetic sealing and complete light exclusion are critical. Its precisely engineered Fe-Ni-Co composition ensures excellent thermal expansion compatibility with technical glasses, enabling high-reliability seals across a wide temperature range. This light-tight variant is manufactured to eliminate pinholes and light transmittance, making it essential in optical and photonic devices requiring controlled light environments. Primary applications include sealed laser housings, night-vision sensor modules, and photodetector assemblies where light shielding is as important as airtight sealing. The foil’s unique capability to block light while maintaining metallurgical bond integrity significantly benefits technologies like quantum photonics, low-light imaging systems, and IR sensors. In both research and industrial contexts, this material supports innovations that depend on optical isolation, tight vacuum compatibility, and long-term thermal stability, particularly in space-grade optics, deep-UV instrumentation, and precision spectroscopy systems.

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Material Properties for Alloys

Mechanical Properties
Element Value
Elongation at break( % ) 30
Modulus of elasticity( GPa ) 207
Tensile strength( MPa ) 510-520
Electrical Properties
Element Value
Electrical resistivity( µOhmcm ) 48.9
Temperature coefficient( K⁻¹ ) 0.0037
Magnetic Properties
Element Value
Curie temperature( C ) 435
Thermal Properties
Element Value
Melting point( C ) 1450
Specific heat( J K⁻¹ kg⁻¹ ) 439@23°C
Thermal conductivity( W m⁻¹ K⁻¹ ) 17.3@23°C
Coefficient of thermal expansion( x10⁻⁶ K⁻¹ ) 4.81@20-200°C
Physical Properties
Element Value
Density( gcm⁻³ ) 8.36-8.5

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