Patent References 3202951 3498832 3533760 3922705 Metalloceramic current-conducting material and a method for preparing same Methods of fabricating low pressure silicon transducers Patent #: 4016644 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/683714 filed on 05/06/1976US Classes:338/2, STRAIN GAUGE TYPE252/513, Iron group metal (iron, cobalt, nickel)252/521.2, Iron, cobalt, or nickel compound252/521.3, Silicon containing or with silicon compound338/308, Resistance element coated on base338/5Dynamometer typeExaminersPrimary: Padgett, Benjamin R.Assistant: Barr, Josephine Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesC22C 32/00 (20060101)G01L 1/20 (20060101) G01L 1/22 (20060101) G01B 7/16 (20060101) AbstractA cermet composition useful in the form of a thin-film as a strain gage consists of 65%-70% by weight chromium, 18%-32% by weight silicon monoxide, and 3%-12% by weight nickel, deposited by vacuum evaporation. After initial deposition, vacuum annealing is accomplished, or, if a more positive TCR and TSS is required, the annealing can be repeated at a higher temperature. | |