Glass-to-Metal Seal —A Reliable Design of Hermetic Seal Connector in Petroleum Field

Sunkye Hermetic Sealed Connectors enable efficient electrical signal and power transmission in severe situations like high temperature high pressure and highly corrosive chemicals.

Glass-to-metal sealing is a technique to hermetically insulate electrical conductors that pass from one side of a barrier to the other. The glass melts to both the package and pin, it can act as an airtight barrier and, in the meantime provide insulation between the housing and the pins. In the oil and gas field, as hermetically sealed feedthroughs used to conduct power or signals through the metal walls of vessels of liquefied gas tanks, they must operate reliably for the long term.

Glass-to-metal seals can be manufactured for high-temperature high-pressure connectors onshore and offshore, this type of seals are suitable for high-pressure applications (up to 60,000psi). High-temperature operation from -55 degrees to 350 degrees.

Glass to metal seal applications in Oil and gas fields are sub-sea cable termination & condition monitoring, containment seal/fire barrier and wireline tools (measurement/logging whilst drilling), etc. So, it is true that the feedthroughs require hermetic or airtight seals that can withstand severe conditions such as high temperature, high pressure, vibration, moisture, and difficult chemical environments.

Sunkye High-temperature high-pressure glass to metal sealed military connectors are protected against extreme conditions and are engineered for very high reliability. The glass is a good electrical insulator and it has low thermal conductivity, along with the capacity to withstand high operational pressure and temperature. The housing material is Kovar, this type of matched seal have the advantage that only small levels of residual stress are present and the feedthrough can withstand very high temperatures.

Random vibration:10Hz-2000Hz, 0.3G2/Hz, acceleration 20G, 175℃ .4h on direction X, Y, Z.

Shock:490m2/s, 11ms

Endurance: 500 cycles

Dielectric withstanding voltage: 1000VDC, 60s, leak current≤ 5mA

Normal temperature insulate resistance:≥5000MΩ (500VDC,normal-tem.)

High temperature insulate resistance: ≥500MΩ (500VDC,200℃)

Rated current: 1A continuous current

Temperature range: -55℃ to +200℃

Operating pressure: 0 MPa to 140MPa

High temperature life: 200℃,600h

 Temperature shock: -55℃ to +200℃,15 cycles, the temperature switching time is ≤ 15 min

Salt spray: 48h

Air leak: helium leak test ≤ 1×10-3Pa. cm3/s

High temperature  high pressure:140 MPa,200℃,10h

In general, glass-metal seals application under extreme high temperature and high pressure environment have certain limitations. Although more and more new materials appear, glass-metal seal are still widely used in various fields as superior materials.

Sunkye is uniquely qualified to deliver turnkey custom solutions and Mil-Spec military connectors manufacturer for a complete range of high-performance applications. Our industry-leading materials knowledge, engineering design experience, and testing capabilities are key to achieving reliable service in the most extreme environments. You’ll find a large selection of popular Mil-Spec military electrical connectors such as MIL-DTL-83513 micro connector, MIL-DTL-38999 iii connector, MIL-DTL-32139 nano connector, MIL-DTL-26482 automotive connector, d-sub, micro-d connectors, and more, available in standard or custom configurations of mil connector.

Published by Gloria Wang

I am a sales manager in SUNKYE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. I am now engaged in product design and development, marketing. I have more than ten years working experience in connector design, development, management and connector market.

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