You may want to look at glass frit material. Frits are common in the glass
industry.
-Tom Wester
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From: JAVED ASHRAF 
To: [email protected] 
Date: Thursday, March 04, 1999 11:44 PM
Subject: Glass bonding


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>I am looking for information on bonding or sealing of glass to glass. =
>The glass parts come in the form of polished flat substrates, and can be =
>as thin as microscope slides or as thick as photomask blanks (0.90 =
>inch). The bond should be direct--I would like to avoid using bonding =
>films or adhesives. However, glass-based bonding layers which can be =
>deposited on one or both of the glass substrates would be alright. The =
>bonding can be done at any temperature provided the glass parts are not =
>deformed or distorted. The glass can be any of the commonly available =
>commercial glasses such as soda-lime, borosilicate, or even fused =
>silica. I would appreciate any information or leads.=20
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>of glass to glass. The glass parts come in the form of polished flat =
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>and can be as thin as microscope slides or as thick as photomask blanks =
>(0.90=20
>inch). The bond should be direct--I would like to avoid using bonding =
>films or=20
>adhesives. However, glass-based bonding layers which can be deposited on =
>one or=20
>both of the glass substrates would be alright. The bonding can be done =
>at any=20
>temperature provided the glass parts are not deformed or distorted. The =
>glass=20
>can be any of the commonly available commercial glasses such as =
>soda-lime,=20
>borosilicate, or even fused silica. I would appreciate any information =
>or leads.=20
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