Abstract
In an evacuated tube solar collector, the stable sealing of the heat pipe to the glass tube is important for the collector to use for a long period of time. The sealing of copper tube to the glass is quite difficult because of the large differences in the physical and chemical properties of the two materials. In this study, therefore, a proper copper oxide layer was induced to improve the chemical bonding of the two materials, and the oxidation state of copper and the interface between copper and glass were examined by XRD, SEM and EDS. Its bonding strength was also measured. Cu$_2$O was formed when the bare copper was heat-treated under 600$^{\circ}C$, while CuO oxide layer was formed above that temperature. The bonding state of CuO to the copper was very poor. The borate treatment of the copper, however, extend the stable forming of Cu$_2$O layer to 800$^{\circ}C$. Borosilicate glass tube was sealed to a copper tube by Housekeeper method only when the sealing part was covered with Cu$_2$O layer. The bonding strength at the interface was measured 354.4N, its thermal shock resistance was acceptable.
진공관형 태양열 집열기에서는 열관(heat pipe)과 붕규산염 유리관의 안정된 접합이 이를 장시간 사용하는데 매우 중요하다. 구리와 유리는 그 물리.화학적 성질에 큰 차이가 있어 접합하기가 어려움으로 구리관 표면에 유리와 화학적 결합이 용이한 산화막을 생성시켜 접합하도록 구리의 산화상태, 접합계면 및 접합강도를 XRD, SEM, EDS 및 인정시험기로 측정하였다. 순수 구리는 $600^{\circ}C$ 이하로 열처리하였을 때 Cu$_2$O 산화막을 생성하였으나 그 이상의 온도에서는 CuO 산화막을 형성하였으며 후자의 산화막은 구리와의 접합력이 매우 불량하였다. 그러나 붕사로 표면 처리를 하였을 경우에는 80$0^{\circ}C$에서도 Cu$_2$O 산화막 만이 발견되었다. Cu$_2$O 산화막을 생성시킨 구리관과 붕규산염 유리관을 Housekeeper법으로 접합하였을 경우 354.4N의 접합강도를 얻을 수 있었으며 열충격 저항성도 매우 뛰어났다.
