Claims
- 1. In a sodium sulfur battery construction which includes:
- a container member,
- a soft metal seal member,
- a holding structure for holding said soft metal seal member in a sealing position with respect to said container member, and
- a pressure applying structure for applying pressure on said soft seal member to seal said soft seal member to said container member while said soft seal member is being held by said holding structure, the improvement comprising:
- a thin, well-adhered soft metal layer formed on the surface of the said container member of the sodium sulfur battery to which said soft metal seal member is sealed.
- 2. The improved sodium sulfur battery seal of claim 1 in which a thin, well-adhered, soft metal layer is formed on a container member made of a ceramic material.
- 3. The improved sodium sulfur battery seal of claim 1 in which a thin, well-adhered, soft metal layer is formed on a container member made of a metal material.
STATEMENT
The invention herein described was made in the course of or under a contract or subcontract thereunder with the Department of Energy--Contract No. DE-AT02-79ET25105.
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