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A primarily polycrystalline but partially amorphous electrical insulator can hermetically seal first and second spaced electrical terminals, one made from an anodized aluminum and the second made from a beryllium copper or Kovar or an alloy of beryllium, copper, nickel and gold. Nickel may be diffused into the beryllium copper and a noble metal may be deposited on the nickel. The insulator provides a flat meniscus to abut a corresponding electrical insulator in a cable. The insulator may provide an electrical impedance of approximately 50 ohms, an electrical resistivity greater than approximately 1018 ohms and a dielectric constant of approximately 6.3. The insulator operates satisfactorily in a frequency range to approximately 40 gigahertz. The insulator may be made from the following mixture:The mixture may be converted into a frit by heating it at about 400° F. for about 10 minutes, then at about 600° F. for about 60 minutes and then at about 1500° F. for about 120 minutes. The mixture may be stirred while being heated at about 600° F. and 1500° F. The mixture may then be quenched in water to form an electrical assembly. The frit may be disposed between the first and second terminals and the assembly may be formed by heating at about 200° F. for about 1 hour and then at about 1040° F. for about 40 minutes.
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