| 摘要 |
A device and a method of manufacture for the device, in which the device is a metallic canister having a detachable lid that is fastened onto the canister having an indium-tin intermetallic gasket disposed between the lid and the edge of the canister adjacent to the lid. Heating the entire apparatus at a predetermined temperature less than the melting point of indium-tin intermetallic for a specified time period such that the indium and a tin coating on the lid and canister surface interact to form an intermetallic compound that provides a seal which will satisfy operating requirements for being, designated a hermetic seal. The condition of the seal improves over time, due to the continued interaction between the tin and indium alloy.
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