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PRECURSOR GLASSES AND TRANSPARENT GLASS-CERAMIC ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM AND HAVING IMPROVED MECHANICAL DURABILITY

A glass-ceramic article includes a crystalline phase; a residual glass phase; greater than or equal to 52 mol % and less than or equal to 70 mol % SiO.sub.2, greater than or equal to 14 mol % and less than or equal to 35 mol % Li.sub.2O, greater than or equal to 0.1 mol % and less than or equal to 15 mol % CaO, greater than or equal to 0.5 mol % and less than or equal to 10 mol % ZrO.sub.2; and greater than or equal to 0.5 mol % and less than or equal to 5 mol % P.sub.2O.sub.5.

COLORED GLASS ARTICLES HAVING IMPROVED MECHANICAL DURABILITY
20220402806 · 2022-12-22 ·

A colored glass article includes greater than or equal to 50 mol % and less than or equal to 70 mol % SiO.sub.2, greater than or equal to 10 mol % and less than or equal to 17.5 mol % Al.sub.2O.sub.3, greater than or equal to 3 mol % and less than or equal to 10 mol % B.sub.2O.sub.3, greater than or equal to 8.8 mol % and less than or equal to 14 mol % Li.sub.2O, greater than or equal to 1.5 mol % and less than or equal to 8 mol % Na.sub.2O, and greater than 0 mol % and less than or equal to 2 mol % Cr.sub.2O.sub.3. R.sub.2O+RO−Al.sub.2O.sub.3 is greater than or equal to 0.5 mol % and less than or equal to 6 mol %. Al.sub.2O.sub.3+MgO+ZnO is greater than or equal to 12 mol % and less than or equal to 22 mol %.

COLORED GLASS ARTICLES HAVING IMPROVED MECHANICAL DURABILITY
20220402806 · 2022-12-22 ·

A colored glass article includes greater than or equal to 50 mol % and less than or equal to 70 mol % SiO.sub.2, greater than or equal to 10 mol % and less than or equal to 17.5 mol % Al.sub.2O.sub.3, greater than or equal to 3 mol % and less than or equal to 10 mol % B.sub.2O.sub.3, greater than or equal to 8.8 mol % and less than or equal to 14 mol % Li.sub.2O, greater than or equal to 1.5 mol % and less than or equal to 8 mol % Na.sub.2O, and greater than 0 mol % and less than or equal to 2 mol % Cr.sub.2O.sub.3. R.sub.2O+RO−Al.sub.2O.sub.3 is greater than or equal to 0.5 mol % and less than or equal to 6 mol %. Al.sub.2O.sub.3+MgO+ZnO is greater than or equal to 12 mol % and less than or equal to 22 mol %.

COLORED GLASS ARTICLES HAVING IMPROVED MECHANICAL DURABILITY

A glass composition includes greater than or equal to 50 mol % and less than or equal to 70 mol % SiO.sub.2; greater than or equal to 10 mol % and less than or equal to 20 mol % Al.sub.2O.sub.3; greater than or equal to 1 mol % and less than or equal to 10 mol % B.sub.2O.sub.3; greater than or equal to 7 mol % and less than or equal to 14 mol % Li.sub.2O; greater than 0 mol % and less than or equal to 8 mol % Na.sub.2O; greater than 0 mol % and less than or equal to 1 mol % K.sub.2O; greater than or equal to 0 mol % and less than or equal to 7 mol % CaO; greater than or equal to 0 mol % and less than or equal to 8 mol % MgO; and greater than or equal to 0 mol % and less than or equal to 8 mol % ZnO. R.sub.2O+R′O is less than or equal to 25 mol %, wherein R.sub.2O is the sum of Li.sub.2O, Na.sub.2O, and K.sub.2O and R′O is the sum of CaO, MgO, and ZnO. The glass composition includes at least one of NiO+CO.sub.3O.sub.4+Cr.sub.2O.sub.3+CuO is greater than or equal to 0.001 mol %, CeO.sub.2 is greater than or equal to 0.1 mol %, and TiO.sub.2 is greater than or equal to 0.1 mol %.

Strengthened glass articles with separation features

A method of forming a strengthened glass article is provided. The method includes providing a strengthened glass article. The strengthened glass article is in the form of a container including a sidewall having an exterior surface and an interior surface that encloses an interior volume. The sidewall has an exterior strengthened surface layer that includes the exterior surface, an interior strengthened surface layer that includes the interior surface and a central layer between the exterior strengthened surface layer and the interior strengthened surface layer that is under a tensile stress. A laser-induced intended line of separation is formed in the central layer at a predetermined depth between the exterior strengthened surface layer and the interior strengthened surface layer by irradiating the sidewall with a laser without separating the glass article.

Textured glass component for an electronic device enclosure
11533817 · 2022-12-20 · ·

The disclosure provides textured glass components as well as electronic device cover assemblies and enclosures which include the textured glass components. In some cases, a protruding portion of the glass component includes a textured region provided over a camera assembly of the electronic device. One or more openings may be provided in the textured region. The textured region may be configured to provide a translucent or hazy appearance to the electronic device while providing a desirable “feel” to the electronic device and level of cleanability.

GLASS COMPOSITIONS HAVING IMPROVED MECHANICAL DURABILITY AND LOW CHARACTERISTIC TEMPERATURES
20220396519 · 2022-12-15 ·

A glass composition includes: greater than or equal to 55 mol % and less than or equal to 70 mol % SiO.sub.2; greater than or equal to 14 mol % and less than or equal to 25 mol % Al.sub.2O.sub.3; greater than or equal to 0 mol % B.sub.20.sub.3; greater than or equal to 0 mol % P.sub.2O.sub.5; greater than or equal to 0 mol % and less than or equal to 10 mol % Li.sub.2O; greater than or equal to 6.5 mol % and less than or equal to 20 mol % Na.sub.2O; greater than or equal to 0 mol % K.sub.2O; greater than or equal to 0.1 mol % and less than or equal to 4.5 mol % MgO; greater than or equal to 0 mol % CaO; and greater than or equal to 0 mol % SrO. The sum of Li.sub.2O, Na.sub.2O, and K.sub.2O in the glass composition may be greater than or equal to 6.5 mol % and less than or equal to 22 mol %. The glass composition may satisfy the relationship Al.sub.2O.sub.3*(2.94)+B.sub.2O.sub.3*(−0.58)+P.sub.2O.sub.5*(−3.87)+Li.sub.2O*(5.01)+Na.sub.2O*(1.89)+K.sub.2O*(−2.03) is greater than 100.

GLASS LAMINATE ARTICLES
20220396522 · 2022-12-15 ·

A method of manufacturing a strengthened glass article includes forming a glass-to-glass laminate by fusing clad and core glasses, where the clad has greater high-temperature coefficient of thermal expansion (HTCTE) than the core but a lesser low-temperature coefficient of thermal expansion (LTCTE). The method includes cooling the laminate to impart stresses through contraction mismatch between the clad and core, where stresses in the laminate from HTCTE differences at least partially offset stresses in the laminate from LTCTE. After the cooling, the method includes modifying geometry of the laminate, then relaxing at least some of the stresses in the glass-to-glass laminate from differences in the HTCTE.

GLASS STRENGTHENING MOLTEN SALT AND GLASS STRENGTHENING METHOD USING THE SAME
20220388902 · 2022-12-08 ·

Provided is a glass strengthening method including preparing a glass and strengthening the glass by providing the glass with a molten salt, wherein the molten salt has a freezing point of about 220° C. or more and less than 320° C. In addition, the molten salt includes a first salt and a second salt that are different from each other, wherein the first salt is KNO.sub.3, and the second salt includes at least one ion of Li.sup.+, Na.sup.+, K.sup.+, Cs.sup.+, and/or Rb.sup.+.

Glass-based articles having crack resistant stress profiles

Glass-based articles are disclosed having a thickness in a range of from about 0.2 mm to about 4.0 mm, a first compressive stress layer extending from a first surface of the glass-based article to a first depth of compression that is in a range of from about 5% to about 20% of the thickness, a second compressive stress layer extending from a second surface of the glass-based article to a second depth of compression that is in a range of from about 5% to about 20% of the thickness, wherein the second surface is opposite the first surface, and a central region extending from the first depth of compression to the second depth of compression and having a maximum tensile stress in a range of from about 0.5 MPa to about 20 MPa. Electronic devices comprising the glass-based articles and methods of making glass-based articles are also disclosed.