A lithium aluminum silicate glass ceramic, which, apart from unavoidable impurities, is As2O3-free and Sb2O3-free. The lithium aluminum silicate glass ceramic has keatite as primary crystal phase and a keatite peak temperature TP of the keatite solid solution formation in the range of 980° C. to 1090° C., and the keatite peak temperature TP is determined by dynamic differential calorimetry (DSC) in accordance with DIN 51007:2019-04 at a heating rate of 5 K/min. A ceramization method is also described.

Coated glass or glass ceramic substrates having high temperature resistance, high strength, and a low coefficient of thermal expansion. The coating includes pores, is fluid-tight and suitable for coating a temperature-resistant, high-strength glass or glass ceramic substrate with a low coefficient of thermal expansion, and to a method for producing such a coated substrate.

Coated glass or glass ceramic substrates having high temperature resistance, high strength, and a low coefficient of thermal expansion. The coating includes pores, is fluid-tight and suitable for coating a temperature-resistant, high-strength glass or glass ceramic substrate with a low coefficient of thermal expansion, and to a method for producing such a coated substrate.

The disclosure relates to glass compositions having improved thermal tempering capabilities. The disclosed glass compositions have high coefficients of thermal expansion and Young's moduli, and are capable of achieving high surface compressions. A method of making such glasses is also provided.

The disclosure relates to glass compositions having improved thermal tempering capabilities. The disclosed glass compositions have high coefficients of thermal expansion and Young's moduli, and are capable of achieving high surface compressions. A method of making such glasses is also provided.

A glass composition, including contrast enhancing glass and contrast enhancing sunglass, having approximately 45-65 wt.-%, SiO2, 0-12 wt.-% B2O3, 0-15 wt.-%, Na2O, 0-10 wt.-% K2O, and 10 0-7 wt.-% ZnO, 1-12 wt.-% Nd2O3, 1-10 wt.-% Er2O3, 0.5-8 wt.-% Ho2O3, and 0.00-0.05 wt.-% NiO, and methods of making the same.

A laminated glass article includes a glass core layer and a glass cladding layer adjacent to the glass core layer. At least one of the glass core layer or the glass cladding layer is a tinted layer. The tinted layer can include a tinting agent that imparts a color to the tinted layer.

A laminated glass article includes a glass core layer and a glass cladding layer adjacent to the glass core layer. At least one of the glass core layer or the glass cladding layer is a tinted layer. The tinted layer can include a tinting agent that imparts a color to the tinted layer.

A laminated glazing includes a first sheet of a colored glass and a second sheet of a clear glass which are joined together by a lamination interlayer, the first sheet having a thickness el ranging from 1.5 to 2.5 mm, the second sheet having a thickness e2 ranging from 0.4 to 1.9 mm, the ratio R=e2/e1.sup.2 being at most 0.40 mm.sup.−1, the glazing having a light transmission of at least 70% and a direct solar transmission of at most 55%, the colored glass having a chemical composition including a weight content of total iron, expressed in the form Fe.sub.2O.sub.3, ranging from 1.1 to 2.0%, with a redox ratio, defined as the ratio between the weight content of ferrous iron, expressed in the form FeO, and the weight content of total iron, expressed in the form Fe.sub.2O.sub.3, ranging from 0.23 to 0.32.

A laminated glazing includes a first sheet of a colored glass and a second sheet of a clear glass which are joined together by a lamination interlayer, the first sheet having a thickness el ranging from 1.5 to 2.5 mm, the second sheet having a thickness e2 ranging from 0.4 to 1.9 mm, the ratio R=e2/e1.sup.2 being at most 0.40 mm.sup.−1, the glazing having a light transmission of at least 70% and a direct solar transmission of at most 55%, the colored glass having a chemical composition including a weight content of total iron, expressed in the form Fe.sub.2O.sub.3, ranging from 1.1 to 2.0%, with a redox ratio, defined as the ratio between the weight content of ferrous iron, expressed in the form FeO, and the weight content of total iron, expressed in the form Fe.sub.2O.sub.3, ranging from 0.23 to 0.32.