Patent classifications
C03C21/002
Chemically strengthened glass and method for manufacturing chemically strengthened glass
Provided is a tempered glass sheet, including: a compressive stress layer having a compressive stress of 20 MPa or more continuously from a main surface in a depth direction thereof; a tensile stress layer that is arranged on an inner side with respect to the compressive stress layer in a sheet thickness direction and has a tensile stress of 20 MPa or more continuously in a depth direction thereof; and a stress-neutral layer arranged between the compressive stress layer and the tensile stress layer, wherein the stress-neutral layer has a compressive stress of less than 20 MPa and/or a tensile stress of less than 20 MPa continuously in the sheet thickness direction, and has a thickness of 5.3% or more of a sheet thickness.
STRENGTHENED GLASS PLATE AND GLASS PLATE FOR STRENGTHENING
A tempered glass sheet of the present invention is a tempered glass sheet having a compressive stress layer in a surface thereof, wherein the tempered glass sheet comprises as a glass composition, in terms of mol %, 50% to 75% of SiO.sub.2, 1% to 20% of Al.sub.2O.sub.3, 5% to 30% of B.sub.2O.sub.3, 0% to 15% of Li.sub.2O, 1% to 25% of Na.sub.2O, 0% to 10% of K.sub.2O, and 0% to 15% of P.sub.2O.sub.5, wherein the tempered glass sheet has a molar ratio [Al.sub.2O.sub.3]/[Na.sub.2O] of from 0.1 to 2.5, and wherein the tempered glass sheet satisfies the following relationship:
[SiO.sub.2]−3×[Al.sub.2O.sub.3]−[B.sub.2O.sub.3]−2×[Li.sub.2O]−1.5×[Na.sub.2O]−[K.sub.2O]+1.2×[P.sub.2O.sub.5]≥−20%.
GLASS, CRYSTALLIZED GLASS AND CHEMICALLY STRENGTHENED GLASS
The present invention relates to a glass including, in terms of mole percentage based on oxides: 50.0 to 75.0% of SiO.sub.2; 7.5 to 25.0% of Al.sub.2O.sub.3; 0 to 25.0% of B.sub.2O.sub.3; 6.5 to 20.0% of Li.sub.2O; 1.5 to 10.0% of Na.sub.2O; 0 to 4.0% of K.sub.2O; 1.0 to 20.0% of MgO; one or more components selected from MgO, CaO, SrO, and BaO in a total amount of 1.0 to 20.0%; and 0 to 5.0% of TiO.sub.2, in which a value of Y calculated based on the following formula is 19.5 or less, Y=1.2×([MgO]+[CaO]+[SrO]+[BaO])+1.6×([Li.sub.2O]+[Na.sub.2O]+[K.sub.2O]), provided that [MgO], [CaO], [SrO], [BaO], [Li.sub.2O], [Na.sub.2O], and [K.sub.2O] are contents, in terms of mole percentage based on oxides, of components of MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO, Li.sub.2O, Na.sub.2O, and K.sub.2O respectively.
TEXTURED GLASS-BASED ARTICLES
Described herein are textured glass-based articles. The textured glass based articles may include a glass-based substrate including a first major surface and a second major surface. At least a portion of one or both of the first major surface and the second major surface is textured, wherein the portion of the one or both of the first major surface and the second major surface that are textured may have a sparkle at 140 ppi of less than or equal to 5% and an uncoupled distinctness-of-image of at least 78%. Methods for making such articles are also described herein.
SALT BATH COMPOSITIONS FOR STRENGTHENING GLASS ARTICLES, METHODS FOR USING THE SALT BATH COMPOSITIONS TO STRENGTHEN GLASS ARTICLES, AND GLASS ARTICLES STRENGTHENED THEREBY
The methods generally include contacting an alkali-containing glass article having a first alkali metal cation with a molten salt bath including from 0.1 wt. % to 3 wt. % nanoparticles and at least one alkali metal salt having a second alkali metal cation that has an atomic radius larger than an atomic radius of the first alkali metal cation. The nanoparticles may include at least one of metalloid oxide nanoparticles and metal oxide nanoparticles. The methods also include maintaining contact of the glass article with the molten salt bath to allow the first alkali metal cations to be exchanged with the second alkali metal cations of the molten salt bath. Further, the methods may include removing the glass article from contact with the molten salt bath to produce a strengthened glass article. A Surface Hydrolytic Resistance titration volume of the strengthened glass article may be less than 1.5 mL.
DELAMINATION RESISTANT GLASS CONTAINERS WITH HEAT-TOLERANT COATINGS
- Kaveh Adib ,
- Dana Craig Bookbinder ,
- Theresa Chang ,
- Paul Stephen Danielson ,
- Steven Edward DeMartino ,
- Melinda Ann Drake ,
- Andrei Gennadyevich Fadeev ,
- James Patrick Hamilton ,
- Robert Michael Morena ,
- Santona Pal ,
- John Stephen Peanasky ,
- Chandan Kumar Saha ,
- Robert Anthony Schaut ,
- Susan Lee Schiefelbein ,
- Christopher Lee Timmons
Disclosed herein are delamination resistant glass pharmaceutical containers which may include a glass body having a Class HGA1 hydrolytic resistance when tested according to the ISO 720:1985 testing standard. The glass body may have an interior surface and an exterior surface. The interior surface of the glass body does not comprise a boron-rich layer when the glass body is in an as-formed condition. A heat-tolerant coating may be bonded to at least a portion of the exterior surface of the glass body. The heat-tolerant coating may have a coefficient of friction of less than about 0.7 and is thermally stable at a temperature of at least 250° C. for 30 minutes.
ION EXCHANGEABLE ALKALI ALUMINOSILICATE GLASS COMPOSITIONS HAVING IMPROVED MECHANICAL DURABILITY
A glass composition comprises: 50.0 mol % to 70.0 mol % SiO.sub.2; 10.0 mol % to 25.0 mol % Al.sub.2O.sub.3; 0.0 mol % to 5.0 mol % P.sub.2O.sub.3; 0.0 mol % to 10.0 mol % B.sub.2O.sub.3; 5.0 mol % to 15.0 mol % Li.sub.2O; 1.0 mol % to 15.0 mol % Na.sub.2O; and 0.0 mol % to 1.0 mol % K.sub.2O. The sum of all alkali oxides, R.sub.2O, present in the glass composition may be in the range from greater than or equal to 11.0 mol % to less than or equal to 23.0 mol %. The sum of Al.sub.2O.sub.3 and R.sub.2O present in the glass composition may be in the range from greater than or equal to 26.0 mol % to less than or equal to 40.0 mol %. The glass composition may satisfy the relationship −0.1≤(Al.sub.2O.sub.3—(R.sub.2O+RO))/Li.sub.2O≤0.3.
TEXTURED GLASS-BASED ARTICLES
A glass-based article with a textured surface exhibiting low haze is provided. The glass-based articles are produced by utilizing a combination of abrasion and etching, where hydrofluoric acid is not utilized. The process for producing the glass-based articles also includes an ion exchange process.
CHEMICALLY STRENGTHENED GLASS SHEET AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION
A chemically strengthened glass sheet is provided that has a thickness of at least 3.3 mm and at most 6.0 mm and a composition, in mol% on an oxide basis, comprising the following components: SiO.sub.2 65 to 85 B.sub.2O.sub.3 3 to 13 .Math. (R.sub.2O + RO) 3 to 19, wherein R.sub.2O represents any of Li.sub.2O, Na.sub.2O, and K.sub.2O, and any combination thereof, and wherein RO represents any of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO, and any combination thereof.
Fusion-formable glass-based articles including a metal oxide concentration gradient
A glass-based article including a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface defining a thickness (t) of about 3 millimeters or less (e.g., about 1 millimeter or less), and a stress profile, wherein all points of the stress profile between a thickness range from about 0.Math.t up to 0.3.Math.t and from greater than about 0.7.Math.t to t, comprise a tangent with a slope having an absolute value greater than about 0.1 MPa/micrometer. In some embodiments, the glass-based article includes a non-zero metal oxide concentration that varies along at least a portion of the thickness (e.g., 0.Math.t to about 0.3.Math.t) and a maximum central tension of less than about 71.5/√(t) (MPa). In some embodiments, the concentration of metal oxide or alkali metal oxide decreases from the first surface to a point between the first surface and the second surface and increases from the point to the second surface. The concentration of the metal oxide may be about 0.05 mol % or greater or about 0.5 mol % or greater throughout the thickness. Methods for forming such glass-based articles are also disclosed.