C03C21/002

ION EXCHANGEABLE GLASSES HAVING HIGH FRACTURE TOUGHNESS

In embodiments, a glass includes from 45 mol % to 70 mol % SiO.sub.2; from 11.5 mol % to 25 mol % Al.sub.2O.sub.3; from 2 mol % to 20 mol % Li.sub.2O; from greater than 0 mol % to 10 mol % Na.sub.2O; from 9 mol % to 19 mol % MgO; from 4 mol % ZrO.sub.2; and from 0 mol % to 0.5 mol % TiO.sub.2. In other embodiments, a glass includes from 45 mol % to 70 mol % SiO.sub.2; from 4 mol % to 25 mol % Al.sub.2O.sub.3; from 5 mol % to 20 mol % Li.sub.2O; from 0.1 mol % to 10 mol % Na.sub.2O; from 6 mol % to 25 mol % MgO; from 0.1 mol % to 4 mol % ZrO.sub.2; from 0.1 mol % to 5 mol % K.sub.2O; and from 0.05 mol % to 0.5 mol % SnO.sub.2.

Cold forming of complexly curved glass articles

The principles and embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to complexly curved glass articles and methods of cold forming complexly curved glass articles, such as complexly curved glass articles having a first bend region with a set of first bend line segments, and a second bend region with a set of second bend line segments, wherein the first bend line segments and the second bend line segments are independent, are not parallel, and do not intersect.

Strengthened glass with deep depth of compression

Chemically strengthened glass articles having at least one deep compressive layer extending from a surface of the article to a depth of at least about 45 μm within the article are provided. In one embodiment, the compressive stress profile includes a single linear segment extending from the surface to the depth of compression DOC. Alternatively, the compressive stress profile includes two linear portions: the first portion extending from the surface to a relatively shallow depth and having a steep slope; and a second portion extending from the shallow depth to the depth of compression. The strengthened glass has a 60% survival rate when dropped from a height of 80 cm in an inverted ball drop test and a peak load at failure of at least 10 kgf as determined by abraded ring-on-ring testing. Methods of achieving such stress profiles are also described.

High strength glass-ceramics having petalite and lithium silicate structures

In embodiments, a precursor glass composition comprises from about 55 wt. % to about 80 wt. % SiO.sub.2; from about 2 wt. % to about 20 wt. % Al.sub.2O.sub.3; from about 5 wt. % to about 20 wt. % Li.sub.2O; greater than 0 wt % to about 3 wt. % Na.sub.2O; a non-zero amount of P.sub.2O.sub.5 less than or equal to 4 wt. %; and from about 0.2 wt. % to about 15 wt. % ZrO.sub.2. In embodiments, ZrO.sub.2 (wt. %)+P.sub.2O.sub.5 (wt. %) is greater than 3. When the precursor glass composition is converted to a glass-ceramic article, the glass-ceramic article may include grains having a longest dimension of less than 100 nm.

Glass-based articles with improved stress profiles

Glass-based articles are provided with improved stress profiles. The glass-based articles provide improved drop performance and damage resistance. The glass-based articles may be produced with a single ion exchange treatment.

Scratch resistant glass and method of making

Glass-based articles comprise stress profiles providing improved scratch resistance. A glass-based article comprises a lithium aluminosilicate composition and a molar ratio of potassium oxide (K.sub.2O) to sodium oxide (Na.sub.2O) averaged over a distance from the surface to a depth of 0.4 micrometers that is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1.8. The article comprises sodium having a non-zero varying concentration extending from a surface of the glass-based article to a depth of the glass-based article and a spike depth of layer that is greater than or equal to 4 micrometers and less than or equal to 8 micrometers. The article may comprise an average compressive stress of greater than or equal to 150 MPa over a depth from 15 micrometers to 40 micrometers.

Chemically strengthened lithium disilicate-petalite glass-ceramics

Ion-exchanged glass ceramic articles described herein have a stress that decreases with increasing distance according to a substantially linear function from a depth of about 0.07t to a depth of about 0.26t from the outer surface of the ion-exchanged glass ceramic article from a compressive stress to a tensile stress. The stress transitions from the compressive stress to the tensile stress at a depth of from about 0.18t to about 0.25t from the outer surface of the ion-exchanged glass ceramic article. An absolute value of a maximum compressive stress at the outer surface of the ion-exchanged glass article is from 1.8 to 2.2 times an absolute value of a maximum central tension (CT) of the ion-exchanged glass article, and the glass ceramic article has a fracture toughness of 1 MPa√m or more as measured according to the double cantilever beam method.

Colored glass articles having improved mechanical durability

A colored glass article may include 50-80 mol % SiO.sub.2; 7-20 mol % Al.sub.2O.sub.3; 1-35 mol % R.sub.2O, wherein R.sub.2O comprises at least one of Li.sub.2O, Na.sub.2O, and K.sub.2O; 1×10.sup.−6-10 mol % of a colorant, wherein the colorant comprises at least one of Cr.sub.2O.sub.3, Au, Ag, CuO, NiO, Co.sub.3O.sub.4, TiO.sub.2, CeO.sub.2; and 12-24 mol % of Al.sub.2O.sub.3+MgO+CaO+ZnO. The colored glass article may have a transmittance color coordinate in the CIELAB color space with an L* value of 55 to 96.5. The colored glass article may have a compressive stress profile with a depth of compression ≥0.15t, a thickness t from 0.4 mm-5 mm, a compressive stress ≥200 MPa, and a central tension ≥60 MPa. The colored glass article may have a dielectric constant from 5.6 to 6.4 over the frequency range from 10 GHz to 60 GHz.

GLASS FOR CHEMICAL STRENGTHENING
20230119617 · 2023-04-20 · ·

The present invention relates to a glass for chemical strengthening including, in mole percentage on an oxide basis: 60 to 72% of SiO.sub.2; 9 to 20% of Al.sub.2O.sub.3; 1 to 15% of Li.sub.2O; 0.1 to 5% of Y.sub.2O.sub.3; 0 to 1.5% of ZrO.sub.2; and 0 to 1% of TiO.sub.2, having a total content of one or more kinds of MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO and ZnO of 1 to 10%, having a total content of Na.sub.2O and K.sub.2O of 1.5 to 10%, having a total content of B.sub.2O.sub.3 and P.sub.2O.sub.5 of 0 to 10%, wherein a ratio ([Al.sub.2O.sub.3]+[Li.sub.2O])/([Na.sub.2O]+[K.sub.2O]+[MgO]+[CaO]+[SrO]+[BaO]+[ZnO]+[ZrO.sub.2]+[Y.sub.2O.sub.3]) is from 0.7 to 3, wherein a ratio [MgO])/([CaO]+[SrO]+[BaO]+[ZnO]) is from 10 to 45, and having a value M expressed by the following expression of 1,100 or more:


M=−5×[SiO.sub.2]+121×[Al.sub.2O.sub.3]+50×[Li.sub.2O]−35×[Na.sub.2O]+32×[K.sub.2O]+85×[MgO]+54×[CaO]−41×[SrO]−4×[P.sub.2O.sub.5]+218×[Y.sub.2O.sub.3]+436×[ZrO.sub.2]−1180, wherein each of [SiO.sub.2], [Al.sub.2O.sub.3], [Li.sub.2O], [Na.sub.2O], [K.sub.2O], [MgO], [CaO], [SrO], [P.sub.2O.sub.5], [Y.sub.2O.sub.3], and [ZrO.sub.2] designates a content of each component in mole percentage on an oxide basis.

TEXTURED GLASS COMPONENT FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE
20230124179 · 2023-04-20 ·

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.