In an exemplary embodiment, a quartz glass crucible 1 includes: a cylindrical crucible body 10 which has a bottom and is made of quartz glass; and crystallization-accelerator-containing coating films 13A and 13B which are formed on surfaces of the crucible body 10 so as to cause crystallization-accelerator-enriched layers to be formed in the vicinity of the surfaces of the crucible body 10 by heating during a step of pulling up a silicon single crystal by a Czochralski method. The quartz glass crucible is capable of withstanding a single crystal pull-up step undertaken for a very long period of time, such as multi-pulling, and a manufacturing method thereof.

Lithium silicate materials are described which can be easily processed by machining to dental products without undue wear of the tools.

Lithium silicate materials are described which can be easily processed by machining to dental products without undue wear of the tools.

Lithium silicate materials are described which can be easily processed by machining to dental products without undue wear of the tools.

A microcrystalline glass containing a water-repellent and oil-repellent composite coating layer on the surface, a preparation method and application thereof. The coated glass is a microcrystalline glass or a glass ceramic containing a water-repellent and oil-repellent composite coating layer on the surface, which is characterized in that from the outmost surface of the glass, it includes: a water-repellent and oil-repellent layer, an intermediate layer, a bottom layer and a microcrystalline glass or a glass ceramic, wherein, the intermediate layer is the intermediate layer containing ionic crystals with a lattice energy of 700-3000 kJ/mol and formed by the same, the bottom layer includes compounds containing Si—O bonds or a mixed silicon oxide layer. The present invention can form a firm, durable and excellent water-repellent and oil-repellent coating film even if the coating interface of microcrystalline glass has very few Si—O structure, and can achieve excellent water-repellent and oil-repellent property regardless of whether the high-crystallinity glass has done ion exchange or not.

Lithium silicate materials are described which can be easily processed by machining to dental products without undue wear of the tools.

Provided are a quartz glass crucible capable of withstanding a single crystal pull-up step undertaken for a very long period of time, such as multi-pulling, and a manufacturing method thereof.

A quartz glass crucible 1 includes: a cylindrical crucible body 10 which has a bottom and is made of quartz glass; and crystallization-accelerator-containing coating films 13A and 13B which are formed on surfaces of the crucible body 10 so as to cause crystallization-accelerator-enriched layers to be formed in the vicinity of the surfaces of the crucible body 10 by heating during a step of pulling up a silicon single crystal by a Czochralski method.

Lithium silicate materials are described which can be easily processed by machining to dental products without undue wear of the tools.

Coated articles demonstrating anti-fouling properties are provided, comprising: (a) a substrate comprising sapphire; (b) an adhesion promoting layer applied to the substrate; and (c) a top layer comprising at least an anti-fouling coating applied to the adhesion promoting layer. The adhesion promoting layer is formed from a curable sol-gel composition and has a dry film thickness less than 1000 nm after curing. The present invention also provides a method of forming a coated article comprising: (a) applying a curable film-forming sol-gel composition on a sapphire substrate, to form a coated substrate with a sol-gel adhesion promoting layer having a dry film thickness less than 1000 nm after curing; (b) subjecting the coated substrate to a temperature of at least 500 C. to effect cure of the sol-gel composition; and (c) applying at least an anti-fouling coating on the adhesion promoting layer to form a multi-layer, coated article.

Lithium silicate materials are described which can be easily processed by machining to dental products without undue wear of the tools.