The present invention has an object to provide an optical glass which has middle refractive index and low dispersibility, a low yield point (T s ) and a liquidus temperature (L.T.) and excellent weather resistance, and is suitable for mold press molding. The present invention relates to an optical glass comprising, in mass % on oxide basis, SiO 2 : 20 to 40%, B 2 O 3 : 10 to 30%, SrO: 10 to 30%, Al 2 O 3 : 5.5 to 15%, La 2 O 3 : 0.5 to 11%, Li 2 O: 3 to 12%, CaO: 0 to 10%, BaO: 0 to 9.5%, and ZnO: 0 to 10%.
1. An optical glass comprising, in mass % on oxide basis;
SiO 2 : 20 to 40%
B 2 O 3 : 10 to 30%
SrO: 10 to 30%
Al 2 O 3 : 5.5 to 15%
La 2 O 3 : 0.5 to 11%
Li 2 O: 3 to 12%
CaO: 0 to 10%
BaO: 0 to 9.5%, and
ZnO: 0 to 10%,
the optical glass having a liquidus temperature (L.T.) of 900° C. or lower.
2. The optical glass as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, in mass % on oxide basis, BaO+La 2 O 3 is from 5 to 20%, BaO/La 2 O 3 is 3 or less, and SrO/(SrO+BaO+CaO) is from 0.5 to 1.
3. The optical glass as claimed in claim 1 , having a refractive index (n d ) of from 1.55 to 1.65 and an Abbe number (ν d ) of from 55 to 65.
4. The optical glass as claimed in claim 1 , having a yield point (T s ) of 600° C. or lower.
5. The optical glass as claimed in claim 1 , having a transmittance reduction ratio after holding under environment of a temperature of 60° C. and a relative humidity of 90% for 100 hours of 0.2 or less.