IP Library Granted Patent US 8,455,378
Granted Patent B2
US 8,455,378 · App. 12/457,960 · Granted Jun 4, 2013

Alkali-free glass and alkali-free glass substrate

Inventors: Tomoki Yanase (Shiga, JP); Shinkichi Miwa (Shiga, JP)
Assignee: Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,455,378
App. No.
12/457,960
Granted
Jun 4, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An alkali-free glass characterized by having a glass composition being substantially free of an alkali metal oxide, As 2 O 3 and Sb 2 O 3 and including, in terms of mol %, 55 to 75% of SiO 2 , 7 to 15% of Al 2 O 3 , 7 to 12% of B 2 O 3 , 0 to 3% of MgO, 7 to 12% of CaO, 0 to 5% of SrO, 0 to 2% of BaO, 0 to 5% of ZnO and 0.01 to 1% of SnO 2 and has a liquidus viscosity of 10 5.2 dPa·s or higher and a temperature corresponding to a viscosity of 10 2.5 dPa·s of 1,550° C. or lower.

Claims (20)

1. An alkali metal-free glass, which:

has a glass composition being substantially free of an alkali metal oxide, As 2 O 3 , and Sb 2 O 3 ,

comprising, in terms of mol %, 55 to less than 70% of SiO 2 , 7 to 15% of Al 2 O 3 , 7 to 12% of B 2 O 3 , 0 to 3% of MgO, 7 to 12% of CaO, 0 to 5% of SrO, 0.01 to 1% of BaO, 0 to 5% of ZnO, and 0.01 to 1% of SnO 2 ; and

has a liquidus viscosity of 10 5.2 dPa·s or higher, a temperature corresponding to a viscosity of 10 2.5 dPa·s of 1,550° C. or lower, and a thermal expansion coefficient over a temperature range of 30 to 380° C. of larger than 34×10 −7 /° C. to 45×10 −7 /° C.

2. The alkali metal-free glass according to claim 1 , which has a content of RO, which represents MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO+ZnO, of 10 to 20%.

3. The alkali metal-free glass according to claim 1 or 2 , which has a value of a molar ratio CaO/RO of 0.5 to 1.

4. The alkali metal-free glass according to claim 1 or 2 , which has a value of a molar ratio CaO/Al 2 O 3 of 0.8 to 1.2.

5. The alkali metal-free glass according to claim 1 or 2 , which has a value of a molar ratio Al 2 O 3 /B 2 O 3 of 0.8 to 1.3.

6. The alkali metal-free glass according to claim 1 or 2 , which has a Cl content of 0 to 1%.

7. The alkali metal-free glass according to claim 1 or 2 , which has a MgO content of 0 to lower than 0.5%.

8. The alkali metal-free glass according to claim 1 or 2 , which has a strain point of 630° C. or higher.

9. The alkali metal-free glass according to claim 1 or 2 , which has a density of lower than 2.50 g/cm 3 .

10. The alkali metal-free glass according to claim 1 or 2 , which has the liquidus viscosity of 10 5.5 dPa·s or higher.

11. The alkali metal-free glass according to claim 1 or 2 , which has a liquidus temperature of lower than 1,100° C.

12. The alkali metal-free glass according to claim 1 or 2 , which has a specific modulus of 29.5 GPa or higher.

13. The alkali metal-free glass according to claim 1 or 2 , which is formed by an overflow down draw method.

14. An alkali metal-free glass substrate, comprising the alkali metal-free glass according to claim 1 or 2 .

15. The alkali metal-free glass substrate according to claim 14 , which is used for a display.

16. The alkali metal-free glass substrate according to claim 14 , which is used for a liquid crystal display or an OLED display.

17. The alkali metal-free glass substrate according to claim 14 , which is used for a liquid crystal display for a flat television.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2009
From: YANASE, TOMOKI; MIWA, SHINKICHI
To: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022931/0510 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-152188 · Jun 8, 2007 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2008060270 · Jun 4, 2008
Related Publication 20090270242A1 · Oct 29, 2009