IP Library Granted Patent US 8,841,222
Granted Patent B2
US 8,841,222 · App. 13/702,770 · Granted Sep 23, 2014

Glass fiber

Inventors: Takashi Nonaka (Fukushima, JP); Hiroshi Kanno (Fukushima, JP); Takamichi Inaba (Fukushima, JP)
Assignee: Nitto Boseki Co., Ltd.
C03C13/00C03C13/06C03C10/0045C03C3/087
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Patent No.
US 8,841,222
App. No.
13/702,770
Granted
Sep 23, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a glass fiber comprising the SiO 2 content is 57.0 to 63.0% by weight; the Al 2 O 3 content is 19.0 to 23.0% by weight; the MgO content is 10.0 to 15.0% by weight; the CaO content is 4.0 to 11.0% by weight; and the total content of SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , MgO and CaO is 99.5% by weight or higher based on the total weight.

Claims (53)

1. A glass fiber, comprising:

a SiO 2 content of 57.0 to 63.0% by weight;

a Al 2 O 3 content of 19.0 to 23.0% by weight;

a MgO content of 10.0 to 15.0% by weight; and

a CaO content of 5.5 to 11.0% by weight, and

a total content of SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , MgO and CaO of 99.5% by weight or higher based on a total weight thereof,

a weight ratio of the SiO 2 content/the Al 2 O 3 content of 2.7 to 3.2, and

a weight ratio of the MgO content/the CaO content of 0.8 to 2.0,

wherein

wherein the SiO 2 content/(the SiO 2 content+the MgO content+the CaO content)×100 is 71.0 or more and 81.0 or less, a devitrification primary phase of the glass is a cordierite crystal or a mixed crystal of cordierite and anorthite, and the glass fiber has an elastic modulus of 95 GPa or higher.

2. The glass fiber according to claim 1 , comprising:

a total content of the SiO 2 content and the Al 2 O 3 content of 77.0 to 85.0% by weight.

3. The glass fiber according to claim 1 , comprising:

a total content of the MgO content and the CaO content of 16.0% by weight or higher.

4. The glass fiber according to claim 1 , comprising:

a SiO 2 content of 57.0 to 62.0% by weight.

5. The glass fiber according to claim 4 , comprising:

a weight ratio of the SiO 2 content/the Al 2 O 3 content of 2.7 to 3.1.

6. The glass fiber according to claim 5 , comprising:

a total content of the SiO 2 content and the Al 2 O 3 content of 77.0 to 85.0% by weight.

7. The glass fiber according to claim 5 , comprising:

a total content of the MgO content and the CaO content of 16.0% by weight or higher.

8. The glass fiber according to claim 5 , further comprising a Fe 2 O 3 and an alkali metal oxide, and

a total content of the Fe 2 O 3 content and the alkali metal oxide content of 0.4% by weight or less.

9. The glass fiber according to claim 4 , comprising:

a total content of the SiO 2 content and the Al 2 O 3 content of 77.0 to 85.0% by weight.

10. The glass fiber according to claim 9 , comprising:

a total content of the MgO content and the CaO content of 16.0% by weight or higher.

11. The glass fiber according to claim 9 , further comprising a Fe 2 O 3 and an alkali metal oxide, and

a total content of the Fe 2 O 3 content and the alkali metal oxide content of 0.4% by weight or less.

12. The glass fiber according to claim 4 , comprising:

a total content of the MgO content and the CaO content of 16.0% by weight or higher.

13. The glass fiber according to claim 12 , further comprising a Fe 2 O 3 and an alkali metal oxide, and

a total content of the Fe 2 O 3 content and the alkali metal oxide content of 0.4% by weight or less.

14. The glass fiber according to claim 4 , further comprising a Fe 2 O 3 and an alkali metal oxide, and

a total content of the Fe 2 O 3 content and the alkali metal oxide content of 0.4% by weight or less.

15. The glass fiber according to claim 1 , comprising:

a weight ratio of the SiO 2 content/the Al 2 O 3 content of 2.7 to 3.1.

16. The glass fiber according to claim 1 , further comprising a Fe 2 O 3 and an alkali metal oxide, and

a total content of the Fe 2 O 3 content and the alkali metal oxide content of 0.4% by weight or less.

17. The glass fiber according to claim 1 , further comprising a Fe 2 O 3 and an alkali metal oxide, and the glass fiber comprises

a SiO 2 content of 57.0 to 60.2% by weight;

a weight ratio of the SiO 2 content/the Al 2 O 3 content of 2.7 to 3.1;

a weight ratio of the MgO content/the CaO content of 1.0 to 1.8; and

a total content of the Fe 2 O 3 content and the alkali metal oxide content of 0.01% by weight or more and 0.4% by weight or less.

18. The glass fiber according to claim 17 , comprising

a Al 2 O 3 content of 20.1 to 23.0% by weight.

19. The glass fiber according to claim 1 , wherein the total content of SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , MgO and CaO is 99.7% by weight or higher based on a total weight thereof.

20. The glass fiber according to claim 1 , wherein the total content of SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , MgO and CaO is 99.8% by weight or higher based on a total weight thereof.

21. The glass fiber according to claim 1 , wherein the MgO content/(the SiO 2 content+the MgO content+the CaO content)×100 is 11.9 or more and 19.4 or less.

22. The glass fiber according to claim 1 , wherein the CaO content/(the SiO 2 content+the MgO content+the CaO content)×100 is 6.59 or more and 14.0 or less.

23. The glass fiber according to claim 1 , wherein the glass fiber has an elastic modulus of 96 GPa or higher.

24. The glass fiber according to claim 1 , wherein the glass fiber has an elastic modulus from 97 GPa to 98 GPa.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 2, 2013
From: NONAKA, TAKASHI; KANNO, HIROSHI; INABA, TAKAMICHI
To: NITTO BOSEKI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029552/0059 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP P2010-131185 · Jun 8, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130210602A1 · Aug 15, 2013