IP Library Granted Patent US 9,428,415
Granted Patent B2
US 9,428,415 · App. 14/524,763 · Granted Aug 30, 2016

Glass and manufacturing method of glass plate

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Patent No.
US 9,428,415
App. No.
14/524,763
Granted
Aug 30, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide glass having a favorable color tone, and its production process. Glass comprising, as represented by mass percentage based on oxides, at least 60% and at most 75% of SiO 2 , at least 8% and at most 20% of Na 2 O, at least 4.5% of MgO, at least 1% and at most 10% of CaO, and at least 0.01% and at most 0.5% of Er 2 O 3 .

Claims (23)

1. Glass comprising, as represented by mass percentage based on oxides:

SiO 2 : at least 60% and at most 75%,

Na 2 O: at least 8% and at most 20%,

MgO: at least 4.5%,

CaO: at least 1% and at most 10%, and

Er 2 O 3 : at least 0.01% and at most 0.5%,

wherein a Q value determined by the formula (MgO content/CaO content)×(CaO content+Na 2 O content−Al 2 O 3 content) as represented by mass percentage based on oxides, is at least 15.

2. The glass according to claim 1 , wherein the glass further comprises, as represented by mass percentage based on oxides, at least 0.5% and at most 15% of Al 2 O 3 .

3. The glass according to claim 1 , wherein the glass further comprises, as represented by mass percentage based on oxides, at least 0% and at most 0.1% of total iron as calculated as Fe 2 O 3 .

4. The glass according to claim 1 , wherein the glass comprises, as represented by mass percentage based on oxides, at most 8% of CaO when the SiO 2 content is at least 70%, or above 8% of CaO when the SiO 2 content is less than 70%.

5. The glass according to claim 1 , wherein the glass comprises, as represented by mass percentage based on oxides, at least 4.5% and at most 15% of MgO.

6. The glass according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio (MgO/CaO) of the MgO content to the CaO content is at least 0.8 and at most 25.

7. The glass according to claim 1 , wherein the glass further comprises SO 3 .

8. The glass according to claim 1 , wherein the glass further comprises TiO 2 .

9. The glass according to claim 1 , wherein the glass further comprises SnO 2 .

10. A manufacturing method of a glass plate according to claim 1 , wherein the manufacturing method comprises:

preparing glass raw materials so that a glass plate after forming comprises, as represented by mass percentage based on oxides, at least 60% and at most 75% of SiO 2 , at least 8% and at most 20% of Na 2 O, at least 4.5% of MgO, at least 1% and at most 10% of CaO, and at least 0.01% and at most 0.5% of Er 2 O 3 ;

melting the glass raw materials; and

forming the molten glass materials by a float process, a downdraw process or a rollout process,

wherein a Q value determined by the formula (MgO content/CaO content)×(CaO content+Na 2 O content−Al 2 O 3 content) as represented by mass percentage based on oxides, is at least 15.

11. The glass according to claim 1 , wherein the glass has a Redox of less than 33.0%.

12. The glass according to claim 1 , wherein the glass has a Redox of from 11.2 to 33.0%.

13. The glass according to claim 1 , wherein a Q value determined by the formula (MgO content/CaO content)×(CaO content+Na 2 O content−Al 2 O 3 content) as represented by mass percentage based on oxides, is at most 150.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 7, 2018
From: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
To: AGC INC.
Reel/Frame 046730/0786 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2014
From: KONDO, YUKI; SHIMADA, YUYA; HIJIYA, HIROYUKI
To: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 034127/0673 →