IP Library Granted Patent US 10,189,739
Granted Patent B2
US 10,189,739 · App. 15/827,405 · Granted Jan 29, 2019

Glass for chemical tempering and chemically tempered glass

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Patent No.
US 10,189,739
App. No.
15/827,405
Granted
Jan 29, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide chemically tempered glass which is less likely to break even if scratched. Chemically tempered glass, which comprises, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 56 to 72% of SiO 2 , from 8 to 20% of Al 2 O 3 , from 9 to 25% of Na 2 O, from 0 to 2% of K 2 O, and from 0 to 15% of MgO, and which has a surface compressive stress of at least 900 MPa and an internal tensile stress of at most 30 MPa. Glass for chemical tempering, which comprises, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 56 to 69% of SiO 2 , from 8 to 16% of Al 2 O 3 , from 9 to 22% of Na 2 O, from 0 to 1% of K 2 O, from 5.5 to 14% of MgO, from 0 to 2% of ZrO 2 , and from 0 to 6% of B 2 O 3 .

Claims (40)

1. A glass, comprising: as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 60 to 69% of SiO 2 ; from 12 to 20% of Al 2 O 3 ; from 9 to 16.5% of Na 2 O; from 0 to 1% of K 2 O; from 0 to 13% of MgO; from 0 to less than 1% of CaO; from 0 to 1% of ZrO 2 ; and from 0 to 6% of B 2 O 3 ,

wherein a liquid phase temperature of the glass is lower than a temperature T4 at which a viscosity of the glass is 10 4 dPa·s, and

wherein Z calculated by the following formula by using the contents, as represented by mole percentage, of SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , Na 2 O, MgO, B 2 O 3 and K 2 O is at least 1,100,

Z2 calculated by the following formula by using the contents, as represented by mole percentage, of SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , Na 2 O, MgO and ZrO 2 is at least 1,300, and

Z3 calculated by the following formula by using the contents, as represented by mole percentage, of SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , Na 2 O, MgO and ZrO 2 is at most 0.150:

Z=2×SiO 2 +55×Al 2 O 3 +22×Na 2 O+15×MgO−30×B 2 O 3 −126×K 2 O,

Z2=3.5×SiO 2 +85×Al 2 O 3 +0.80×Na 2 O+2.0×MgO+81×ZrO 2 ,

Z3=−0.00722×SiO 2 +0.0264×Al 2 O 3 +0.0149×Na 2 O+0.0035×MgO−0.0204×ZrO 2 .

2. The glass according to claim 1 , wherein Z4 calculated by the following formula by using the contents, as represented by mole percentage, of Al 2 O 3 , K 2 O and MgO is at least 38:

Z4=3×Al 2 O 3 −10×K 2 O+MgO.

3. The glass according to claim 1 , wherein a difference obtained by subtracting the content of Al 2 O 3 from the content of Na 2 O is less than 5%.

4. The glass according to claim 1 , wherein no SrO is contained, or the content of SrO is less than 1%.

5. The glass according to claim 1 , wherein no BaO is contained, or the content of BaO is less than 1%.

6. The glass according to claim 1 , wherein a total content of CaO, SrO, BaO and ZrO 2 is less than 1%.

7. The glass according to claim 1 , wherein the content of ZnO is at most 2%.

8. The glass according to claim 1 , wherein the glass contains ZrO 2 , and the content of SiO 2 is from 63 to 66%.

9. The glass according to claim 1 , wherein a glass transition temperature of the glass is at least 550° C.

10. The glass according to claim 1 , wherein the glass is capable of having a surface compressive stress of at least 900 MPa upon chemical tempering.

11. A glass, comprising: as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 60 to 69% of SiO 2 ; from 12 to 20% of Al 2 O 3 ; from 9 to 16.5% of Na 2 O; from 0 to 1% of K 2 O; from 0 to 13% of MgO; from 0 to less than 1% of CaO; from 0 to 1% of ZrO 2 ; and from 0 to 1% of B 2 O 3 ,

wherein a liquid phase temperature of the glass is lower than a temperature T4 at which a viscosity of the glass is 10 4 dPa·s, and

wherein Z calculated by the following formula by using the contents, as represented by mole percentage, of SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , Na 2 O, MgO, B 2 O 3 and K 2 O is at least 1,100, and

Z2 calculated by the following formula by using the contents, as represented by mole percentage, of SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , Na 2 O, MgO and ZrO 2 is at least 1,300:

Z=2×SiO 2 +55×Al 2 O 3 +22×Na 2 O+15×MgO−30×B 2 O 3 −126×K 2 O,

Z2=3.5×SiO 2 +85×Al 2 O 3 +0.80×Na 2 O+2.0×MgO+81×ZrO 2 .

12. The glass according to claim 11 , wherein Z4 calculated by the following formula by using the contents, as represented by mole percentage, of Al 2 O 3 , K 2 O and MgO is at least 38:

Z4=3×Al 2 O 3 −10×K 2 O+MgO.

13. The glass according to claim 11 , wherein a difference obtained by subtracting the content of Al 2 O 3 from the content of Na 2 O is less than 5%.

14. The glass according to claim 11 , wherein a total content of CaO, SrO, BaO and ZrO 2 is less than 1%.

15. The glass according to claim 11 , wherein a glass transition temperature of the glass is at least 550° C.

16. A glass, comprising: as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 63 to 66% of SiO 2 ; from 12 to 20% of Al 2 O 3 ; from 9 to 16.5% of Na 2 O; from 0 to 1% of K 2 O; from 0 to 13% of MgO; from 0 to less than 1% of CaO; from more than 0 to 1% of ZrO 2 ; and from 0 to 6% of B 2 O 3 ,

wherein a liquid phase temperature of the glass is lower than a temperature T4 at which a viscosity of the glass is 10 4 dPa·s, and

wherein Z calculated by the following formula by using the contents, as represented by mole percentage, of SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , Na 2 O, MgO, B 2 O 3 and K 2 O is at least 1,100, and

Z2 calculated by the following formula by using the contents, as represented by mole percentage, of SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , Na 2 O, MgO and ZrO 2 is at least 1,300:

Z=2×SiO 2 +55×Al 2 O 3 +22×Na 2 O+15×MgO−30×B 2 O 3 −126×K 2 O,

Z2=3.5×SiO 2 +85×Al 2 O 3 +0.80×Na 2 O+2.0×MgO+81×ZrO 2 .

17. The glass according to claim 16 , wherein Z4 calculated by the following formula by using the contents, as represented by mole percentage, of Al 2 O 3 , K 2 O and MgO is at least 38:

Z4=3×Al 2 O 3 −10×K 2 O+MgO.

18. The glass according to claim 16 , wherein a difference obtained by subtracting the content of Al 2 O 3 from the content of Na 2 O is less than 5%.

19. The glass according to claim 16 , wherein a total content of CaO, SrO, BaO and ZrO 2 is less than 1%.

20. The glass according to claim 16 , wherein a glass transition temperature of the glass is at least 550° C.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 7, 2018
From: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
To: AGC INC.
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