IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,465,929
Granted Patent B2
US 11,465,929 · App. 16/414,982 · Granted Oct 11, 2022

Flat glass, method for producing same, and use thereof

Inventors: Gerhard Lautenschläger (Jena, DE); Andreas Krieg (Jena, DE); Andreas Voitsch (Jena, DE); Axel Engel (Ingelheim, DE); Christian Pitzel (Jena, DE); Matthias Schmidt (Jena, DE); Thomas Kloss (Jena/Cospeda, DE)
Assignee: SCHOTT AG
C03C3/091G02B6/0065
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Patent No.
US 11,465,929
App. No.
16/414,982
Granted
Oct 11, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flat glass is provided that exhibits high transmittance to electromagnetic radiation in a range of wavelengths from 200 nm to 1500 nm. The transmittance for the flat glass having a thickness of 1 mm is 20% or more at a wavelength of 254 nm, 82% or more at a wavelength of 300 nm, 90% or more at a wavelength of 350 nm, 92% or more at a wavelength of 546 nm, 92.5% or more at a wavelength of 1400 nm, 91.5% or more in a wavelength range from 380 nm to 780 nm, and 92.5% or more in a wavelength range from 780 nm to 1500 nm.

Claims (31)

1. A flat glass comprising a transmittance to electromagnetic radiation for glass having a thickness of 1 mm that is 20% or more at a wavelength of 254 nm, 82% or more at a wavelength of 300 nm, 90% or more at a wavelength of 350 nm, 92% or more at a wavelength of 546 nm, 92.5% or more at a wavelength of 1400 nm, 91.5% or more in a wavelength range from 380 nm to 780 nm, and 92.5% or more in a wavelength range from 780 nm to 1500 nm, wherein the flat glass comprises B 2 O 3 , and wherein the flat glass further comprises a ratio of weight fractions of ions of iron that is 0.1≤Fe 2+ /(Fe 2+ +Fe 3+ )≤0.3 and comprises a ratio of molar amounts Σ(Me x O y )/(Σ(SiO 2 +B 2 O 3 ) between 0.02 to 0.10, wherein Me is selected from a group consisting of an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, and aluminum.

2. The flat glass of claim 1 , wherein the transmittance is 60% or more at the wavelength of 254 nm, 90% or more at the wavelength of 300 nm, 91% or more at the wavelength of 350 nm, 92.5% or more at the wavelength of 546 nm, 93% or more at the wavelength of 1400 nm, 92% or more in the wavelength range from 380 nm to 780 nm, and 93% or more in the wavelength range from 780 nm to 1500 nm.

3. The flat glass of claim 2 , wherein the transmittance is 85% or more at a wavelength of 254 nm and 91% or more at a wavelength of 300 nm.

4. The flat glass of claim 3 , wherein the transmittance is 88% or more at a wavelength of 254 nm.

5. The flat glass of claim 1 , further comprising a content of oxides of network formers of not more than 98 mol % in total.

6. The flat glass of claim 5 , wherein the oxides of network formers comprise oxides of silicon and/or boron.

7. The flat glass of claim 1 , further comprising a coefficient of linear thermal expansion between 2.4*10 −6 /K and 3.5*10 −6 /K.

8. The flat glass of claim 1 , further comprising a content of SiO 2 between 72 mol % and 85 mol %.

9. The flat glass of claim 1 , further comprising a content of B 2 O 3 between 10 mol % and 25 mol %.

10. The flat glass of claim 1 , further comprising Σ(SiO 2 +B 2 O 3 ) of 92 mol % to 98 mol %.

11. The flat glass of claim 1 , further comprising ΣR 2 O that is between 1 mol % and 5 mol %, wherein R 2 O is alkali metal oxides.

12. The flat glass of claim 1 , further comprising a ratio of molar amounts of B 2 O 3 /SiO 2 between 0.12 to 0.35.

13. The flat glass of claim 1 , wherein for the weight fractions, in ppm, of Fe, Co, Ni, Cr, Cu, Mn, and V, the following applies: Σ(1*Fe+300*Co+70*Ni+50*Cr+20*Cu+5*Mn+2*V) [ppm by mass] is less than 200 ppm, wherein a total content of considered metals is considered irrespective of an oxidation state thereof.

14. The flat glass of claim 1 , further comprising a transformation temperature between 450° C. and 550° C.

15. The flat glass of claim 1 , further comprising having a viscosity η, wherein Ig η has a value of 4 at temperatures between 1000° C. and 1320° C.

16. The flat glass of claim 1 , further comprising a refractive index at a light wavelength of 587.6 nm that is less than 1.475.

17. The flat glass of claim 1 , further comprising a value of chemical resistance against water according to DIN ISO 719 class HGB 1, a value of chemical resistance against acids according to DIN 12116 class S 1 W; and a value of chemical resistance against alkalis according to DIN ISO 695 class A3 or better.

18. The flat glass of claim 1 , comprising:

SiO 2

72 mol % to 85 mol %,

B 2 O 3

10 mol % to 25 mol %,

Al 2 O 3

0.2 mol % to 2.5 mol %,

Na 2 O

0.5 mol % to 5.0 mol %,

K 2 O

0 mol % to 1.0 mol %, and

Li 2 O

0 mol % to 1.5 mol %.

19. The flat glass of claim 18 , wherein the Na 2 O, K 2 O, Li 2 O amount to less than 5 mol % in total.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2019
From: LAUTENSCHLÄGER, GERHARD, DR.; KRIEG, ANDREAS; VOITSCH, ANDREAS; ENGEL, AXEL, DR.; PITZEL, CHRISTIAN, DR.; SCHMIDT, MATTHIAS; KLOSS, THOMAS
To: SCHOTT AG
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2018 112 070.2 · May 18, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190352217A1 · Nov 21, 2019
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