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Granted Patent B2
US 11,460,890 · App. 16/425,217 · Granted Oct 4, 2022

Glass with improved drop performance

Inventors: Xiaoju Guo (Painted Post, NY); Peter Joseph Lezzi (Corning, NY); Jian Luo (Painted Post, NY); Rostislav Vatchev Roussev (Painted Post, NY)
Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
G06F1/1656C03C3/085C03C3/087C03C3/093C03C3/095C03C21/00C03C21/002G01M5/0033G06F1/1613H05K5/0217
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,460,890
App. No.
16/425,217
Filed
May 29, 2019
Granted
Oct 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1785
USPC
428/410
Abstract

Glass-based articles are provided that exhibit improved drop performance. The relationship between properties attributable to the glass composition and stress profile of the glass-based articles are provided that indicate improved drop performance.

Claims (60)

1. A glass-based article, comprising:

a compressive stress layer extending from a surface of the glass-based article to a depth of compression,

wherein K IC 2 ×DOC/t×√{square root over (STE)}≥9.0×10 11 Pa 2.5 m 1.5 where K IC is the fracture toughness in Pa·m 0.5 of a glass-based substrate having a composition and phase assemblage equivalent to the composition and phase assemblage at the center of the glass-based article, DOC is the depth of compression in meters, t is the thickness of the glass-based article in meters, and STE is the stored strain energy of the glass-based article in Pa·m.

2. The glass-based article of claim 1 , wherein 75 μm≤DOC≤300 μm.

3. The glass-based article of claim 1 , comprising a maximum central tension CT less than or equal to 120/√{square root over (t)} MPa, where t is in mm.

4. The glass-based article of claim 1 , wherein the glass-based article has a thickness t≤1.0 mm.

5. The glass-based article of claim 1 , wherein STE≥20 Pa·m.

6. The glass-based article of claim 1 , wherein 5 Pa·m≤STE≤10 Pa·m.

7. The glass-based article of claim 1 , wherein the compressive stress layer comprises a compressive stress CS of greater than or equal to 100 MPa to less than or equal to 1300 MPa.

8. The glass-based article of claim 1 , wherein a glass-based substrate having a composition and phase assemblage equivalent to the composition and phase assemblage at the center of the glass-based article has at least one of:

a K IC greater than or equal to 0.75 MPa√{square root over (m)} to less than or equal to 1.5 MPa√{square root over (m)}

a hardness H greater than or equal to 6.0 GPa to less than or equal to 8.0 GPa, and

a Young's modulus E greater than or equal to 80 GPa to less than or equal to 120 GPa.

9. A glass-based article, comprising:

a compressive stress layer extending from a surface of the glass-based article to a depth of compression,

wherein K IC 2 ×DOC×√{square root over (STE)}≥5.6×10 8 Pa 2.5 m 2.5 where K IC is the fracture toughness in Pa·m 0.5 of a glass-based substrate having a composition and phase assemblage equivalent to the composition and phase assemblage at the center of the glass-based article, DOC is the depth of compression in meters, t is the thickness of the glass-based article in meters, and STE is the stored strain energy of the glass-based article in Pa·m.

10. The glass-based article of claim 9 , wherein 75 μm≤DOC≤300 μm.

11. The glass-based article of claim 9 , comprising a maximum central tension CT greater than or equal to 95 MPa.

12. The glass-based article of claim 9 , wherein the glass-based article has a thickness t≤1.0 mm.

13. The glass-based article of claim 9 , wherein STE≥20 Pa·m.

14. The glass-based article of claim 9 , wherein 5 Pa·m≤STE≤10 Pa·m.

15. The glass-based article of claim 9 , wherein the compressive stress layer comprises a compressive stress CS of greater than or equal to 100 MPa to less than or equal to 1300 MPa.

16. The glass-based article of claim 9 , wherein a glass-based substrate having a composition and phase assemblage equivalent to the composition and phase assemblage at the center of the glass-based article has at least one of:

a K IC greater than or equal to 0.75 MPa√{square root over (m)} to less than or equal to 1.5 MPa√{square root over (m)}

a hardness H greater than or equal to 6.0 GPa to less than or equal to 8.0 GPa, and

a Young's modulus E greater than or equal to 80 GPa to less than or equal to 120 GPa.

17. A glass-based article, comprising:

a compressive stress layer extending from a surface of the glass-based article to a depth of compression,

wherein K IC 2 ×DOC×H/E×√{square root over (STE)}≥4.1×10 7 Pa 2.5 m 2.5 where K IC is the fracture toughness in Pa·m 0.5 of a glass-based substrate having a composition and phase assemblage equivalent to the composition and phase assemblage at the center of the glass-based article, DOC is the depth of compression in meters, H is the hardness in Pascals of a glass-based substrate having a composition and phase assemblage equivalent to the composition at the center of the glass-based article, E is the Young's modulus in Pascals of a glass-based substrate having a composition and phase assemblage equivalent to the composition and phase assemblage at the center of the glass-based article, and STE is the stored strain energy of the glass-based article in Pa·m.

18. The glass-based article of claim 17 , wherein 75 μm≤DOC≤300 μm.

19. The glass-based article of claim 17 , comprising a maximum central tension CT greater than or equal to 95 MPa.

20. The glass-based article of claim 17 , wherein the glass-based article has a thickness t≤1.0 mm.

21. The glass-based article of claim 17 , wherein STE≥20 Pa·m.

22. The glass-based article of claim 17 , wherein 5 Pa·m≤STE≤10 Pa·m.

23. The glass-based article of claim 17 , wherein the compressive stress layer comprises a compressive stress CS of greater than or equal to 100 MPa to less than or equal to 1300 MPa.

24. The glass-based article of claim 17 , wherein a glass-based substrate having a composition and phase assemblage equivalent to the composition and phase assemblage at the center of the glass-based article has at least one of:

a K IC greater than or equal to 0.75 MPa√{square root over (m)} to less than or equal to 1.5 MPa√{square root over (m)}

a hardness H greater than or equal to 6.0 GPa to less than or equal to 8.0 GPa, and

a Young's modulus E greater than or equal to 80 GPa to less than or equal to 120 GPa.

25. A method, comprising:

ion exchanging a glass-based substrate to form a glass-based article having a compressive stress layer extending from a surface of the glass-based article to a depth of compression,

wherein K IC 2 ×DOC/t×√{square root over (STE)}≥7.0×10 11 Pa 2.5 m 1.5 where K IC is the fracture toughness in Pa·m 0.5 of the glass-based substrate, DOC is the depth of compression in meters, t is the thickness of the glass-based article in meters, and STE is the stored strain energy of the glass-based article in Pa·m.

26. A method, comprising:

ion exchanging a glass-based substrate to form a glass-based article having a compressive stress layer extending from a surface of the glass-based article to a depth of compression,

wherein K IC 2 ×DOC×H/E×√{square root over (STE)}≥4.1×10 7 Pa 2.5 m 2.5 where K IC is the fracture toughness in Pa·m 0.5 of the glass-based substrate, DOC is the depth of compression in meters, H is the hardness in Pascals of the glass-based substrate, E is the Young's modulus in Pascals of the glass-based substrate, and STE is the stored strain energy of the glass-based article in Pa·m.

27. A consumer electronic product, comprising:

a housing having a front surface, a back surface and side surfaces;

electrical components provided at least partially within the housing, the electrical components including at least a controller, a memory, and a display, the display being provided at or adjacent the front surface of the housing; and

a cover glass disposed over the display,

wherein at least one of a portion of the housing or a portion of the cover glass comprises the glass-based article of claim 1 .

28. A consumer electronic product, comprising:

a housing having a front surface, a back surface and side surfaces;

electrical components provided at least partially within the housing, the electrical components including at least a controller, a memory, and a display, the display being provided at or adjacent the front surface of the housing; and

a cover glass disposed over the display,

wherein at least one of a portion of the housing or a portion of the cover glass comprises the glass-based article of claim 9 .

29. A consumer electronic product, comprising:

a housing having a front surface, a back surface and side surfaces;

electrical components provided at least partially within the housing, the electrical components including at least a controller, a memory, and a display, the display being provided at or adjacent the front surface of the housing; and

a cover glass disposed over the display,

wherein at least one of a portion of the housing or a portion of the cover glass comprises the glass-based article of claim 17 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2019
From: GUO, XIAOJU; LEZZI, PETER JOSEPH; LUO, JIAN; ROUSSEV, ROSTISLAV VATCHEV
To: CORNING INCORPORATED
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62678560 · May 31, 2018
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