IP Library Granted Patent US 11,220,456
Granted Patent B2
US 11,220,456 · App. 17/024,203 · Granted Jan 11, 2022

Glasses and glass ceramics including a metal oxide concentration gradient

Inventors: Guangli Hu (Berkeley Heights, NJ); Charlene Marie Smith (Corning, NY); Zhongzhi Tang (Shenzhen, CN); Steven Alvin Tietje (Lindley, NY)
Assignee: Corning Incorporated
C03C21/002C03C3/091C03C3/093C03C3/097C03C10/00C03C10/0027C03C23/007
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Patent No.
US 11,220,456
App. No.
17/024,203
Granted
Jan 11, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A glass-based article may include from about 45 mol. % to about 80 mol. % SiO 2 ; from about 0 mol. % to about 10 mol. % Na 2 O; less than about 5 mol. % K 2 O; a non-zero amount of Al 2 O; and an amorphous phase and a crystalline phase. The article may further in include a stress profile comprising a surface compressive stress (CS) and a maximum central tension (CT). A ratio of Li 2 O (mol. %) to R 2 O (mol. %) in the article is from about 0.5 to about 1, where R 2 O is the sum of Li 2 O, Na 2 O, and K 2 O in the article. CT may be greater than or equal to about 50 MPa and less than about 100 MPa. CS may be greater than 2.0·CT. A depth of compression (DOC) of the stress profile may be greater than or equal to 0.14·t and less than or equal to 0.25·t, where t is the thickness of the article.

Claims (57)

1. A glass-based article comprising:

greater than or equal to 45 mol. % and less than or equal to about 80 mol. % SiO 2 ;

greater than or equal to 0 mol. % and less than or equal to 10 mol. % Na 2 O;

less than 5 mol. % K 2 O;

a non-zero amount of Al 2 O 3 ;

a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface thereby defining a thickness (t) of the glass-based article; and

a stress profile comprising a surface compressive stress (CS) and a maximum central tension (CT), wherein:

the glass-based article is a glass-ceramic comprising an amorphous phase and a crystalline phase;

a ratio of Li 2 O (mol. %) to R 2 O (mol. %) in the glass-based article is greater than or equal to 0.5 and less than or equal to 1, where R 2 O is the sum of Li 2 O, Na 2 O, and K 2 O in the glass-based article;

CT is greater than or equal to about 50 MPa and less than about 100 MPa;

CS is greater than 2.0·CT; and

a depth of compression (DOC) of the stress profile is greater than or equal to 0.14·t and less than or equal to 0.25·t.

2. The glass-based article of claim 1 , wherein CS is greater than or equal to 150 MPa.

3. The glass-based article of claim 1 , wherein CS is greater than or equal to 200 MPa.

4. The glass-based article of claim 1 , wherein CS is greater than 2.5·CT.

5. The glass-based article of claim 1 , wherein the glass-based article is strengthened by an ion exchange process resulting in the stress profile.

6. A glass-based article comprising:

greater than or equal to 45 mol. % and less than or equal to about 80 mol. % SiO 2 ;

greater than or equal to 0 mol. % and less than or equal to 10 mol. % Na 2 O;

less than 5 mol. % K 2 O;

a non-zero amount of Al 2 O 3 ; and

a stress profile comprising a surface compressive stress (CS) and a maximum central tension (CT), wherein:

the glass-based article is a glass-ceramic comprising an amorphous phase and a crystalline phase;

a ratio of Li 2 O (mol. %) to R 2 O (mol. %) in the glass-based article is greater than or equal to 0.5 and less than or equal to 1, where R 2 O is the sum of Li 2 O, Na 2 O, and K 2 O in the glass-based article;

the glass-based article is strengthened by an ion exchange process resulting in the stress profile;

CT is greater than or equal to about 100 MPa; and

a ratio of the maximum central tension to the surface compressive stress (CT:CS) is from about 0.05 to about 1.

7. The glass-based article of claim 6 , wherein CS is greater than or equal to 150 MPa.

8. The glass-based article of claim 6 , wherein CT:CS is from about 0.2 to about 0.5.

9. The glass-based article of claim 6 , wherein:

the glass-based article comprises a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface thereby defining a thickness (t) of the glass-based article; and

a depth of compression (DOC) of the stress profile is greater than or equal to 0.12·t.

10. The glass-based article of claim 6 , wherein:

the glass-based article comprises a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface thereby defining a thickness (t) of the glass-based article;

CT is less than about 250 MPa;

CS is greater than 2.0·CT; and

a depth of compression (DOC) of the stress profile is greater than or equal to 0.14·t and less than or equal to 0.25·t.

11. The glass-based article of claim 10 , wherein CS is greater than 200 MPa.

12. The glass-based article of claim 10 , wherein CS is greater than 2.5·CT.

13. A glass-based article comprising:

greater than or equal to 45 mol. % and less than or equal to about 80 mol. % SiO 2 ;

greater than or equal to 0 mol. % and less than or equal to 10 mol. % Na 2 O;

less than 5 mol. % K 2 O;

a non-zero amount of Li 2 O;

a non-zero amount of Al 2 O 3 ;

a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface thereby defining a thickness (t) of the glass-based article; and

a stress profile comprising a maximum central tension (CT) and a surface compressive stress (CS) extending to a depth of compression (DOC), wherein:

the glass-based article is a glass-ceramic comprising an amorphous phase and a crystalline phase;

a ratio of Li 2 O (mol. %) to R 2 O (mol. %) in the glass-based article is greater than or equal to 0.5 and less than or equal to 1, where R 2 O is the sum of Li 2 O, Na 2 O, and K 2 O in the glass-based article;

the glass-based article is strengthened by an ion exchange process resulting in the stress profile;

CT is greater than or equal to 75 MPa and less than or equal to 250 MPa;

CS is greater than 1.5·CT; and

DOC is greater than or equal to 0.14·t and less than or equal to 0.25·t.

14. The glass-based article of claim 13 , wherein CS is greater than 2.5·CT.

15. The glass-based article of claim 13 , wherein a ratio of CT:CS is from about 0.05 to about 1.0.

16. The glass-based article of claim 13 , wherein a ratio of CT:CS is from about 0.2 to about 0.5.

17. The glass-based article of claim 13 , wherein the ratio of CT:CS is from about 0.3 to about 0.5.

Continuity (7)
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