Lithium containing glasses
A glass article including, on an oxide basis, from 60 mol % to 74 mol % SiO 2 , from 7 mol % to 18 mol % Al 2 O 3 , from 3 mol % to 16 mol % B 2 O 3 , from 0 mol % to 6 mol % Na 2 O, from 0 mol % to 5 mol % P 2 O 5 , from 5 mol % to 11 mol % Li 2 O, less than or equal to 0.2 mol % SnO 2 , and from 0.5 mol % to 6.5 mol % divalent cation oxides. The glass article has a molar ratio of Al 2 O 3 :(R 2 O+RO) greater than or equal to 0.9, where R 2 O is a sum of alkali metal oxides in mol % and RO is a sum of divalent cation oxides in mol %.
1. A glass article comprising:
from greater than or equal to 5 mol % to less than or equal to 11 mol % Li 2 O;
from greater than or equal to 60 mol % to less than or equal to 74 mol % SiO 2 ;
from greater than or equal to 7 mol % to less than or equal to 18 mol % Al 2 O 3 ; and
a liquidus viscosity of less than or equal to 300 kP,
wherein RI annealed −RI as formed is greater than or equal to 0.0003, where RI annealed is a refractive index at a wavelength of 589 nm of the glass heated at the annealing point of the glass for 1 hour and RI as formed is a refractive index at a wavelength of 589 nm of the glass as formed, and an annealing point of the glass is greater than or equal to 580° C. and less than or equal to 675° C.
2. The glass article of claim 1 , further comprising:
from 0 mol % to 6 mol % Na 2 O;
from 0 mol % to 1 mol % K 2 O;
from 0 mol % to 5 mol % P 2 O 5 ;
from 0 mol % to 0.2 mol % SnO 2 ;
from 0 mol % to 6.65 mol % MgO;
from 0 mol % to 5 mol % CaO;
from 0 mol % to 2 mol % ZnO; and
from 0 mol % to 2 mol % SrO.
3. The glass article of claim 1 , comprising:
wherein a molar ratio of Al 2 O 3 :(R 2 O+RO) is greater than or equal to 0.9, R 2 O is a total amount of alkali metal oxides in the glass article, and RO is a total amount of alkaline earth oxides.
4. The glass article of claim 1 , wherein the glass article comprises a molar ratio of Li 2 O:R 2 O greater than or equal to 0.4, where R 2 O is a sum of alkali metal oxides in mol %.
5. The glass article of claim 1 , wherein the glass article comprises greater than or equal to 80 mol % Al 2 O 3 +SiO 2 +B 2 O 3 +P 2 O 5 .
6. The glass article of claim 1 , wherein RI annealed −RI as formed is in a range from 0.0003 to 0.001.
7. The glass article of claim 1 , wherein RI annealed −RI as formed is in a range from 0.0005 to 0.001.
8. The glass article of claim 1 , wherein RI annealed −RI as formed is greater than or equal to 0.0005.
9. The glass article of claim 1 further comprising a fusion line.
10. 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 to the front surface of the housing; and
and a cover substrate disposed over the display,
wherein at least one of a portion of the housing or the cover substrate comprises the glass article of claim 1 .
11. The glass article claim 1 , wherein the glass article is strengthened by an ion exchange process, such that a compressive stress layer is formed on at least one surface of the glass article.
12. The glass article of claim 11 , wherein a depth of compression is greater than or equal to 0.15t, where t is a thickness of the glass article.
13. The glass article of claim 12 , wherein the glass article has an Indentation Fracture Threshold of greater than or equal to 15 kgf.
14. The glass article of claim 11 , wherein the glass article has a central tension from greater than or equal to 30 MPa to less than or equal to 100 MPa.
15. The glass article of claim 11 , wherein the glass article is strengthened by an ion exchange process that adds potassium ions to the glass article and a potassium depth of layer is from greater than or equal to 5 μm to less than or equal to 30 μm.
16. The glass article of claim 11 , wherein a compressive stress layer has a compressive stress at its surface from greater than or equal to 300 MPa to less than or equal to 950 MPa.
17. The glass article of claim 11 , wherein the glass article has a Knoop Scratch Lateral Cracking Threshold of greater than or equal to 5 N to less than or equal to 24 N.
18. The glass article of claim 11 , wherein the glass article has an Indentation Fracture Threshold of greater than or equal to 15 kgf.
19. 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 to the front surface of the housing; and
and a cover substrate disposed over the display,
wherein at least one of a portion of the housing or the cover substrate comprises the glass article of claim 11 .