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Granted Patent B2
US 11,370,696 · App. 17/611,222 · Granted Jun 28, 2022

Glass compositions and methods with steam treatment haze resistance

Inventors: Timothy Michael Gross (Painted Post, NY); Jingshi Wu (Painted Post, NY)
Assignee: Corning Incorporated
C03C3/097C03C4/18C03C21/007C03C2204/00
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Patent No.
US 11,370,696
App. No.
17/611,222
Granted
Jun 28, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Glass-based articles that include a compressive stress layer extending from a surface of the glass-based article to a depth of compression are formed by exposing glass-based substrates to water vapor containing environments. The glass-based substrates have compositions selected to avoid the formation of haze during the treatment process. The methods of forming the glass-based articles may include elevated pressures and/or multiple exposures to water vapor containing environments selected to avoid the formation of haze during the treatment process.

Claims (26)

1. A glass-based article, comprising:

a hydrogen-containing layer extending from the surface of the glass-based article to a depth of layer, wherein a hydrogen concentration of the hydrogen-containing layer decreases from a maximum hydrogen concentration to the depth of layer;

a compressive stress layer extending from the surface of the glass-based article to a depth of compression, wherein the compressive stress layer comprises a compressive stress of greater than or equal to 10 MPa; and

a composition at the center of the glass-based article comprising:

greater than or equal to 55 mol % to less than or equal to 70 mol % SiO 2 ,

greater than or equal to 3 mol % to less than or equal to 17 mol % Al 2 O 3 ,

greater than or equal to 3 mol % to less than or equal to 15 mol % P 2 O 5 ,

greater than or equal to 1 mol % to less than or equal to 7 mol % Li 2 O, and

greater than or equal to 5 mol % to less than or equal to 20 mol % K 2 O.

2. The glass-based article of claim 1 , wherein the composition at the center of the glass-based article further comprises greater than or equal to 0 mol % to less than or equal to 1 mol % Na 2 O.

3. The glass-based article of claim 1 , wherein the composition at the center of the glass-based article further comprises greater than or equal to 0 mol % to less than or equal to 0.5 mol % SnO 2 .

4. The glass-based article of claim 1 , wherein the compressive stress layer comprises a compressive stress of greater than or equal to 50 MPa.

5. The glass-based article of claim 1 , wherein the compressive stress layer comprises a compressive stress of greater than or equal to 300 MPa.

6. The glass-based article of claim 1 , wherein the depth of compression is greater than or equal to 5 μm.

7. The glass-based article of claim 1 , wherein the compressive stress layer comprises a compressive stress of greater than or equal to 300 MPa and the depth of compression is greater than or equal to 40 μm.

8. The glass-based article of claim 1 , wherein the depth of compression is greater than or equal to 100 μm.

9. The glass-based article of claim 1 , wherein a glass having a composition equivalent to the composition at the center of the article has a 200 P temperature of less than or equal to 1715° C.

10. The glass-based article of claim 1 , wherein a glass having a composition equivalent to the composition at the center of the article has a liquidus viscosity of greater than or equal to 10 kP.

11. The glass-based article of claim 1 , wherein a glass having a composition equivalent to the composition at the center of the article has a Young's modulus of greater than or equal to 50 GPa.

12. The glass-based article of claim 1 , wherein the glass-based article has a thickness of less than or equal to 2 mm.

13. The glass-based article of claim 1 , wherein the glass-based article has a substantially haze-free appearance.

14. A consumer electronic product, comprising:

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

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

a cover substrate disposed over the display,

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

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2022
From: GROSS, TIMOTHY MICHAEL; WU, JINGSHI
To: CORNING INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 058564/0609 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62848777 · May 16, 2019
Related Publication 20220144686A1 · May 12, 2022
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