IP Library Granted Patent US 12,428,334
Granted Patent B2
US 12,428,334 · App. 18/173,378 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Alkali-free glass and glass plate

Inventors: Yusaku Matsuo (Tokyo, JP); Hiroyuki Hijiya (Tokyo, JP); Yuya Hamada (Tokyo, JP); Yutaka Kuroiwa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: AGC Inc.
C03C3/091C03C4/16
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Patent No.
US 12,428,334
App. No.
18/173,378
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An alkali-free glass includes, as represented by mol % based on oxides: 50 to 80% of SiO 2 ; 2 to 6% of Al 2 O 3 ; 18 to 35% of B 2 O 3 ; 1 to 6% of MgO; 0 to 6% of CaO; 0 to 6% of SrO; and 0 to 3% of BaO. A formula (A) is [MgO]+[CaO]+[SrO]+[BaO], and a value of the formula (A) is 2% or more and 6% or less. A formula (B) is [Al 2 O 3 ]—([MgO]+[CaO]+[SrO]+[BaO]), and a value of the formula (B) is −3% or more and 2% or less.

Claims (26)

1. An alkali-free glass, comprising:

a glass having a composition comprising, as represented by mol % based on oxides, 50 to 75% of SiO 2 , 2% to 6% of Al 2 O 3 , 21% to 35% of B 2 O 3 , 1% to 5.5% of MgO, 0% to 5.5% of CaO, 0% to 5.5% of SrO, 0% to 3% of BaO, and 0% to 0.4% in total of at least one selected from the group consisting of Li 2 O, Na 2 O, and K 2 O,

wherein a value of [MgO]+[CaO]+[SrO]+[BaO] is 2% to 5.5%, a value of [Al 2 O 3 ]−([MgO]+[CaO]+[SrO]+[BaO] is in a range of −3% to 2%, and a value of [Al 2 O 3 ]/[B 2 O 3 ] is from 0.13 to 0.3.

2. The alkali-free glass according to claim 1 , wherein the composition of the glass further comprises Fe in terms of Fe 2 O 3 in a range of 0 mol % to 0.5 mol %.

3. The alkali-free glass according to claim 1 , wherein the composition of the glass further comprises, as represented by mol % based on oxides, SnO 2 in a range of 0% to 0.5%.

4. The alkali-free glass according to claim 1 , wherein the composition of the glass further comprises, as represented by mol % based on oxides, at least one selected from the group consisting of Sc 2 O 3 , TiO 2 , ZnO, Ga 2 O 3 , GeO 2 , Y 2 O 3 , ZrO 2 , Nb 2 O 5 , In 2 O 3 , TeO 2 , HfO 2 , Ta 2 O 5 , WO 3 , Bi 2 O 3 , La 2 O 3 , Gd 2 O 3 , Yb 2 O 3 , and Lu 2 O 3 in a range of from 0% to 1% in total.

5. The alkali-free glass according to claim 1 , wherein the composition of the glass further comprises F in a range of 0 mol % to 1.5 mol %.

6. The alkali-free glass according to claim 1 , wherein a value of [SiO 2 ]+[B 2 O 3 ] is in a range of 88% to 96%.

7. The alkali-free glass according to claim 1 , wherein a value of [SiO 2 ]+[B 2 O 3 ] is in a range of 89.4% to 93%.

8. The alkali-free glass according to claim 1 , wherein a value of [MgO]/([MgO]+[CaO]+[SrO]+[BaO] is 0.5 or more.

9. The alkali-free glass according to claim 1 , wherein a value of [MgO]+[CaO]+[SrO]+[BaO])/[Al 2 O 3 ] is in a range of 0.5 to 1.2.

10. The alkali-free glass according to claim 1 , wherein a value of [Li 2 O]/([Li 2 O]+[NaO]+[K 2 O] is 0.5 or more.

11. The alkali-free glass according to claim 1 , wherein a β-OH value of the alkali-free glass is in a range of 0.05 mm −1 to 1.0 mm −1 .

12. The alkali-free glass according to claim 1 , wherein a dielectric loss tangent at 35 GHz of the alkali-free glass is 0.005 or less.

13. The alkali-free glass according to claim 1 , wherein the alkali-free glass has a density of 2.58 g/cm 3 or less and an average coefficient of thermal expansion at 50° C. to 350° C. in a range of 20×10 −7 /° C. to 50×10 −7 /° C.

14. The alkali-free glass according to claim 1 , wherein the alkali-free glass has a temperature T 2 at which a glass viscosity is 10 2 dPa·s in a range of 1500° C. to 1900° C. and a temperature T 4 at which the glass viscosity is 10 4 dPa·s in a range of 1290° C. or lower.

15. The alkali-free glass according to claim 1 , wherein a glass transition temperature is 700° C. or lower.

16. The alkali-free glass according to claim 1 , wherein a surface devitrification temperature is 1400° C. or lower.

17. A glass plate comprising the alkali-free glass according to claim 1 , wherein the glass plate comprises main surfaces and an end surface, and at least one main surface of the main surfaces has an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of 1.5 nm or less.

18. The glass plate according to claim 17 , wherein the glass plate is manufactured by a float process or a fusion process.

19. A glass plate comprising the alkali-free glass according to claim 1 , wherein the glass plate comprises main surfaces and an end surface, at least one side of the glass plate is 1000 mm or more, and a thickness of the glass plate is 0.7 mm or less.

20. A glass substrate for a high-frequency device, comprising the alkali-free glass according to claim 1 .

21. A panel antenna comprising the alkali-free glass according to claim 1 .

22. A window glass comprising the alkali-free glass according to claim 1 .

23. A vehicle window glass comprising the alkali-free glass according to claim 1 .

24. A cover glass for a touch panel, comprising the alkali-free glass according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2023
From: MATSUO, YUSAKU; HIJIYA, HIROYUKI; HAMADA, YUYA; KUROIWA, YUTAKA
To: AGC INC.
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Priority Claims (2)
JP 2020-143080 · Aug 27, 2020 · national
JP 2021-009791 · Jan 25, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2021031258 · Aug 25, 2021
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