Fast ion exchangeable glasses with high indentation threshold
Alkali aluminosilicate glasses that are ion exchangeable to high compressive stresses, have fast ion exchange kinetics, and high intrinsic damage resistance. The glasses achieve all of the above desired properties either with only small amounts of P 2 O 5 (<1 mol %) or without addition of any P 2 O 5 .
1. A glass, the glass comprising:
from 50 mol % to 72 mol % SiO 2 ;
from 12 mol % to 22 mol % Al 2 O 3 ;
up to 6.5 mol % B 2 O 3 ;
up to 1 mol % P 2 O 5 ;
from 11 mol % to 21 mol % Na 2 O;
greater than 0.0 to 0.26 mol % K 2 O;
up to 4 mol % MgO;
up to 5 mol % ZnO; and
up to 2 mol % CaO, wherein
Na 2 O+K 2 O−Al 2 O 3 ≤2.0 mol %,
B 2 O 3 −(Na 2 O+K 2 O−Al 2 O 3 )>1 mol %,
30.84 mol %≤RAlO 4 ≤45 mol %, where R is at least one of Na, K, and Ag,
the glass is substantially free of TiO 2 , and
the glass is ion exchanged and has a Vickers crack indentation threshold of at least 17.5 kgf.
2. The glass of claim 1 , wherein the glass is substantially free of at least one of P 2 O 5 and Li 2 O.
3. The glass of claim 2 , wherein the glass is substantially free of Li 2 O.
4. The glass of claim 1 , wherein 56 mol %≤SiO 2 +B 2 O 3 ≤75 mol %.
5. The glass of claim 1 , wherein the glass has a layer under compressive stress CS of greater than 500 MPa, the layer extending from a surface of the glass to a depth of layer DOL, wherein CS·DOL=44000 MPa·μm.
6. The glass of claim 1 , wherein the glass has a compressive stress of greater than 800 MPa and a depth of layer of at least 40 μm, and has been ion exchanged for less than four hours.
7. The glass of claim 1 , wherein the glass has a compressive stress of greater than 800 MPa and a depth of layer of at least 52 μm, and has been ion exchanged for less than eight hours.
8. The glass of claim 1 , wherein the glass has a compressive stress of greater than 800 MPa and a depth of layer of at least 30 μm, and has been ion exchanged for less than two hours.
9. The glass of claim 1 , wherein the glass is substantially free of As 2 O 3 and Sb 2 O 3 .
10. The glass of claim 1 , wherein the glass further comprises at least one fining agent.
11. The glass of claim 10 , wherein the at least one fining agent comprises at least one of SnO 2 , CeO 2 , As 2 O 3 , Sb 2 O 3 , Cl − , and F − .
12. The glass of claim 11 , wherein the at least one fining agent comprises at least one of up to 0.5 mol % SnO 2 , up to 0.5 mol % As 2 O 3 , and up to 0.5 mol % Sb 2 O 3 .
13. The glass of claim 1 , wherein the glass has a liquidus viscosity of at least 100 kpoise.
14. The glass of claim 13 , wherein the glass is down-drawable.
15. The glass of claim 1 , wherein the glass has a layer under compressive stress CS, the layer extending from a surface of the glass to a depth of layer DOL, and the DOL is ≥55.27 μm.
16. The glass of claim 1 , wherein the glass has a Vickers crack indentation threshold of less than or equal to 50.0 kgf.
17. A glass comprising:
from 55 mol % to 62 mol % SiO 2 ;
from 16 mol % to 20 mol % Al 2 O 3 ;
from 4 mol % to 6.5 mol % B 2 O 3 ;
from 14 mol % to 18 mol % Na 2 O;
from greater than 0.0 mol % to 0.26 mol % K 2 O;
up to 0.5 mol % MgO;
up to 0.5 mol % ZnO; and
up to 0.5 mol % CaO, wherein
the glass is substantially free of P 2 O 5 ,
Na 2 O+K 2 O−Al 2 O 3 ≤0.5 mol %,
B 2 O 3 −(Na 2 O+K 2 O−Al 2 O 3 )>4 mol %,
28 mol %≤RAlO 4 ≤45 mol %, where R is at least one of Na, K, and Ag,
the glass is substantially free of TiO 2 , and
the glass is ion exchanged and has a Vickers crack indentation threshold of at least 17.5 kgf.
18. The glass of claim 17 , wherein the glass is substantially free of Li 2 O.
19. The glass of claim 17 , wherein 56 mol %≤SiO 2 +B 2 O 3 ≤70 mol %.
20. The glass of claim 17 , wherein 0 mol %≤Σ[R′O]≤0.5 mol %, where R′ is at least one of Ca, Mg, and Zn.
21. The glass of claim 17 , wherein the glass is substantially free of As 2 O 3 and Sb 2 O 3 .
22. The glass of claim 17 , wherein the glass further comprises at least one fining agent, the fining agent comprising at least one of SnO 2 , CeO 2 , As 2 O 3 , and Sb 2 O 3 , Cl − , and F − .
23. The glass of claim 22 , wherein the at least one fining agent comprises at least one of up to 0.5 mol % SnO 2 , up to 0.5 mol % As 2 O 3 , and up to 0.5 mol % Sb 2 O 3 .
24. The glass of claim 17 , wherein the glass has a liquidus viscosity of at least 100 kpoise.
25. The glass of claim 24 , wherein the glass is down-drawable.
26. The glass of claim 17 , wherein the glass has a layer under compressive stress CS of greater than 500 MPa, the layer extending from a surface of the glass to a depth of layer DOL, wherein CS·DOL=44000 MPa·μm.
27. The glass of claim 17 , wherein the glass has a compressive stress of greater than 800 MPa and a depth of layer of at least 40 μm, and has been ion exchanged for less than four hours.
28. The glass of claim 17 , wherein the glass has a compressive stress of greater than 800 MPa and a depth of layer of at least 52 μm, and has been ion exchanged for less than eight hours.
29. The glass of claim 17 , wherein the glass has a compressive stress of greater than 800 MPa and a depth of layer of at least 30 μm, and has been ion exchanged for less than two hours.
30. The glass of claim 17 , wherein the glass comprises from 4 mol % to 6.0 mol % B 2 O 3 .
31. The glass of claim 17 , wherein the glass has a Vickers crack indentation threshold of less than or equal to 50.0 kgf.