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US 11,964,908 · App. 17/417,523 · Granted Apr 23, 2024

Tempered glass sheet and method for manufacturing same

Inventors: Ken Yuki (Shiga, JP); Ryota Suzuki (Shiga, JP); Tomonori Ichimaru (Shiga, JP); Kiyotaka Kinoshita (Shiga, JP); Yuta Nagano (Shiga, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
C03C3/11C03C3/097C03C4/18C03C21/002C03C2204/00
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Patent No.
US 11,964,908
App. No.
17/417,523
Granted
Apr 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a tempered glass sheet having a compressive stress layer in a surface thereof, the tempered glass sheet including as a glass composition, in terms of mol %, 50% to 80% of SiO 2 , 8% to 25% of Al 2 O 3 , 0% to 10% of B 2 O 3 , 3% to 15% of Li 2 O, 3% to 21% of Na 2 O, 0% to 10% of K 2 O, 0% to 10% of MgO, 0% to 10% of ZnO, and 0% to 15% of P 2 O 5 .

Claims (42)

1. A tempered glass sheet having a compressive stress layer in a surface thereof,

the tempered glass sheet comprising as a glass composition, in terms of mol %, 50% to 80% of SiO 2 , 16.25% to 25% of Al 2 O 3 , 0% to 10% of B 2 O 3 , 3% to 15% of Li 2 O, 3% to 21% of Na 2 O, 0% to 10% of K 2 O, 0% to 10% of MgO, 0% to 10% of ZnO, and 2.55% to 15% of P 2 O 5 ,

wherein the tempered glass sheet satisfies the following relationship:

([SiO 2 ]+1.2×[P 2 O 5 ]−3×[Al 2 O 3 ]−2×[Li 2 O]−1.5×[Na 2 O]−[K 2 O]−[B 2 O 3 ])≤−9.90 mol %,

wherein the tempered glass sheet satisfies the following relationship:

a molar ratio ([B 2 O 3 ]+[Na 2 O]−[P 2 O 5 ])/([Al 2 O 3 ]+[Li 2 O])≥0.30,

wherein the tempered glass sheet satisfies the following relationship:

a molar ratio ([Na 2 O]−[Li 2 O])/([Al 2 O 3 ]+[B 2 O 3 ]+[P 2 O 5 ])≤0.151, and

wherein the tempered glass sheet comprises, in terms of mol %, 10% to 16.99% of ([Li 2 O]+[Na 2 O]+[K 2 O]).

2. The tempered glass sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the tempered glass sheet comprises 12 mol % to 16.99 mol % of ([Li 2 O]+[Na 2 O]+[K 2 O]), and satisfies the following relationship: [SiO 2 ]+1.2×[P 2 O 5 ]−3×[Al 2 O 3 ]−2×[Li 2 O]−1.5×[Na 2 O]−[K 2 O]−[B 2 O 3 ]≥−22 mol %.

3. The tempered glass sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the tempered glass sheet has a content of B 2 O 3 of from 0.1 mol % to 4 mol %.

4. The tempered glass sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the compressive stress layer has a compressive stress value of from 200 MPa to 1,000 MPa on an outermost surface.

5. The tempered glass sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the compressive stress layer has a depth of layer of from 50 μm to 200 μm.

6. The tempered glass sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the tempered glass sheet has a temperature at a viscosity at high temperature of 10 2.5 dPa·s of less than 1,650° C.

7. The tempered glass sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the tempered glass sheet comprises overflow-merged surfaces in a middle portion thereof in a sheet thickness direction.

8. The tempered glass sheet according to claim 1 , wherein

the tempered glass sheet comprises, as the glass composition, 2.55 mol % to 15 mol % of P 2 O 5 , and 12 mol % to 16.99 mol % of ([Li 2 O]+[Na 2 O]+[K 2 O]), and satisfies the following relationship: [SiO 2 ]+1.2×[P 2 O 5 ]− 3 ×[Al 2 O 3 ]−2×[Li 2 O]−1.5×[Na 2 O]−[K 2 O]−[B 2 O 3 ]≥−22 mol %.

9. The tempered glass sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the tempered glass sheet has a content of Fe 2 O 3 of from 0.001 mol % to 0.1 mol %.

10. The tempered glass sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the tempered glass sheet has a content of TiO 2 of from 0.001 mol % to 0.1 mol %.

11. The tempered glass sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the tempered glass sheet has a content of SnO 2 of from 0.01 mol % to 1 mol %.

12. The tempered glass sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the tempered glass sheet has a content of Cl of from 0.001 mol % to 0.1 mol %.

13. The tempered glass sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the tempered glass sheet has a stress profile having at least a first peak, a second peak, a first bottom, and a second bottom in a thickness direction.

14. The tempered glass sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the tempered glass sheet has a content of Al 2 O 3 of from 18 mol % to 25 mol %.

15. A cover glass for a touch panel display, the cover glass comprising the tempered glass sheet according to claim 1 .

16. A glass sheet to be tempered, comprising as a glass composition, in terms of mol %, 50% to 80% of SiO 2 , 16.25% to 25% of Al 2 O 3 , 0% to 10% of B 2 O 3 , 3% to 15% of Li 2 O, 3% to 21% of Na 2 O, 0% to 10% of K 2 O, 0% to 10% of MgO, 0% to 10% of ZnO, and 2.55% to 15% of P 2 O 5 ,

wherein the glass sheet to be tempered satisfies the following relationship:

([SiO 2 ]+1.2×[P 2 O 5 ]− 3 ×[Al 2 O 3 ]−2×[Li 2 O]−1.5×[Na 2 O]−[K 2 O]−[B 2 O 3 ])≤−9.90 mol %,

wherein the glass sheet to be tempered satisfies the following relationship:

a molar ratio ([B 2 O 3 ]+[Na 2 O]−[P 2 O 5 ])/([Al 2 O 3 ]+[Li 2 O])≥0.30,

wherein the glass sheet to be tempered satisfies the following relationship:

a molar ratio ([Na 2 O]−[Li 2 O])/([Al 2 O 3 ]+[B 2 O 3 ]+[P 2 O 5 ])≤0.151, and

wherein the glass sheet to be tempered comprises, in terms of mol %, 10% to 16.99% of ([Li 2 O]+[Na 2 O]+[K 2 O]).

17. A method of manufacturing a tempered glass sheet, comprising:

a preparation step of preparing a glass sheet to be tempered including as a glass composition, in terms of mol %, 50% to 80% of SiO 2 , 16.25% to 25% of Al 2 O 3 , 0% to 10% of B 2 O 3 , 3% to 15% of Li 2 O, 3% to 21% of Na 2 O, 0% to 10% of K 2 O, 0% to 10% of MgO, 0% to 10% of ZnO, and 2.55% to 15% of P 2 O 5 ; and

an ion exchange step of subjecting the glass sheet to be tempered to ion exchange treatment a plurality of times, to thereby obtain a tempered glass sheet having a compressive stress layer in a surface thereof,

wherein the glass sheet to be tempered satisfies the following relationship:

([SiO 2 ]+1.2×[P 2 O 5 ]− 3 ×[Al 2 O 3 ]−2×[Li 2 O]−1.5×[Na 2 O]−[K 2 O]−[B 2 O 3 ])≤−9.90 mol %,

wherein the glass sheet to be tempered satisfies the following relationship:

a molar ratio ([B 2 O 3 ]+[Na 2 O]−[P 2 O 5 ])/([Al 2 O 3 ]+[Li 2 O])≥0.30,

wherein the glass sheet to be tempered satisfies the following relationship:

a molar ratio ([Na 2 O]−[Li 2 O])/([Al 2 O 3 ]+[B 2 O 3 ]+[P 2 O 5 ])≤0.151, and

wherein the glass sheet to be tempered comprises, in terms of mol %, 10% to 16.99% of ([Li 2 O]+[Na 2 O]+[K 2 O]).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2021
From: YUKI, KEN; SUZUKI, RYOTA; ICHIMARU, TOMONORI; KINOSHITA, KIYOTAKA; NAGANO, YUTA
To: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056639/0707 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2018-240718 · Dec 25, 2018 · national
JP 2019-096572 · May 23, 2019 · national
JP 2019-164611 · Sep 10, 2019 · national
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