Abstract:
A strengthened glass article having a central tension that is below a threshold value above which the glass exhibits frangible behavior. The central tension varies non-linearly with the thickness of the glass. The glass may be used as a cover plate or window for portable or mobile electronic devices such as cellular phones and the like.
Abstract:
A strengthened glass article having a central tension that is below a threshold value above which the glass exhibits frangible behavior. The central tension varies non-linearly with the thickness of the glass. The glass may be used as a cover plate or window for portable or mobile electronic devices such as cellular phones and the like. The article is strengthened by alkal ion-exchange in a molten salt bath.
Abstract:
Disclosed are optical resonators having low OH content in at least the near-surface region and a process for making low OH glass article by chlorine treatment of consolidated glass of the article. Cl2 gas was used to remove OH from depth as deep as 350 m from the surface of the consolidated glass. The process can be used for treating flame-polished preformed optical resonator disks. A new process involving hot pressing or thermal reflowing for making planar optical resonator disks without the use of flame polishing is also disclosed.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to glass, glass-ceramic materials, lamp reflectors and processes for making them. The glass material has a composition, by weight of the total composition, comprising 56-67% SiO2; 9-22% Al2O3; 3.4-3.8% Li2O; 1.8-2.6% ZnO; 1.5-2.5% MgO; 3.3-5% TiO2; 0-2.5% ZrO2; 1.5-3% B2O3; 0-6% P2O5; 0-0.6% F; less than 500 ppm Fe; and components resulting from effective amount of at least one refining agent. The glass-ceramic material of the present invention contains K , and IR transmission at about 1050 nm of over 80% at a thickness of 3 mm.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a silica-based crucible material that includes, before sintering or firing, selected amounts of a thermal expansion stabilizer component (B 2 O3 and Ca2SiO 4 )which impart improved thermal shock resistance and enhanced ability to withstand repeated thermal cycling, to a sintered or fired crucible made of the material. An illustrative embodiment of the invention provides a crucible material whose chemical composition comprises, in weight %, about 91% to about 98% SiO 2 , about 1% to about 8% thermal stabilizer component, and up to about 1.0% of additional oxides including MgO, Al 2 O 3 Fe 2 O 3 , CaO and ZrO 2 .
Abstract:
The present invention relates to glass, glass-ceramic materials, lamp reflectors and processes for making them. The glass material has a composition, by weight of the total composition, comprising 56-67% SiO 2 ; 9-22% Al 2 O 3 ; 3.4-3.8% Li 2 O; 1.8-2.6% ZnO; 1.5-2.5% MgO; 3.3-5% TiO 2 ; 0-2.5% ZrO 2 ; 1.5-3% B 2 O 3 ; 0-6% P 2 O 5 ; 0-0.6% F; less than 500 ppm Fe; and components resulting from effective amount of at least one refining agent. The glass-ceramic material of the present invention contains ?-quartz solid solution as the predominant crystalline phase, and can be obtained by proper thermal treatment of the glass-ceramic material. The glass-ceramic material is particularly suitable for heat-resistant lamp reflectors which require a high surface smoothness Ra of lower than 75 nm, a low CTE between 25 and 300°C of less than 10 x 10 -7 K -1 , and IR transmission at about 1050 nm of over 80% at a thickness of 3 mm.