Nova Patents
EP2467339B1

Zircon compatible glasses for down draw

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EP2467339B1, drawing sheet 1
Sheet 1 of 14

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13 claims: 1 independent, 12 dependent

  1. 1
    A glass consisting essentially of:61 mol % ≤ SiO 2 ≤ 75 mol%;7 mol % ≤ Al 2 O 3 ≤ 15 mol%;0 mol% ≤ B 2 O 3 ≤ 12 mol%;9 mol % ≤ Na 2 O ≤ 21 mol%;0 mol % ≤ K 2 O ≤ 4 mol%;0 mol% ≤ MgO ≤ 7 mol%;0 mol% ≤ CaO ≤ 3 mol%, and optionally at least one fining agent, wherein the glass has a temperature T 35kp at which the glass has a viscosity of 3.5 kPa•s (35 kpoise), wherein the temperature T breakdown at which zircon breaks down to form ZrO 2 and SiO 2 is greater than T 35kp , T margin = T breakdown - T 35kp , and T margin = 446.6 - 50.2[Al 2 O 3 ] + 22.6[B 2 O 3 ] - 4.4[Na 2 O] - 3.9[K 2 O] - 1.2([MgO]+[CaO]) where concentrations [Al 2 O 3 ], [B 2 O 3 ], [Na 2 O], [K 2 O], [MgO], and [CaO] are expressed in mol%, and wherein T margin ≥ 0.
  2. 2
    The glass of Claim 1, wherein SiO 2 + B 2 O 3 ≥ 66 mol% and Na 2 O ≥ 9 mol.
  3. 3
    The glass of Claim 1 or Claim 2, wherein the glass is ion exchangeable.
  4. 4
    The glass of Claim 3, wherein the glass is ion exchanged to form a compressive layer on at least one surface of the glass, the compressive layer having a compressive stress of at least 350 MPa and a compressive depth of layer of at least 20 microns.
  5. 5
    The glass of Claim 4, wherein the ion exchanged glass has a central tension of at least 10 MPa.
  6. 8
    The glass of Claim 7, wherein the glass sheet has less than one inclusion of solid ZrO 2 per pound of glass sheet.