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Alkali metal aluminoborosilicate photochromic glasses
Assignee: Corning Glass Works
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Filing: 1982-03-01
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Granted: 1983-06-28
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Expires: 2002-03-01
Abstract
Abstract This invention is directed to the production of transparent photochromic glasses containing silver halide crystals sensitized with copper having base compositions within the alkali metal aluminoborosilicate system wherein at least 0.025% As 2 O 3 and/or Sb 2 O 3 is present in the composition to insure that more than 50% of the copper is present in the Cu + state. Where an oxidizing agent is added to the composition, the amount of As 2 O 3 and/or Sb 2 O 3 will be increased to reduce that agent plus insure that more than 50% of the copper is present in the Cu + state.
Inventors
- 👤 David W. Morgan
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C4/00; C03C4/04; C03C4/06; C03C3/00; C03C3/04; C03C3/076; C03C3/089; C03C3/091
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A green transparent photochromic glass wherein crystals of silver chloride and silver bromide sensitized with copper impart the photochromic behavior to the glass and wherein over 50% of the copper is present as Cu + ions, said glass consisting essentially, expressed in terms of weight percent on the oxide basis, of 0-2.5% Li 2 O, 0-9% Na 2 O, 0-17% K 2 O, and 0-8% Cs 2 O, the sum of Li 2 O+Na 2 O+K 2 O+Cs 2 O being 8-20%, 5-25% Al 2 O 3 , 14-23% B 2 O 3 , 40-65% SiO 2 , 0.004-0.02% CuO, 0.15-0.3% Ag, 0.1-0.25% Cl, 0.1-0.2% Br, the molar ratio alkali metal oxide:B 2 O 3 ranging between about 0.55-0.85, where the composition is essentially free from divalent metal oxides other than CuO, the weight ratio Ag:(Cl+Br) ranging between about 0.65-0.95, about 0.03-0.25% Cr 2 O 3 , and about 0.05-0.3% As 2 O 3 and/or Sb 2 O 3 , as analyzed in the glass.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
A green transparent photochromic glass wherein crystals of silver chloride and silver bromide sensitized with copper impart the photochromic behavior to the glass and wherein over 50% of the copper is present as Cu + ions, said glass consisting essentially, expressed in terms of weight percent on the oxide basis, of 0-2.5% Li 2 O, 0-9% Na 2 O, 0-17% K 2 O, and 0-8% Cs 2 O, the sum of Li 2 O+Na 2 O+K 2 O+Cs 2 O being 8-20%, 5-25% Al 2 O 3 , 14-23% B 2 O 3 , 40-65% SiO 2 , 0.004-0.02% CuO, 0.15-0.3% Ag, 0.1-0.25% Cl, 0.1-0.2% Br, the molar ratio alkali metal oxide:B 2 O 3 ranging between about 0.55-0.85, where the composition is essentially free from divalent metal oxides other than CuO, the weight ratio Ag:(Cl+Br) ranging between about 0.65-0.95, about 0.03-0.25% Cr 2 O 3 , and about 0.05-0.3% As 2 O 3 and/or Sb 2 O 3 , as analyzed in the glass.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
98 words
A green transparent photochromic glass according to claim 1 wherein said glass composition also contains up to 10% total of the following components in the indicated proportion of up to 6% ZrO 2 , up to 3% TiO 2 , up to 1.0% PbO, up to 7% BaO, up to 4% CaO, up to 3% MgO, up to 6% Nb 2 O 5 , up to 4% La 2 O 3 , and up to 2% F; and up to 1% total of non-oxidizing transition metal oxides and/or up to 5% total of non-oxidizing rare earth metal oxides.
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