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US5010041A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Colored low-expansion transparent glass ceramic

Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-08-08
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Granted: 1991-04-23
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Expires: 2009-08-08
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Abstract

Abstract A colored low-expansion transparent glass ceramic comprising 100 parts by weight of a base glass (a) having the following composition, the following coloring components (b) and the following auxiliary coloring component (c) mixed thereto in the following ratio, and in that the principal crystalline phase is β-quartz solid solution. (a) Base glass ______________________________________ (weight %) ______________________________________ LiO 2 3.5 to 5.5 Na 2 O 0 to 4.0 K 2 O 0 to 4.0 Na 2 O + K 2 O 0.5 to 4.0 MgO 0.1 to 3.0 Al 2 O 3 20.5 to 23.0 SiO 2 60.0 to 68.5 TiO 2 1.0 to 7.0 ZrO 2 0 to 3.5 TiO 2 + ZrO 2 3.5 to 7.0 P 2 O 5 0 to 4.0 ______________________________________ (b) Coloring components______________________________________ (part by weight)______________________________________CoO 0 to 0.02Cr 2 O 3 0 to 0.05MoO 3 0 to 0.04NiO 0 to 0.075______________________________________ (c) Auxiliary coloring component At least one selected from the group consisting of______________________________________ (part of weight)______________________________________ Cl 0 to 0.6 Br 0 to 0.4, and I 0 to 0.03______________________________________ The total amount of auxiliary component is 0.002 to 0.7 part by weight. In order to produce such glass ceramic, a raw material so prepared as to produce a glass ceramic having a composition comprising 100 parts by weight of the base glass (a) having the above-described composition, the coloring components (b) and the auxiliary coloring components (c) mixed thereto in the above-described ratio is melted and cooled and the thus-obtained glass ceramic is heat treated so as to form β-quartz solid solution crystals as the principal crystalline phase.

Inventors

  • 👤 Akihiro Koyama
  • 👤 Keiji Kitamura
  • 👤 Nobuyuki Yamamoto

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 13:25
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C10/00; C03C10/0036; C03C10/0045; C03C10/0018; C03C10/0027

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 211 words
A colored low-expansion transparent glass ceramic comprising 100 parts by weight of a base glass (a) formed of following weight% of components, following part by weight of coloring components (b) and 0.0002 to 0.7 part by weight of following auxiliary coloring components (c) mixed thereto, said glass ceramic having a β-quartz solid solution as the principal crystalline phase, coefficient of linear expansion of -10×10 -7 to 10×10 -7 (K -1 ) in a temperature range of 100° to 800° C. and excitation purity between 1.3 and 11.3%: (a) Base glass ______________________________________ ([part by] weight %) ______________________________________ Li.sub.2 O 3.5 to 5.5 Na.sub.2 O 0 to 4.0 K.sub.2 O 0 to 4.0 Na.sub.2 O + K.sub.2 O 0.5 to 4.0 MgO 0.1 to 3.0 Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 20.5 to 23.0 SiO.sub.2 60.0 to 68.5 TiO.sub.2 1.0 to 7.0 ZrO.sub.2 0 to 3.5 TiO.sub.2 + ZrO.sub.2 3.5 to 7.0 P.sub.2 O.sub.5 0 to 4.0 ______________________________________ (b) Coloring components ______________________________________ (part by weight) ______________________________________ CoO 0 to 0.02 Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3 0 to 0.05 MoO.sub.3 0 to 0.04 NiO 0 to 0.075 ______________________________________ (c) Auxiliary coloring components at least one member selected from the group consisting of ______________________________________ (part by weight) ______________________________________ Cl 0 to 0.6 Br 0 to 0.4, and I 0 to 0.03 ______________________________________
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 211 words
A colored low-expansion transparent glass ceramic comprising 100 parts by weight of a base glass (a) formed of following weight% of components, following part by weight of coloring components (b) and 0.0002 to 0.7 part by weight of following auxiliary coloring components (c) mixed thereto, said glass ceramic having a β-quartz solid solution as the principal crystalline phase, coefficient of linear expansion of -10×10 -7 to 10×10 -7 (K -1 ) in a temperature range of 100° to 800° C. and excitation purity between 1.3 and 11.3%: (a) Base glass ______________________________________ ([part by] weight %) ______________________________________ Li.sub.2 O 3.5 to 5.5 Na.sub.2 O 0 to 4.0 K.sub.2 O 0 to 4.0 Na.sub.2 O + K.sub.2 O 0.5 to 4.0 MgO 0.1 to 3.0 Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 20.5 to 23.0 SiO.sub.2 60.0 to 68.5 TiO.sub.2 1.0 to 7.0 ZrO.sub.2 0 to 3.5 TiO.sub.2 + ZrO.sub.2 3.5 to 7.0 P.sub.2 O.sub.5 0 to 4.0 ______________________________________ (b) Coloring components ______________________________________ (part by weight) ______________________________________ CoO 0 to 0.02 Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3 0 to 0.05 MoO.sub.3 0 to 0.04 NiO 0 to 0.075 ______________________________________ (c) Auxiliary coloring components at least one member selected from the group consisting of ______________________________________ (part by weight) ______________________________________ Cl 0 to 0.6 Br 0 to 0.4, and I 0 to 0.03 ______________________________________
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 22 words
A glass ceramic according to claim 1, wherein the MgO content in said base glass (a) is not more than 2 wt%.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 27 words
A glass ceramic according to claim 1, wherein the total amount of TiO 2 and ZrO 2 in said base glass (a) is 4.5 to 5.0 wt%.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 47 words
A glass ceramic according to claim 1, wherein said auxiliary coloring component (c) is composed of 0.3 to 0.6 part by weight of Cl with Br and I added thereto so that the total amount of Cl, Br and I is 0.3 to 0.7 part by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 47 words
A glass ceramic according to claim 1, wherein said auxiliary coloring component (c) is composed of 0.2 to 0.4 part by weight of Br with Cl and I added thereto so that the total amount of Cl, Br and I is 0.2 to 0.7 part by weight.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 47 words
A glass ceramic according to claim 1, wherein said auxiliary coloring component (c) is composed of 0.002 to 0.03 part by weight of I with Cl and Br added thereto so that the total amount of Cl, Br and I is 0.002 to 0.53 part by weight.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 18 words
A glass ceramic according to claim 1, wherein transmittance of visible radiation is between 20.8 and 72.5 %.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 16 words
A glass ceramic according to claim 7, wherein said transmittance of visible radiation is under 60%.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 16 words
A glass ceramic according to claim 1, wherein dominant wavelength is between 475 and 589 nm.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 20 words
A glass ceramic according to claim 1, wherein tone of transmission light is bronze, dark green, gray or dark blue.

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