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Ultraviolet absorbing glasses
Assignee: Corning Inc
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Filing: 1993-10-12
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Granted: 1994-06-21
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Expires: 2013-10-12
Abstract
Abstract A non-photochromic R 2 O-B 2 O 3 -SiO 2 glass containing a cuprous or cuprous-cadmium halide crystal phase, having a sharp spectral cutoff at about 400 nm, the glass composition consisting essentially of, in cation percent, 35-73% SiO 2 , 15-45% B 2 O 3 , 0-12% Al 2 O 3 , the Al 2 O 3 being less than 10% when the SiO 2 is over 55%, 0-12% Li 2 O, 0-20% Na 2 O, 0-12% K 2 O, the Li 2 O+Na 2 O+K 2 O being 4.75-20%, 0-5% CaO+BaO+SrO, 0.125-1.0% Cu 2 O, 0-1% CdO, 0-5% ZrO 2 , 0-0.75% SnO 2 , 0-1% As 2 O 3 and/or Sb 2 O 3 , the glass containing 0-1.75%. Cl, 0-1.0% Br, 0.25-2.0% Cl+Br and 0-2% F by weight, and having an R-value, calculated in mole percent of 0.15-0.45, the R-value not exceeding 0.30, except as the glass composition meets at least one condition selected from the group: up to 12 cation % Li 2 O, less than 10 cation % Al 2 O 3 , at least 0.3 cation % Cu 2 O and 0.50-2.0% Cl+Br. Also, a method of making the non-photochromic glass having a sharp spectral cutoff.
Inventors
- 👤 Roger J. Araujo
- 👤 David W. Morgan
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CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C4/00; C03C4/08; C03C4/085; C03C14/00; C03C14/006; C03C3/00; C03C3/04; C03C3/076; C03C3/089; C03C3/091; C03C3/11; C03C2214/00; C03C2214/16; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S501/00; Y10S501/90; Y10S501/905
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
217 words
A method of inducing a sharp UV transmission cutoff at 400 nm in a R 2 O-B 2 O 3 -SiO 2 glass, said glass consisting essentially of, in cation percent, 35-73% SiO 2 , 15-45% B 2 O 3 ,0-12% Al 2 O 3 , the Al 2 O 3 being less the 10% when the SiO 2 is over 55%, 0-12% Li 2 O, 0-20% Na 2 O, 0-12% K 2 O, the Li 2 O+Na 2 O+K 2 O being 4.75-20%, 0-5% CaO+BaO+SrO, 0.125-1.0% Cu 2 O, 0-1% CdO, 0-5% ZrO 2 , 0-0.75% SnO 2 , 0-1% As 2 O 3 and/or Sb 2 O 3 , the glass containing 0-1.75% Cl, 0-1.0% Br, 0.25-2.0% Cl+Br and 0-2% F, the content of Cl, Br, and F in percent by weight of the total content of the glass composition, and having an R-value, calculated in mole percent, of 0.15-0.45, said method comprising altering the glass composition in at least one of the following ways, in an amount effective to induce the sharp UV transmission cutoff at 400 nm: a. add up to 12 cation % Li 2 O; b. increase the Cu 2 O content to an amount not over 0.5 cation %; c. decrease the R-value to a value not less than 0.15.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
217 words
A method of inducing a sharp UV transmission cutoff at 400 nm in a R 2 O-B 2 O 3 -SiO 2 glass, said glass consisting essentially of, in cation percent, 35-73% SiO 2 , 15-45% B 2 O 3 ,0-12% Al 2 O 3 , the Al 2 O 3 being less the 10% when the SiO 2 is over 55%, 0-12% Li 2 O, 0-20% Na 2 O, 0-12% K 2 O, the Li 2 O+Na 2 O+K 2 O being 4.75-20%, 0-5% CaO+BaO+SrO, 0.125-1.0% Cu 2 O, 0-1% CdO, 0-5% ZrO 2 , 0-0.75% SnO 2 , 0-1% As 2 O 3 and/or Sb 2 O 3 , the glass containing 0-1.75% Cl, 0-1.0% Br, 0.25-2.0% Cl+Br and 0-2% F, the content of Cl, Br, and F in percent by weight of the total content of the glass composition, and having an R-value, calculated in mole percent, of 0.15-0.45, said method comprising altering the glass composition in at least one of the following ways, in an amount effective to induce the sharp UV transmission cutoff at 400 nm: a. add up to 12 cation % Li 2 O; b. increase the Cu 2 O content to an amount not over 0.5 cation %; c. decrease the R-value to a value not less than 0.15.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 that comprises incorporating Li 2 O in the glass composition in an amount effective to induce a sharp UV transmission cutoff at 400 nm, but not in an amount in excess of 12 cation %.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 which comprises incorporating additional Cu 2 O in the glass composition in an amount such that the total Cu 2 O content does not exceed 0.5 cation %, that does not render the glass photochromic, but is effective to induce a sharp UV transmission cutoff at 400 nm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 that comprises altering the glass composition to adjust the R-value downward to a value effective to induce a sharp UV transmission cutoff at 400 nm, but not to a value less than 0.15.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
91 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 which comprises further altering the glass composition in at least one of the following ways in an amount effective to render the glass non-photochromic: a. add an amount of SnO 2 up to 0.5 cation percent effective to remove photochromic behavior; b. decrease the Cu 2 O content to a value below 0.5 cation %, but not below 0.125%; c. increase the Cl content above 0.25 % by weight, but not over 1.75%; d. decrease the R-value, but not to a value below 0.15.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method in accordance with claim 5 which comprises incorporating SnO 2 in the glass composition in an amount effective to render the glass non-photochromic, but not in excess of 0.5 cation %.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
A method in accordance with claim 5, which comprises incorporating additional Cl or Br in the glass composition to provide a total Cl+Br in an amount effective to render the glass non-photochromic, but not in an amount to provide a total Cl+Br content that is in excess of 1.75% by weight.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method in accordance with claim 5 that comprises altering the glass composition to adjust the R-value downward to a value effective to render the glass non-photochromic, but not to a value less than 0.15.
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