Abstract:
The glass article has a three-dimensional shape. The glass article contains a first surface and at least one second surface opposite to the first surface, and contains a bent part in at least one place of the first surface or the second surface.
Abstract:
A glass plate includes a main flat surface, an edge surface orthogonal to the main flat surface, and a chamfered surface adjacent to the main flat surface and the edge surface. In a cross-sectional surface of the glass plate that is orthogonal to the edge surface and that is orthogonal to the main flat surface, the chamfered surface has a curvature radius greater than or equal to 50 μm at an intersection point between the chamfered surface and a straight line inclined 45 degrees with respect to the main flat surface and a curvature radius ranging from 20 μm to 500 μm at an intersection point between the chamfered surface and a straight line inclined 15 degrees with respect to the main flat surface.
Abstract:
An embodiment of the present invention provides a chemically tempered glass plate 10, which has first and second main surfaces 11a, 11b and an end surface 12 interposed between the first and second main surfaces 11a, 11b, wherein compressive stress layers are formed at both the main surfaces 11a, 11b; a tensile stress layer is formed at the interior; the thickness is from 1.0 to 6.0 mm; both the main surfaces 11a, 11b have surface compressive stress of from 400 to 1,000 MPa; and depths of the compressive stress layers in the plate thickness direction at both the main surfaces 11a, 11b are from 10 to 30 μm.
Abstract:
A method for evaluating optical characteristics of a transparent substrate including first and second surfaces and being positioned on a display surface side of a display device. The method includes evaluating the optical characteristics of the transparent substrate by using two index values including a quantified resolution index value of the transparent substrate and a quantified reflected-image diffusibility index value.
Abstract:
The present invention is a method of evaluating optical characteristics of a transparent substrate that is disposed on a display device, wherein the optical characteristics of the transparent substrate are evaluated by selecting two values among a quantified resolution index value (T), a quantified reflection image diffusiveness index value (R), and a quantified sparkle index value of the transparent substrate. According to the present invention, a transparent substrate and an anti-glare process that is to be applied to it can be properly selected, depending on purpose and use. The present invention can be utilized, for example, for evaluating optical characteristics of a transparent substrate that is installed in various types of display devices, such as an LCD device, an OLED device, a PDP device, and a tablet type display device.
Abstract:
A chemically strengthened glass plate includes a top and bottom main surfaces and end surfaces between the top and bottom main surfaces, and includes a compressive stress layer in a whole surface of the main surfaces and end surfaces, and has a thickness of 0.75 mm or less, a surface compressive stress of 850 MPa or more, a thickness of the compressive stress layer of 20 to 35 μm and an internal tensile stress of 42 MPa or less. The end surface has a chamfered portion, and a depth of a latent scratch is 20 μm or less in a portion of the end surface corresponding to a distance that is within ⅕ of the thickness of the chemically strengthened glass plate in a thickness direction from the main surface adjacent to the chamfered portion.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a cover glass and a glass laminate which are reduced in warpage, and have excellent scratch resistance, low reflecting properties and excellent optical properties. According to the present invention, a cover glass and a glass laminate which are reduced in glass warpage, retain the effect of scratch resistance, and have low reflecting properties and excellent optical properties can be provided by alternately superposing a film including a high-refractive-index material and a film including a low-refractive-index material, in given amounts.
Abstract:
A chemically strengthened glass sheet, which has front and back main surfaces and an edge surface between the front and back main surfaces, has undergone a chemical strengthening treatment and has an approximately rectangular shape, in which the chemically strengthened glass sheet has a surface compressive stress of 800 MPa or more, and an internal tensile stress of 42 MPa or less.
Abstract:
A method of cutting a strengthened glass including a front surface layer and a back surface layer in each of which a compression stress remains, respectively, and an intermediate layer formed between the front surface layer and the back surface layer, in which a tensile stress remains, the method includes: cutting the strengthened glass plate by heating the intermediate layer at an irradiation area of a laser beam at a temperature less than or equal to an annealing point while transmitting 70.0% to 99.8% of the laser beam having a wavelength between 800 to 1100 nm injected into the front surface and moving the irradiation area of the laser beam at a speed greater than or equal to 1.0 mm/sec, so that a crack, which penetrates the strengthened glass plate in a thickness direction of the strengthened glass plate, follows the irradiation area.
Abstract:
To provide chemically tempered glass which is less likely to break even if scratched. Chemically tempered glass, which comprises, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 56 to 72% of SiO2, from 8 to 20% of Al2O3, from 9 to 25% of Na2O, from 0 to 2% of K2O, and from 0 to 15% of MgO, and which has a surface compressive stress of at least 900 MPa and an internal tensile stress of at most 30 MPa. Glass for chemical tempering, which comprises, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 56 to 69% of SiO2, from 8 to 16% of Al2O3, from 9 to 22% of Na2O, from 0 to 1% of K2O, from 5.5 to 14% of MgO, from 0 to 2% of ZrO2, and from 0 to 6% of B2O3.