Abstract:
This invention relates to thermally opacifiable glasses which exhibit uniformly dense opacity, that do not require the presence of lead or lithium, and contain as the primary opacifying phase a crystal selected from the group consisting of sodium molybdate, sodium tungstate, barium molybdate, barium tungstate, and mixtures thereof. The glasses consist essentially, by weight on the oxide basis, of about 64-80% SiO2, 2-12% Al2O3, 9-16% R2O, wherein R2O consists of 9-15% Na2O and 0-5% K2O, 1.2-4% RO3, wherein RO3 consists of 1.2-4% MoO3, or 1.6-4% WO3, or mixtures thereof in amounts equivalent to at least 1.2% MoO3, 0.5-3% F, and, preferably, up to 4% BaO.
Abstract:
THIS INVENTION RELATES TO THE MANUFACTURE OF SPONTANEOUS OPAL GLASSES WHEREIN THE OPACITY THEREIN IS THE RESULT OF AMORPHOUS DROPLETS AND CALCIUM FLUORIDE (CAF2) CRYSTALS, MORE SPECIFICALLY, THIS INVENTION RELATES TO SPONTANEOUS OPAL GLASSES CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY, BY WEIGHT ON THE OXIDE BASIS, OF ABOUT 50-75% SIO2, 3-14% A12O3, 10-20% CAO, 3-10% R2O, WHEREIN R2O CONSISTS OF 0-7% NA2O AND 0-7% K2O, 0.25-5% M0O3 AND/OR WO3 AND/OR AS2O3 AND 2-5% F.
Abstract:
This invention relates to sound, high strength, laminated articles of glass, glass-ceramic, glass and glass-ceramic materials. Such articles are made by means of a continuous hotforming process wherein glasses are melted for the individual layers and these layers are then simultaneously fused together and shaped into a laminated structure of a desired configuration. Where a glass-ceramic article is desired, the laminated glass structure is subsequently heat treated in a particular manner to cause the glass to crystallize in situ.
Abstract:
This invention relates to the production of spontaneous opal glasses which are essentially free from boron and fluorine, that demonstrate uniformly dense opacity, and wherein the predominant opacifying phase is a crystal selected from the group consisting of sodium molybdate, sodium tungstate, barium molybdate, barium tungstate, and mixtures thereof. The glasses consist essentially, by weight on the oxide basis, of about 0.5-5% Li2O, 2-12% Al2O3, 5-16% R2O, wherein R2O consists of Na2O and/or K2O and wherein at least 5% Na2O is present in the absence of BaO, 65-80% SiO2, 1.24% RO3 wherein RO3 consists of 1.2-4% MoO3 or 1.6-4% WO3 or mixtures thereof at least equivalent to 1.2% MoO3, and, preferably, up to 10% BaO.
Abstract:
THIS INVENTION RELATES TO THE MANUFACTURE OF SPONTANEOUS ALKALI METAL FLUORIDE OPAL GLASSES CONTAINING OPACITY DENSIFYING AGENTS AND EXHIBITING THERMALLY REVERSIBLE OPACITY; THAT IS, THEY MAY BE HEATED TO CLEARNESS AND COOLED TO OPACITY WITHOUT DEFORMATION OF THE GLASS BEING HEATED. OPERATIVE COMPOSITIONS INCLUDE GLASSES CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY, BY WEIGHT ON THE OXIDE BASIS OF 70-80% SIO2, 1-3% AL2O3, 7-14% B2O3, 1.5-4% LI2O, O-10% R2O WHEREIN R2O IS AT LEAST ONE ALKALI METAL OXIDE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF K2O AND NA2O, 3-6% F, AND A TOTAL OF 1-3% OF AN OPACITY DENSIFYING AGENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF MOO3, WO3, AND AS2O3.
Abstract:
This invention relates to spontaneously opacifiable glasses containing fluorine and having as the principal opacifying phase an immiscible, or insoluble, fluorine containing glass; the opal is an alkali aluminosilicate glass with additions of divalent oxides, fluorine, and boric-oxide. These glasses are opacified by cooling the glass body from the melt to a temperature below about the opal liquidus thereof at a rate greater than about 2* C./minute so as to homogeneously separate an insoluble glassy opacifying phase.