Abstract:
A mirror substrate is made of a material having a coefficient of mean linear thermal expansion of less than or equal to 1*10−6/K. The mirror substrate includes at least one of: a ratio of a lateral dimension to a maximum thickness of at least 100,, a weight per unit area of 100 kg/m2 or less,, and a mirror surface with a roughness (Ra) of at most 3.5 μm.
Abstract:
A method and an apparatus for stabilizing the position of a sheet-like element made of hard brittle material during transportation thereof along a transport path is provided in which the element is guided through a roller chicane having three rollers.
Abstract:
An apparatus is provided for drawing glass ribbons from molten glass. The apparatus includes a drawing tank for holding the molten glass and a guiding body. The tank has a lower nozzle opening through which the molten glass can exit downwards. The nozzle opening has two nozzle slots defined between the guiding body and edges of the nozzle opening. The guiding body protrudes downward out of the nozzle opening. The guiding body is supported so as to be spaced apart from the edges with the guiding body suspended in a self-supporting manner at least along a central section of the nozzle opening.
Abstract:
A method for testing the strength of a sheet-like element having two opposite faces and made of hard brittle material under tensile stress is provided. The method includes passing each of the faces of the element over a roller and thereby bending the element so that each of the faces is subjected to a first tensile stress in a portion in which the opposite face is in contact with a surface of the roller; exerting a second tensile force on the element in the direction of advancement so that both faces are subjected to the second tensile stress of at least 2 MPa so that the first and second tensile stresses add up to define a resultant tensile stress; and monitoring the element and determining whether the element has a defined breaking strength equal to the resultant tensile stress or whether the element breaks under the resultant tensile stress.
Abstract:
A method for testing the strength of a sheet-like element having two opposite faces and made of hard brittle material under tensile stress is provided. The method includes passing each of the faces of the element over a roller and thereby bending the element so that each of the faces is subjected to a first tensile stress in a portion in which the opposite face is in contact with a surface of the roller; exerting a second tensile force on the element in the direction of advancement so that both faces are subjected to the second tensile stress of at least 2 MPa so that the first and second tensile stresses add up to define a resultant tensile stress; and monitoring the element and determining whether the element has a defined breaking strength equal to the resultant tensile stress or whether the element breaks under the resultant tensile stress.
Abstract:
A mirror, a mirror substrate, a method for producing are provided. The mirror substrate is made of a material having a coefficient of mean linear thermal expansion of less than or equal to 1*10−6/K. The mirror substrate includes at least one feature selected from a group consisting of: a ratio of a lateral dimension to a maximum thickness of at least 100, a ratio of the lateral dimension to the maximum thickness of at least 150, a ratio of the lateral dimension to the maximum thickness of at least 200, a ratio of the lateral dimension to the maximum thickness of at least 300, a weight per unit area of 100 kg/m2 or less, a weight per unit area of 50 kg/m2 or less, a weight per unit area of 30 kg/m2 or less, a weight per unit area of 15 kg/m2 or less, a mirror surface with a roughness (Ra) of at most 3.5 μm, and a mirror surface with a roughness (Ra) of less than 1.2 μm.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a method for producing, without a mold, a shaped glass article having a predefined geometry. For this purpose a method is provided for producing a shaped glass article without using a mold, which method comprises at least the steps of: providing a starting glass; supporting the starting glass; heating a portion of the starting glass so that in this portion a predetermined spatial viscosity distribution of the starting glass is obtained from 109 to 104 dPa·s, in particular from 104 to 108 dPa·s, and so that at the points where the starting glass is supported a predetermined spatial viscosity distribution of the starting glass does not fall below 1013 dPa·s, wherein the heating is accomplished using at least one laser beam; and deforming the heated starting glass by action of an external force until the predefined geometry of the glass article is obtained, and the portion is raised or lowered with respect to the surrounding regions so that a local elevation or depression is obtained.
Abstract:
In a substrate, particularly in a substrate for a mirror support, in which recesses are introduced in one surface, preferably in the back side of the substrate, as a result of which, in particular, bridging pieces are defined between the recesses, in order to achieve the situation that despite a reduced weight, a high rigidity still remains, which means only a slight sagging after its correct uptake in a holding device provided for it, it is provided that at least one first portion of the bridging pieces has a width that is different than a second portion of the bridging pieces.
Abstract:
Chemically toughened glass articles are provided that include a first compressive stress region extending from a first surface, a second compressive stress region extending from a second surface, and a chamfer structure at an edge, which connects the first and second surfaces. The first compressive stress region has a first compressive stress of 100 to 2000 MPa and a first 60% depth (F60D). The second compressive stress region has a second compressive stress of from 100 to 2000 MPa and a second 60% depth (S60D). The chamfered structure has a first ratio of average chamfer height (Havg) to a total chamfer height variation (TCHV) that is at least 250 μm2.
Abstract:
An element of an inorganic brittle material is provided having two opposed sides and a circumferential edge. The element has at least three sections that include a first section and two second sections. The second sections adjoin the first section so that the first section is between the second sections. The first section has an arrangement of openings and interconnectors so that the first section has a higher flexibility than the second sections. The arrangement of openings has at least one opening shaped as a fold with two limbs that intersect to form a vertex.