3D glass-ceramic articles and methods for making the same
US12358827B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 23, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC03C21/002
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods of forming a glass-ceramic article, the method are provided. Embodiments of the method may include initially nucleating a precursor glass composition at a first nucleation temperature and maintaining the first nucleation temperature for a pre-nucleating time period to produce a pre-nucleated crystallizable glass composition, wherein the pre-nucleated crystallizable glass composition comprises 5 wt % to 20 wt % crystalline phase ASTM C1365-18, forming the pre-nucleated crystallizable glass composition into an initial 3D shape; further nucleating the initial 3D shape for a nucleating time period to a second nucleation temperature to produce a nucleated crystallizable glass composition; and ceramming the nucleated crystallizable glass composition to a crystallization temperature and maintaining the ceramming temperature for a crystallization time period to produce the glass-ceramic article. The glass-ceramic article may have a final 3D shape is within 0.1 mm of the original design specifications.
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