Low working temperature reed glasses
US4001741A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC03C4/082
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A glass having a softening temperature (E.sub.W) between 596.degree. and 634.degree. C. and a working temperature (V.sub.A) between 792.degree. and 863.degree. C., said glass being produced from a melt having a composition expressed in percentages by weight as follows: ______________________________________ SiO.sub.2 50.9 to 60.4, B.sub.2 O.sub.3 1.5 to 11.5, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 2.5 to 5.3, Li.sub.2 O 0.75 to 3.0, Na.sub.2 O 6.0 to 15.0, K.sub.2 O 0 to 3.8, Li.sub.2 O + Na.sub.2 O 8.0 to 17.3, Li.sub.2 O + Na.sub.2 O + K.sub.2 O 11.0 to 19.7, CaO 0 to 1.5, BaO 0 to 12.9, ZnO 0 to 7.3, PbO 0 to 17.5, BaO + PbO 7.0 to 17.8, Fe.sub.3 O.sub.4 3.3 to 5.0, F.sub.2 0 to 0.7, Sb.sub.2 O.sub.3 0.05 to 0.1, Sugar 0.05 to 0.1. ______________________________________
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