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Thallium-containing optical glass composition

US4495299A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 6, 1983
Grant dateJan 22, 1985
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Expiry dateSep 6, 2003

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S501/903
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A thallium-containing optical glass composition which contains the following oxides in the indicated proportions in mole %: ______________________________________ SiO.sub.2 35-80 Tl.sub.2 O 4-26 Tl.sub.2 O + R.sub.2 O 8-42 (in which R is an alkali metal) ZnO 6-26 ZrO.sub.2 0-2 Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 0-8 SnO and/or SnO.sub.2 0-5 B.sub.2 O.sub.3 0-less than 10 ______________________________________ and satisfies the following relations: EQU O.ltoreq.K.sub.2 O.ltoreq.10 EQU 4.ltoreq.Na.sub.2 O+Li.sub.2 O.ltoreq.26 EQU 0.1.ltoreq.ZrO.sub.2 +Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 +SnO and/or SnO.sub.2 .ltoreq.8 ##EQU1##

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