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Treatment of glass to reduce venting during thermal treatment and a glass article made thereby

US4824712A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 8, 1985
Grant dateApr 25, 1989
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/315
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method and composition for coating scored regions or holes in glass articles prior to heat treatment in order to maintain residual compressive stresses and reduce venting are disclosed. The method and composition of the present invention utilize silica-containing sols which gel and density and ultimately form glassy films during the heat treatment of the coated glass articles.

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