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Cobalt glass compositions for coatings

US5747395A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 8, 1996
Grant dateMay 5, 1998
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC03C10/0054
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A glass composition which is essentially free of lead and cadmium includes 30 to 70 wt % SiO.sub.2, 1 to 25 wt % B.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0 to 10 wt % Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0 to 5 wt % Bi.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0.1 to 30 wt % CoO, 0.1 to 20 wt % ZnO, 1 to 30 wt % total of at least one of Li.sub.2 O, Na.sub.2 O or K.sub.2 O, up to 10 wt % ZrO.sub.2 and other optional ingredients. The glass composition can be used as a blue colored on-glaze enamel which relies upon the presence of Co.sup.2+ in a network-forming position in the glass to produce the blue color, with oxygen donors such as ZnO.sub.2, alkaline earth oxides and alkali oxides increasing the amount of cobalt occupying network-forming positions, and ZrO.sub.2 to provide chemical durability.

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