β-spodumene glass-ceramic materials and process for making the same
US7476633B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 21, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC03C10/0054
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to glass-ceramic materials, processes for making the same and articles comprising the same. The glass-ceramic material has a composition, by weight of the total composition, comprising 55-68% SiO2; 18-24% Al2O3; 3.3-4.1% Li2O; 1.5-4.0% ZnO; 1.5-5.0% MgO; 2-5% TiO2; 0-2% ZrO2; 0-5% B2O3; 0-8% P2O5; 0-2% Na2O, 0-2% K2O; and at least one component resulting from an effective amount of at least one fining agent; wherein: the total of B2O3 and P2O5 is at least 1.5% by weight, the total of MgO and ZnO is at least about 3.5% by weight, the total of Na2O and K2O is less than about 3.0% by weight, the total of P2O5, B2O3, Na2O and K2O is less than about 11% by weight, the weight ratio of the sum total of Na2O+K2O to the sum total of P2O5+B2O3 is less than about 0.5; advantageously the total of P2O5, B2O3, Na2O and K2O is less than about 9% by weight and the total of Na2O ad K2O is less than about 2% by weight; and more advantageously the total of P2O5, B2O3, Na2O and K2O is less than about 7% by weight and the total of Na2O ad K2O is less than about 1% by weight. The glass-ceramic material comprises β-spodumene solid solution as the predominant crystalline phas…
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