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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 1982
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul S Danielson, Corning, NY (US);
John E Megles, Jr, Corning, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
501 32 ; 501 59 ; 501 64 ;
Abstract
The present invention is concerned with the production of spontaneous opal glasses which, after thermal tempering, demonstrate a dense coloration ranging from ivory through yellow-beige to tan to a grayish-brown appearance, consisting essentially, by weight on the oxide basis, of 8-9% Na.sub.2 O, 2-2.5% K.sub.2 O, 5-6.5% CaO, 8-10% ZnO, 1-2% B.sub.2 O.sub.3, 10-11% Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, 3-4% F, 0.005-0.1% NiO, 0-2% CeO.sub.2, 0-4%TiO.sub.2, 0.5-6% CeO.sub.2 +TiO.sub.2, 0-0.5% As.sub.2 O.sub.3, and 57-61% SiO.sub.2.