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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 28, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
John L Stempin, Beaver Dams, NY (US);
Dale R Wexell, Corning, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C / ; C03C / ; C03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
501 32 ; 501 59 ; 501 66 ; 501 69 ; 501 70 ;
Abstract
This invention is directed to the production of spontaneous essentially non-crystalline opal glasses exhibiting a very dense, milky-white appearance and excellent resistance to weathering and attack by alkaline detergents consisting essentially, expressed in weight percent on the on the basis, of 1.9-3.6% K.sub.2 O, 4.2-7.3% Na.sub.2 O, 0.2-3% Li.sub.2 O, 0-1.2% MgO, 0-4.9% CaO, 0-12.5% BaO, 0-0.1% NiO, 0.4-4% ZnO, 5.3-9.6% B.sub.2 O.sub.3, 8.8-13.5% Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, 57.2-64.4% SiO.sub.2, and 1.0-2.2% F., where the sum of (MgO+CaO+BaO) is preferably in the range of 4.5-12.5%.