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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2015
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Adam James Ellison, Corning, NY (US);
Lisa Anne Moore, Corning, NY (US);
Taheisha Linette Werner, Corning, NY (US);
CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are opaque glass-ceramics comprising at least one nepheline crystal phase and comprising from about 30 mol % to about 65 mol % SiO, from about 15 mol % to about 40 mol % AlO, from about 10 mol % to about 20 mol % (NaO+KO), and from about 1 mol % to about 10 mol % (ZnO+MgO). Also disclosed herein are opaque-glass ceramics comprising at least one nepheline crystal phase and at least one spinel-structure phase doped with at least one colorant chosen from transition metals and rare earth elements. Further disclosed herein are methods for making these opaque glass-ceramics.