Ion-exchangeable phosphate glass compositions and strengthened o

Details Ion-exchangeable phosphate glass compositions and strengthened o Ion-exchangeable phosphate glass compositions and strengthened o

1987-12-04

1989-10-24

Dixon, Jr., William R.

Glass manufacturing

Processes

With chemically reactive treatment of glass preform

65 3013, 65116, 501 45, C03C 2100

Patent

active

048759201

ABSTRACT:
Ion-exchangeable phosphate glass compositions containing in mole percent from about 50 to 70% P.sub.2 O.sub.5, from about 5 to 30 % Li.sub.2 O, from about 5 to 25% MO, where M is selected from the group consisting of Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Zn, and about 5 to 30% X.sub.2 O.sub.3, where X is selected from the group consisting of Al, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu are provided. In another aspect, the phosphate glass compositions of the present invention also contain in mole percent up to 10% R.sub.2 O, where R is selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Rb and Cs. Solarization inhibitors and minor amounts of anhydrous fluorides and chlorides are also included in some embodiments. Optical quality phosphate glass articles formed of the phosphate glass compositions of the present invention are readily ion- exchangeable when contacted with certain salts. Optical quality phosphate glass articles are also provided having good thermal shock resistance. These glass articles have an inner tension region and an outer compressive surface layer formed using an ion exchange process. In some embodiments, laser rods and similar active optical elements are formed from the strengthened phosphate glass articles of the present invention where the optical elements are doped with an amount of a suitable dopant effective for laser activity.

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