Abstract: A glass-ceramic article includes at least one substrate, such as a plate, made of glass-ceramic, the substrate having a face including a microtexturing such that the arithmetic mean surface roughness Ra, measured according to standard ISO 4287, is between 0.14 and 0.40 ?m, and the total roughness, Rt, measured according to standard ISO 4287, is between 1.15 and 5.00 ?m.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a lithium aluminosilicate glass product suitable for making a glass-ceramic product, includes melting a vitrifiable mixture of raw materials, which are free from arsenic oxides and antimony oxides, apart from unavoidable traces, refining the molten material, cooling the molten material so as to form a glass, forming of the glass, wherein the vitrifiable mixture of raw materials includes petalite having a fraction by weight of total iron, expressed as Fe2O3, less than or equal to 200 ppm.

Abstract: A ram-body for use with a spherical bearing has an inner circumferential surface. The ram-body comprises at least a first concave section provided in said inner circumferential surface. In some examples, a second concave section may be provided diametrically opposite to the first concave section. In some examples, the concave sections may be lunular shaped. A method of manufacturing the ram-body is also described. A ram-body and spherical bearing assembly is also described.

Abstract: A mineral ink for inkjet printing on a mineral substrate, includes a glass frit, an organic solvent, a dispersant, a surfactant and a glass fit including the following constituents in the weight limits defined below expressed as percentages by weight of the glass frit: 35 to 50% of SiO2, 15 to 25% of Al2O3, 1.5 to 4% of Li2O, 22 to 32% of B2O3, 0 to 2% of Na2O, 2 to 5% of K2O, 1 to 5% of CaO, 1 to 4% of ZrO2.

Abstract: Glass fibers have a chemical composition that includes the following constituents, in a weight content that varies within the limits defined below: SiO2 50-70%, Al2O3 0-5%, CaO+MgO 0-7%, Na2O 5-15%, K2O 0-10%, BaO 2-10%, SrO 2-10%, ZnO <2%, and B2O3 5-15%.

Abstract: A ram-body for use with a spherical bearing has an inner circumferential surface. The ram-body comprises at least a first concave section provided in said inner circumferential surface. In some examples, a second concave section may be provided diametrically opposite to the first concave section. In some examples, the concave sections may be lunular shaped. A method of manufacturing the ram-body is also described. A ram-body and spherical bearing assembly is also described.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a lithium aluminosilicate glass product suitable for making a glass-ceramic product, includes melting a vitrifiable mixture of raw materials, which are free from arsenic oxides and antimony oxides, apart from unavoidable traces, refining the molten material, cooling the molten material so as to form a glass, forming of the glass, wherein the vitrifiable mixture of raw materials includes petalite having a fraction by weight of total iron, expressed as Fe2O3, less than or equal to 200 ppm.

Abstract: An induction cooking device including at least one inductor positioned under a thermally strengthened glass plate, the composition of which glass is not of lithium aluminosilicate type, characterized in that the glass has the following characteristics: its thickness is at most 4.5 mm, the c/a ratio of the glass before strengthening is at most 3.0 after Vickers indentation under a load of 1 kg, c being the length of the radial cracks and a being the half-diagonal of the Vickers impression, the ?/(e·E·?) ratio is at least 20 K·mm?1, or even 30 K·mm?1, ? being the maximum stress generated at the core of the glass by the thermal strengthening in Pa, e being the thickness of the glass in mm, E being the Young's modulus in Pa and ? being the linear thermal expansion coefficient of the glass in K?1 is provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a glass-ceramic article at least partly coated with at least one layer of an enamel formed from a glass frit having the following composition, the proportions being expressed as weight percentages: SiO2 50-66% and preferably 50 < SiO2 ? 65% MgO 3-8% and preferably 3-6% Na2O 7-15% K2O ?3% Li2O ?3%, in particular ?2% CaO ?1% BaO >0-15% and preferably 5-15% Al2O3 3-20% and preferably 3 < Al2O3 < 20% ZrO2 0-4%, preferably 0 < ZrO2 < 4%, in particular 0.5-2% ZnO >0-5% B2O3 >0-6% and preferably 0 < B2O3 ? 5% the sum of the alkaline-earth metal oxides CaO+BaO moreover being between 8 and 15%, and the sum of the alkali metal oxides Na2O+K2O+Li2O moreover being between 7 and 20%. The invention also relates to the reinforced glass-ceramics obtained.

Abstract: Glass fibers have a chemical composition that includes the following constituents, in a weight content that varies within the limits defined below: SiO2 50-70%, Al2O3 0-5%, CaO+MgO 0-7%, Na2O 5-15%, K2O 0-10%, BaO 2-10%, SrO 2-10%, ZnO<2%, and B2O3 5-15%.

Abstract: A glass-ceramic article is at least partly coated with at least one layer of enamel, including a glass frit. The frit includes, expressed by weight, SiO2, 45-60%; Al2O3, 12-22%; B2O3, 12-22%; Li2O, 0-5%; Na2O, 0-2%; K2O, >2%; CaO, 0-4%; MgO, 0-4%; ZnO, 0-4%; BaO, 0-4%; ZrO2, 0-4%; and TiO2, 0-1%. The sum of oxides CaO+MgO+BaO+SrO+ZnO is at most 10%, preferably from 2 to 8%. A process can be used to obtain the article.

Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is a reinforced glass plate for an induction cooking device, the chemical composition of which comprises the following colorants, in a content which varies within the weight limits defined hereinafter: Fe2O3 (total iron): 0.8% to 1.8%, CoO: 0.02% to 0.06%, Se: 0 to 0.005%, Cr2O3: 0 to 0.1%. The invention is also directed towards an induction cooking device comprising at least one inductor placed under such a glass plate.

Abstract: A transparent, colorless and non-scattering glass-ceramic plate of lithium aluminosilicate type and containing crystals of ?-quartz structure, the chemical composition of which does not contain oxides of arsenic, of antimony and of neodymium, and includes the following constituents within the limits defined below, expressed as weight percentages: SiO2 55-75%; Al2O3 12-25%; Li2O 2-5%; Na2O+K2O 0-<2%; Li2O+Na2O+K2O 0-<7%; CaO 0.3-5%; MgO 0-5%; SrO 0-5%; BaO 0.5-10%; CaO+BaO >1%; ZnO 0-5%; TiO2 ?1.9%; ZrO2 ?3%; TiO2+ZrO2 >3.80%; SnO2 ?0.1%; SnO2/(SnO2+ZrO2+TiO2)<0.1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vitroceramic article intended in particular to cover or receive heating elements, said article being provided with at least one luminous zone, in particular for display, comprising at least one luminous pattern, said article comprising at least one vitroceramic substrate, at least one light source, and at least one enamel coating which covers at least a part of said zone and within which an uncovered region is formed in the shape of said pattern, the composition of said enamel comprising at least one glass frit and at least one pigment, the glass frit comprising the following constituents: SiO2 40-55% Al2O3 ?0-10% B2O3 25-55% Na2O ?0-5% K2O ?0-5% Li2O ?0-10%, the rate of pigment or pigments being from 40 to 65% by weight of the frit/pigment mixture, the article furthermore comprising a diffusing zone facing the enamel coating.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a glass composition which is resistant to alkalis and to acids, in particular for the preparation of reinforcing glass strands, which comprises the following constituents within the limits defined below, as percentages by weight: SiO2 ?58%, preferably ?65% ZrO2 15-20% R2O (R = Na, K or Li) ?14% K2O ?0.1%, preferably ?0.05%, RO (R = Mg, Ca or Sr) 2.5-6% MgO ?4% TiO2 >1 and ?4% the composition additionally being devoid of F, comprising less than 1% of impurities (Al2O3, Fe2O3 and Cr2O3) and satisfying the following relationships: ZrO2+TiO2?17% ZrO2/TiO2?6 It also relates to the use of the glass strands obtained in the reinforcing of inorganic materials, for example cementitious materials, or organic materials, for example plastics, and to the composites including such strands.

Abstract: A transparent, colorless and non-scattering glass-ceramic plate of lithium aluminosilicate type and containing crystals of ?-quartz structure, the chemical composition of which does not contain oxides of arsenic, of antimony and of neodymium, and includes the following constituents within the limits defined below, expressed as weight percentages: SiO2 55-75%; Al2O3 12-25%; Li2O 2-5%; Na2O+K2O 0-<2%; Li2O+Na2O+K2O 0-<7%; CaO 0.3-5%; MgO 0-5%; SrO 0-5%; BaO 0.5-10%; CaO+BaO >1%; ZnO 0-5%; TiO2 ?1.9%; ZrO2 ?3%;TiO2+ZrO2 >3.80%; SnO2 ?0.1%; SnO2/(SnO2+ZrO2+TiO2)<0.1.

Abstract: The invention relates to glass reinforcing yarns, the composition of which comprises the following constituents, within the limits defined below, expressed in percentages by weight: SiO2 50-65% Al2O3 12-20% CaO 13-16% MgO 6-12% B2O3 0-3% TiO2 0-3% Na2O + K2O <2% F2 0-1% Fe2O3 <1.?? These yarns are made of a glass offering an excellent compromise between its mechanical properties represented by the specific Young's modulus and its melting and fiberizing conditions.

Abstract: A subject matter of the invention is a partially crystalline glass plate, the linear thermal expansion coefficient of which is within a range extending from 20 to 40×10?7/K and the chemical composition of which comprises the following constituents, varying within the limits by weight defined below: SiO2 ?55-70% Al2O3 ?12-25% Li2O ??1-2% K2O ??0-<3% Na2O ??0-<3% Li2O + Na2O + K2O ??1-<7% RO ??2-10% (WHERE RO = MgO + CaO + SrO + BaO + ZnO) TiO2 ??0-5% ZrO2 0.1-3%.

Abstract: A glass-ceramic article is at least partly coated with at least one layer of enamel, including a glass frit. The frit includes, expressed by weight, SiO2, 45-60%; Al2O3, 12-22%; B2O3, 12-22%; Li2O, 0-5%; Na2O, 0-2%; K2O, >2%; CaO, 0-4%; MgO, 0 - 4%; ZnO, 0-4%; BaO, 0-4%; ZrO2, 0-4%; and TiO2, 0-1%. The sum of oxides CaO+MgO+BaO+SrO+ZnO is at most 10%, preferably from 2 to 8%. A process can be used to obtain the article.

Abstract: The invention relates to glass reinforcement strands whose composition comprises the following constituents in the limits defined below, expressed as percentages by weight: SiO2 50-65% Al2O3 12-20% CaO 12-17% MgO ?6-12% CaO/MgO ?2, preferably ?1.3 Li2O 0.1-0.8%, preferably ?0.6% BaO + SrO 0-3% B2O3 0-3% TiO2 0-3% Na2O + K2O <2% F2 0-1% Fe2O3 ?<1%. These strands are made of a glass offering an excellent compromise between its mechanical properties, represented by the specific Young's modulus, and its melting and fiberizing conditions.