Abstract: The embodiments described herein relate to chemically and mechanically durable glass compositions and glass articles formed from the same. In another embodiment, a glass composition may include from about 70 mol. % to about 80 mol. % SiO2; from about 3 mol. % to about 13 mol. % alkaline earth oxide; X mol. % Al2O3; and Y mol. % alkali oxide. The alkali oxide may include Na2O in an amount greater than about 8 mol. %. A ratio of Y:X may be greater than 1 and the glass composition may be free of boron and compounds of boron. In some embodiments, the glass composition may also be free of phosphorous and compounds of phosphorous. Glass articles formed from the glass composition may have at least a class S3 acid resistance according to DIN 12116, at least a class A2 base resistance according to ISO 695, and a type HGA1 hydrolytic resistance according to ISO 720.

Abstract: Alkaline earth alumino-silicate glass compositions with improved chemical and mechanical durability and pharmaceutical packages comprising the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment a glass composition may include from about 65 mol. % to about 75 mol. % SiO2; from about 6 mol. % to about 12.5 mol. % Al2O3; and from about 5 mol. % to about 12 mol. % alkali oxide. The alkali oxide may include Na2O and K2O. The K2O may be present in an amount less than or equal to 0.5 mol. %. The glass composition may also include from about 8.0 mol. % to about 15 mol. % of at least one alkaline earth oxide. The glass composition is susceptible to strengthening by ion-exchange thereby facilitating chemically strengthening the glass to improve the mechanical durability.

Abstract: The embodiments described herein relate to chemically and mechanically durable glass compositions and glass articles formed from the same. In another embodiment, a glass composition may include from about 70 mol. % to about 80 mol. % SiO2; from about 3 mol. % to about 13 mol. % alkaline earth oxide; X mol. % Al2O3; and Y mol. % alkali oxide. The alkali oxide may include Na2O in an amount greater than about 8 mol. %. A ratio of Y:X may be greater than 1 and the glass composition may be free of boron and compounds of boron. In some embodiments, the glass composition may also be free of phosphorous and compounds of phosphorous. Glass articles formed from the glass composition may have at least a class S3 acid resistance according to DIN 12116, at least a class A2 base resistance according to ISO 695, and a type HGA1 hydrolytic resistance according to ISO 720.

Abstract: A glass for a display substrate composed of 50 to 70% SiO2, 10 to 25% Al2O3, 8.4 to 20% B2O3, 0 to 10% MgO, 6 to 15% CaO, 0 to 10% BaO, 0 to 10% SrO, 0 to 10% ZnO, 0 to 5% TiO2, 0 to 5% P2O5, 0.01 to 0.2% alkali metal, and from 0.01% to less than 0.4% ZrO2, as expressed in % by mass. The glass can have a ?-OH value of 0.20/mm or more and an area of 0.1 m2 or more. The glass is produced by mixing raw materials to provide the SiO2, Al2O3, B2O3, MgO, CaO, BaO, SrO, ZnO, TiO2, P2O5 and alkali metal contents, electrically melting the raw materials in a melting furnace constructed of a high zirconia refractory; and refining, homogenizing and forming the glass melt.

Abstract: A glass composition which is reduced in the amount of residual bubbles and is produced using smaller amounts of an environmentally unfriendly component such as arsenic oxide and antimony oxide. This glass composition comprises, in terms of mass %; 40-70% SiO2; 5-20% B2O3; 10-25% Al2O3; 0-10% MgO; 0-20% CaO; 0-20% SrO; 0-10% BaO; 0.001-0.5% Li2O; 0.01-0.5% Na2O; 0.002-0.5% K2O; and 0-1.0%, excluding 0%, Cl.

Abstract: Described herein are alkali-free, boroalumino silicate glasses exhibiting desirable physical and chemical properties for use as substrates in flat panel display devices, such as, active matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs). In accordance with certain of its aspects, the glasses possess good dimensional stability as a function of temperature.

Abstract: A flat panel display glass substrate includes a glass comprising, in mol %, 55-80% SiO2, 3-20% Al2O3, 3-15% B2O3, and 3-25% RO (the total amount of MgO, CaO, SrO, and BaO). The contents in mol % of SiO2, Al2O3, and B2O3 satisfy a relationship (SiO2+Al2O3)/(B2O3)=7.5-17. The strain point of the glass is 665° C. or more. The devitrification temperature of the glass is 1250° C. or less. The substrate has a heat shrinkage rate of 75 ppm or less. The rate of heat shrinkage is calculated from the amount of shrinkage of the substrate measured after a heat treatment which is performed at a rising and falling temperature rate of 10° C./min and at 550° C. for 2 hours by the rate of heat shrinkage (ppm)={the amount of shrinkage of the substrate after the heat treatment/the length of the substrate before the heat treatment}×106.

Abstract: A substrate for p-Si TFT flat panel displays made of a glass having a high low-temperature-viscosity characteristic temperature and manufactured while avoiding erosion/wear of a melting tank during melting through direct electrical heating. The glass substrate comprises 52-78 mass % of SiO2, 3-25 mass % of Al2O3, 3-15 mass % of B2O3, 3-20 mass % of RO, wherein RO is total amount of MgO, CaO, SrO, and BaO, 0.01-0.8 mass % of R2O, wherein R2O is total amount of Li2O, Na2O, and K2O, and 0-0.3 mass % of Sb2O3, and substantially does not comprise As2O3, wherein the mass ratio CaO/RO is equal to or greater than 0.65, the mass ratio (SiO2+Al2O3)/B2O3 is in a range of 7-30, and the mass ratio (SiO2+Al2O3)/RO is equal to or greater than 5. A related method involves melting glass raw materials blended to provide the glass composition; a forming step of forming the molten glass into a flat-plate glass; and an annealing step of annealing the flat-plate glass.

Abstract: A glass substrate for a display, which is formed of a glass having a light weight and having high refinability with decreasing environmental burdens, the glass comprising, by mass %, 50 to 70% of SiO2, 5 to 18% of B2O3, 10 to 25% of Al2O3, 0 to 10% of MgO, 0 to 20% of CaO, 0 to 20% of SrO, 0 to 10% of BaO, 5 to 20% of RO (in which R is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba), and over 0.20% but not more than 2.0% of R?2O (in which R? is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Li, Na and K), and containing, by mass %, 0.05 to 1.5% of oxide of metal that changes in valence number in a molten glass, and substantially containing none of As2O3, Sb2O3 and PbO.

Abstract: A tempered glass of the present invention having a compression stress layer is characterized in that a ?-OH value is 0.01 to 0.5/mm. Here, the “?-OH value” is a value obtained from the following equation by measuring the transmittance of glass by FT-IR.

Abstract: Disclosed are a glass substrate for an information recording medium, having excellent scratch resistance and a light weight and having high fracture toughness, the glass substrate having a fragility index value, measured in water, of 12 ?m?1/2 or less or having a fragility index value, measured in an atmosphere having a dew point of ?5° C. or lower, of 7 ?m?1/2 or less, or the glass substrate comprising, by mol %, 40 to 75% of SiO2, 2 to 45% of B2O3 and/or Al2O3 and 0 to 40% of R?2O in which R? is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Li, Na and K), wherein the total content of SiO2, B2O3, Al2O3 and R?2O is at least 90 mol %, and a magnetic information recording medium comprising a magnetic recording layer formed on the glass substrate.

Abstract: A compositional range of high strain point and/or intermediate expansion coefficient alkali metal free aluminosilicate and boroaluminosilicate glasses are described herein. The glasses can be used as substrates or superstrates for photovoltaic devices, for example, thin film photovoltaic devices such as CdTe or CIGS photovoltaic devices or crystalline silicon wafer devices. These glasses can be characterized as having strain points ?600° C., thermal expansion coefficient of from 35 to 50×10?7/° C.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a high strength, chemically toughened protective glass article, the glass article having a high damage tolerance threshold of at least 1500 g as measured by the lack of radial cracks when the load is applied to the glass using a Vickers indenter; preferably greater than 2000 g s measured by the lack of initiation of radial cracks when the load is applied to the glass using a Vickers indenter.

Abstract: The alkaline earth metal aluminosilicate glass for light bulbs with molybdenum parts has a composition (in percent by weight on an oxide basis) of SiO2, 56-60; Al2O3, 17-18; B2O3, 0.5-2; MgO, 0.5-2; CaO, >14-15.5; SrO, 0-3; BaO, 6-8; ZrO2, 0-5; CeO2, 0-0.1 and TiO2, 0-0.5.

Abstract: Provided are: a glass substrate for p-Si TFT flat panel displays that is composed of a glass having high characteristic temperatures in the low-temperature viscosity range, typified by the strain point and glass transition point, having a small heat shrinkage rate, and being capable of avoiding the occurrence of the problem regarding the erosion/wear of a melting tank at the time of melting through direct electrical heating; and a method for manufacturing same. The present glass substrate is composed of a glass comprising 52-78 mass % of SiO2, 3-25 mass % of Al2O3, 3-15 mass % of B2O3, 3-25 mass % of RO, wherein RO is total amount of MgO, CaO, SrO, and BaO, 0.01-1 mass % of Fe2O3, and 0-0.3 mass % of Sb2O3, and substantially not comprising As2O3, the glass having a mass ratio (SiO2+Al2O3)/B2O3 in a range of 7-30 and a mass ratio (SiO2+Al2O3)/RO equal to or greater than 6.

Abstract: A flat panel display glass substrate according to the present invention includes a glass comprising, as expressed in mol %, 55-80% SiO2, 3-20% Al2O3, 3-15% B2O3, 3-25% RO (the total amount of MgO, CaO, SrO, and BaO), and substantially no As2O3 and Sb2O3. The devitrification temperature of the glass is 1250° C. or less. The glass substrate has a heat shrinkage rate of 75 ppm or less. The heat shrinkage rate is calculated from the amount of shrinkage of the glass substrate measured after a heat treatment which is performed at a temperature rising and falling rate of 10° C./min and at 550° C. for 2 hours by the heat shrinkage rate (ppm)={the amount of shrinkage of the glass substrate after the heat treatment/the length of the glass substrate before the heat treatment}×106.

Abstract: Provided is a tempered glass having a compression stress layer in a surface thereof, comprising, as a glass composition in terms of mol %, 50 to 75% of SiO2, 3 to 13% of Al2O3, 0 to 1.5% of B2O3, 0 to 4% of Li2O, 7 to 20% of Na2O, 0 to 10% of K2O, 0.5 to 13% of MgO, 0 to 6% of CaO, and 0 to 4.5% of SrO, and being substantially free of As2O3, Sb2O3, PbO, and F.

Abstract: Disclosed are a phase separable glass compositions used to produce chemically durable porous glass, e.g., porous glass powder, and the application of a sol gel coating to the glass to enhance chemical durability of the glass in alkaline solutions, and to the use of the glass, e.g., glass powder, as substrates for separation technology where harsh alkaline environments (pH?12 e.g., pH 12-14) are routinely prevalent.

Abstract: Provided is a high refractive index glass, comprising, as a glass composition in terms of mass %, 0 to 10% of B2O2, 0.001 to 35% of SrO, 0.001 to 30% of ZrO2+TiO2, and 0 to 10% of La2O2+Nb2O5, having a mass ratio of BaO/SrO of 0 to 40 and a mass ratio of SiO2/SrO of 0.1 to 40, and having a refractive index nd of 1.55 to 2.3.

Abstract: To provide a substrate for information recording medium having various properties, in particular higher fracture toughness, required for application of the substrate for information recording medium of the next generation such as perpendicular magnetic recording system, etc. and a material with excellent workability for such purpose. A crystallized glass substrate for information recording medium, consisting of a crystallized glass which comprises one or more selected from RAl2O4 and R2TiO4 as a main crystal phase, in which R is one or more selected from Zn, Mg and Fe, and in which the main crystal phase has a crystal grain size in a range of from 0.5 nm to 20 nm, a degree of crystallinity of 15% or less, and a specific gravity of 3.00 or less.

Abstract: The glass of the glass-metal bond contains the following ingredients in the following amounts: SiO2, 72-80 wt %; B2O3, 4-<6 wt %; Al2O3, 2-5 wt %; Na2O, 4-7 wt %; K2O, 0-3 wt %; CaO, 2.5-8 wt %; MgO, 0-2 wt %; BaO, 0-4 wt %; TiO2, 0-5 wt %; CeO2, 0-2 wt %; Fe2O3, 0-0.1 wt %; F, 0-2 wt %; and the ratio of the sum total amount of Al2O3 and B2O3 (in mol %) to the sum total amount of MgO, CaO and BaO (in mol %) in the glass is less than 5. The glass-metal bond advantageously includes a KOVAR® alloy and the glass of the aforesaid composition and connects the glass envelope tube with an inner metal absorber tube in a tube collector.

Abstract: An aluminosilicate glass article having a high compressive stress layer. The glass article comprises at least about 50 mol % SiO2 and at least about 11 mol % Na2O, and has a layer under a compressive stress of at least about 900 MPa and the depth of layer that extends at least about 30 ?m from the surface of the glass article into the glass. A method of making such a glass article is also provided.

Abstract: A glass composition for a tubular glass body used to form a glass-metal joint in a tubular solar collector. Includes a borosilicate glass having a dilatometric chart with a hard segment and a soft- segment hysteresis. The soft segment glass transition temperature is less than the hard-segment glass transition temperature for a temperature difference ?T higher than 20° C. The composition comprises: 5% to 8% Na2O, O, 1% to 3% K20, O, 1% to 1.5% CaO, 5% to 7.5% Al203, 70% to 75% Si02, 11.6% to 13.7% B203, Owing and owing to the choice of the B203 in the range indicated, in combination with the other components, there is a glass transition temperature lower than other borosilicate glasses. The remarkable difference between the soft and hard segments glass transition temperatures make it possible to obtain a tubular glass body particularly suitable for a solar collector.

Abstract: Ion exchangeable glass articles are disclosed. In one embodiment, a glass article formed from alkali aluminosilicate glass which may include Ga2O3, Al2O3, Na2O, SiO2, B2O3, P2O5 and various combinations thereof. The glass article may generally include about X mol % of Ga2O3 and about Z mol % of Al2O3, wherein 0?x?20, 0?z?25 and 10?(X+Z)?25. The glass article may also include from about 5 mol % to about 35 mol % Na2O, SiO2 may be present in an amount from about 40 mol % to about 70 mol % SiO2. The glass article may further include Y mol % B2O3 where Y is from 0 to about 10. The glass article may further include (10-Y) mol % of P2O5. Glass articles formed according to the present invention may be ion-exchange strengthened. In addition, the glass articles may have a low liquid CTE which enables the glass articles to be readily formed into complex shapes.

Abstract: The invention relates to glass-ceramics based on the lithium disilicate system which can be mechanically machined easily in an intermediate step of crystallisation and, after complete crystallisation, represent a very strong, highly-translucent and chemically-stable glass-ceramic. Likewise, the invention relates to a method for the production of these glass-ceramics. The glass-ceramics according to the invention are used as dental material.

Abstract: A silicate glass that is tough and scratch resistant. The toughness is increased by minimizing the number of non-bridging oxygen atoms in the glass. In one embodiment, the silicate glass is an aluminoborosilicate glass in which ?15 mol %?(R2O+R?O—Al2O3—ZrO2)—B2O3?4 mol %, where R is one of Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs, and R? is one of Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba.

Abstract: To provide a glass plate which has a low B2O3 content and which can be used as a glass plate for e.g. an LCD panel. A glass plate which comprises, as a glass matrix composition as represented by mass % based on oxide, from 53 to 74 mass % of SiO2, from 15 to 23 mass % of Al2O3, from 0 to 3 mass % of B2O3, from 2 to 17 mass % of MgO, from 0 to 12 mass % of CaO, from 0 to 6 mass % of SrO, from 6 to 28 mass % of MgO+CaO+SrO, from 0 to 9 mass % of Na2O, from 0 to 6 mass % of K2O and from 0.8 to 11 mass % of Na2O+K2O, contains from 100 to 500 ppm of SO3, has an average coefficient of thermal expansion from 50 to 350° C. of at most 60×10?7/° C., and has a strain point of at least 600° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a glass sheet, the composition of which is of the soda-lime-silica type and comprises the following constituents in contents varying within the weight limits defined below: Fe2O3 (total iron) 0 to 0.02%; and WO3 0.1 to 2%.

Abstract: To provide a colored glass plate, which uses sodium sulfate (Na2SO3) as a refining agent and which is capable of stably maintaining the mass percentage of divalent iron calculated as Fe2O3 in the total iron calculated as Fe2O3 at a high level, while suppressing development of an amber color that is derived from sodium sulfate. A colored glass plate made of alkali-containing silica glass containing elements of iron, tin and sulfur, wherein the percentage of the total sulfur calculated as SO3 is at least 0.025% as represented by mass percentage based on oxides, the percentage of divalent iron calculated as Fe2O3 in the total iron calculated as Fe2O3 is from 60 to 80% as represented by mass percentage, and the percentage of divalent tin calculated as SnO2 in the total tin calculated as SnO2 is at least 0.1% as represented by mol percentage.

Abstract: Provided is an alkali-free glass, comprising, as a glass composition in terms of mass %, 55 to 80% of SiO2, 10 to 25% of Al2O3, 2 to 5.5% of B2O3, 3 to 8% of MgO, 3 to 10% of CaO, 0.5 to 5% of SrO, and 0.5 to 7% of BaO, having a molar ratio MgO/CaO of 0.5 to 1.5, being substantially free of alkali metal oxides, and having a Young's modulus of more than 80 GPa.

Abstract: A ceramic material composition comprising from 20 to 50 mass % of a borosilicate glass powder, from 25 to 55 mass % of an alumina filler powder and from 10 to 45 mass % of a filler powder (a high refractive index filler powder) having a refractive index higher than the alumina filler powder, wherein the borosilicate glass powder comprises, as calculated as oxides, from 30 to 70 mass % of SiO2, from 5 to 28 mass % of B2O3, from 5 to 30 mass % of Al2O3, from 3 to 35 mass % of CaO, from 0 to 25 mass % of SrO, from 0 to 25 mass % of BaO, from 0 to 10 mass % of Na2O, from 0 to 10 mass % of K2O, from 0.5 to 10 mass % of Na2O+K2O and from 3 to 40 mass % of CaO+SrO+BaO, and satisfies the following conditions: in the borosilicate glass powder, as represented by mass %, the value of “three times the B2O3 content”+“twice (the CaO content+the SrO content+the BaO content)”+“ten times (the Na2O content+the K2O content)”, is within a range of from 105 to 165.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a color adapting composition used for coloring and color adapting porcelain for ceramic crown such as dental restorations and prosthetics, and aluminosilicate glass appropriate for using in a color adapting composition. More specifically, a color adapting composition for dental porcelains are prepared by blending two or more kinds of glass frits having different sintering temperatures from each other and an inorganic pigment or a colored glass obtained by previously dispersing inorganic pigments in glass.

Abstract: A matched glass-to-metal connecting device for use in a vacuum tube collector for a solar energy collecting apparatus is made of a glass envelope and a metal sleeve directly bonded to the glass envelope. The glass envelope is made of a glass having a composition, in percent by weight on the basis of oxide content, consisting essentially of B2O3, 19; Al2O3, 8; Na2O, 2; K2O2, 3; BaO, 3; LiF, 1; and balance of SiO2 and the metal sleeve consists of metal material number 1.3981 of DIN 17745. The glass envelope has a thermal expansion coefficient that deviates from the metal part's thermal expansion coefficient by no more than 4% in the temperature range from 25° C. to 350° C.

Abstract: The borosilicate glass with improved solarization-resistance has a transmittance curve within an area bounded by respective curves defined by the corresponding equations ?=1.7·(??277) and ?=1.6·(??284) in a wavelength range of 283 nm to 325 nm. This glass has a composition, in wt. % based on oxide content, of: 55-82, SiO2; 10-20, B2O3; 1-10, Al2O3; 0-5, Li2O; 0-10, Na2O; 0-10, K2O; 0-10, ?M2O; 0-5, MgO; 0-10, CaO; 0-5, SrO; 0-15, BaO; 0-15, ?MO; 0-3, ZrO2; 0-5, ZnO; 0-2, CeO2; 0-3, WO3; 0-2, SnO2: 0-0.1, Fe2O3; 0.05-2, MoO3; 0-5, Bi2O3; 0-1, TiO2 and 0-5, oxides of selected rare earth and Group IVB to VIIIB elements. The transmittance is adjusted by varying the MoO3 content and if necessary the TiO2 and Bi2O3 content. The glass is especially suitable for use in a weathering apparatus.

Abstract: The neutral glass according to the present invention is characterized by excellent hydrolytic stability, a relatively low processing temperature and low content of boron oxide. Here, the neutral glass has the following composition, in percent by weight based on oxide content: SiO2, 70-79; B2O3, 0-<5; Al2O3, <5; ZrO2, 0.5-<5; TiO2, 0.5-6; Na2O, 1-6; K2O, 3 to 8; and Li2O, 0-0.5, wherein a total amount of SiO2 and B2O3 is less than 83 percent by weight.

Abstract: A fusion formable and ion exchangeable silicate glass having a seed concentration of less than about 1 seed/cm3.

Abstract: A housing/enclosure/cover can include an ion-exchanged glass exhibiting the following attributes (1) radio, and microwave frequency transparency, as defined by a loss tangent of less than 0.03 and at a frequency range of between 15 MHz to 3.0 GHz; (2) infrared transparency; (3) a fracture toughness of greater than 0.6 MPa·m1/2; (4) a 4-point bend strength of greater than 350 MPa; (5) a Vickers hardness of at least 450 kgf/mm2 and a Vickers median/radial crack initiation threshold of at least 5 kgf; (6) a Young's Modulus ranging between about 50 to 100 GPa;; (7) a thermal conductivity of less than 2.0 W/m° C., and (9) and at least one of the following attributes: (i) a compressive surface layer having a depth of layer (DOL) greater and a compressive stress greater than 400 MPa, or, (ii) a central tension of more than 20 MPa.

Abstract: A glass material for producing insulation layers is provided. The glass material can improve the radio-frequency properties of radio-frequency substrates or radio-frequency conductor arrangements. In one embodiment, the glass material for producing insulation layers for radio-frequency substrates or radio-frequency conductor arrangements is an applied layer with a layer thickness in the range between 0.05 ?m and 5?mm and has a loss factor tan ? of less than or equal to 70*10?4 in at least a frequency range above 1 GHz.

Abstract: A ceramic composition is prepared to contain a B2O3—SiO2—Al2O3-MO based glass composition (M: Ca, Mg, Sr and/or Ba, B2O3: 4 to 17.5 weight %, SiO2: 28 to 50 weight %, Al2O3: 0 to 20 weight %, and MO: 36 to 50 weight %): 24 to 40 weight %, SrTiO3 and/or CaTiO3: 46 to 75.4 weight %, CuO: 0.1 to 5.0 weight %, CaO: 0.5 to 7.0 weight %, and MnO, ZnO and/or CoO: 10 weight % or more (however, including 0% by weight). The ceramic composition is subjected to firing to produce a ceramic sintered body, and obtain a composite LC component including the ceramic sintered body. While suppressing the shrinkage behavior during firing, dielectric properties can be improved dramatically as compared with conventional cases, and moreover reliability can be ensured.

Abstract: A borosilicate glass composition suitable for manufacturing microreactor glass frits includes 12-22 mol % B2O3=12-22; 68-80 mol % SiO2; 3-8 mol % Al2O3, 1-8 mol % Li2O, and one of 0.5±0.1 mol % ZrO2 and 1.1±0.5 mol % F. After sintering a glass frit having the borosilicate glass composition, the glass frit has a surface crystalline layer of 30 ?m or less or is amorphous throughout.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a glass plate for a substrate contains, as a glass matrix composition, in mol % on the oxide basis, SiO2: 67 to 72, Al2O3: 1 to 7, B2O3: 0 to 4, MgO: 11 to 15, CaO: 0 to 3, SrO: 0 to 3, BaO: 0 to 4, ZrO2: 0 to 4, Na2O: 8 to 15, and K2O: 0 to 7, with SiO2+Al2O3: 71 to 77, MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO: 11 to 17, Na2O+K2O: 8 to 17, and satisfying K2O/(Na2O+K2O)?0.13×(SiO2+Al2O3+0.5B2O3+0.3BaO)?9.4, in which the glass plate has a ?-OH value (mm?1) of 0.05 to 0.5, and a heat shrinkage ratio (C) of 16 ppm or less.

Abstract: Provided are a glass sheet for a CIGS solar cell which satisfies both of high power generation efficiency and high glass transition temperature, and a CIGS solar cell having high power generation efficiency. A glass sheet for a Cu—In—Ga—Se solar cell containing, in terms of mol % on the basis of the following oxides, 60 to 75% of SiO2, 3 to 10% of Al2O3, 0 to 3% of B2O3, 5 to 18% of MgO, 0 to 5% of CaO, 4 to 18.5% of Na2O, 0 to 17% of K2O, and 0% or more and less than 10% of SrO+BaO+ZrO2, wherein K2O/(Na2O+K2O) is 0 to 0.5, and the glass sheet has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of more than 550° C.

Abstract: Provided is a glass plate for a substrate, which comprises, as a glass matrix composition as represented by mass % based on oxide: SiO2: 70 to 80, Al2O3: 0.1 to 5, B2O3: 0 to 3, MgO: 9.5 to 12, where the amount of CaO+SrO+BaO is 0 to 2, and the amount of Na2O+K2O is 12.5 to 15.5, which has a density of at most 2.5 g/cm3, has an average coefficient of thermal expansion from 50 to 350° C. of more than 75×10?7/° C. and at most 87×10?7/° C., has a glass transition point of at least 560° C., has a brittleness of at most 6.5 ?m?1/2, and has a heat shrinkage (C)of at most 20 ppm.

Abstract: Provided is a tempered glass having a compression stress layer in a surface thereof, comprising, as a glass composition in terms of mol %, 50 to 75% of SiO2, 3 to 13% of Al2O3, 0 to 1.5% of B2O3, 0 to 4% of Li2O, 7 to 20% of Na2O, 0.5 to 10% of K2O, 0.5 to 13% of MgO, 0 to 6% of CaO, and 0 to 4.5% of SrO, and being substantially free of As2O3, Sb2O3, PbO, and F.

Abstract: Disclosed are a glass substrate for an information recording medium, having excellent scratch resistance and a light weight and having high fracture toughness, the glass substrate having a fragility index value, measured in water, of 12 ?m?1/2 or less or having a fragility index value, measured in an atmosphere having a dew point of ?5° C. or lower, of 7 ?m?1/2 or less, or the glass substrate comprising, by mol %, 40 to 75% of SiO2, 2 to 45% of B2O3 and/or Al2O3 and 0 to 40% of R?2O in which R? is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Li, Na and K), wherein the total content of SiO2, B2O3, Al2O3 and R?2O is at least 90 mol %, and a magnetic information recording medium comprising a magnetic recording layer formed on the glass substrate.

Abstract: A glass for a display substrate composed of 50 to 70% SiO2, 10 to 25% Al2O3, 8.4 to 20% B2O3, 0 to 10% MgO, 6 to 15% CaO, 0 to 10% BaO, 0 to 10% SrO, 0 to 10% ZnO, 0 to 5% TiO2, 0 to 5% P2O5, 0.01 to 0.2% alkali metal, and from 0.01% to less than 0.4% ZrO2, as expressed in % by mass. The glass can have a ?-OH value of 0.20/mm or more and an area of 0.1 m2 or more. The glass is produced by mixing raw materials to provide the SiO2, Al2O3, B2O3, MgO, CaO, BaO, SrO, ZnO, TiO2, P2O5 and alkali metal contents, electrically melting the raw materials in a melting furnace constructed of a high zirconia refractory; and refining, homogenizing and forming the glass melt.

Abstract: The invention provides an alkali-free glass substrate small in the variation of the thermal shrinkage and a process for producing the same. An alkali-free glass substrate of the invention has an absolute value of a thermal shrinkage of 50 ppm or more when the alkali-free glass substrate is heated at a rate of 10° C./min from a room temperature, kept at a holding temperature of 450° C. for 10 hr and then cooled at a rate of 10° C./min.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a glass composition having a low thermal expansion coefficient, specifically, a glass composition comprising about 55 to less than 64 weight percent of silicon oxide, about 15 to about 30 weight percent of aluminum oxide, about 5 to about 15 weight percent of magnesium oxide, about 3 to about 10 weight percent boron oxide, about 0 to about 11 weight percent calcium oxide, and about 0 to about 2 weight percent of alkali oxide, the remainder being trace compounds of less than about 1 weight percent, is provided. Glass fibers and composite articles formed therefrom are also provided.

Abstract: A cover glass having a compressive-stress layer on the principal surfaces thereof, and having a glass composition containing 50% to 70% by mole of SiO2, 3% to 20% by mole of Al2O3, 5% to 25% by mole of Na2O, more than 0% by mole and less than or equal to 2.5% by mole of Li2O, 0% to 5.5% by mole of K2O, and 0% to less than 3% by mole of B2O3. Also disclosed is a method for producing a cover glass which includes: (i) preparing molten glass by melting a glass raw material; (ii) forming the prepared molten glass into a plate-like shape by a down-draw process and thereby obtaining a glass substrate; and (iii) forming a compressive-stress layer on the surface of the glass substrate.

Abstract: The present invention provides an alkali-free glass having a high strain point, a low viscosity and low devitrification, which is easily subjected to float molding and fusion molding. The glass herein has a strain point of 725° C. or higher, an average thermal expansion coefficient at 50 to 300° C. of 30×10?7 to 40×10?7/° C., a temperature T2 at which a glass viscosity becomes 102 dPa·s of 1,710° C. or lower, a temperature T4 at which a glass viscosity becomes 104 dPa·s of 1,330° C. or lower, a glass surface devitrification temperature (Tc) of 1,330° C. or lower, and a glass internal devitrification temperature (Td) of 1,330° C. or lower.