Abstract: A glass includes the following components in the indicated amounts (in mol %): 64.5-73.0 SiO2; 4.0-11.0 Al2O3; 0-0.2 B2O3; 0-3.5 Na2O; 0-4.0 K2O; 0.1-7.0 MgO; 3.0-15.0 CaO; 0-10.0 SrO; 0-5.0 BaO; 0-0.5 ZnO; 0.1-7.5 R2O, where R2O indicates a sum of the molar amounts of Na2O and K2O; and >15.0-22.5 RO, where RO indicates a sum of the molar amounts of MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO and ZnO.

Abstract: A transparent colored glass ceramic, in particular an LAS glass ceramic, suitable for use as a cooking surface is provided. The transparent colored glass ceramic includes high-quartz solid solution (HQ s.s.) as a main crystal phase and exhibits thermal expansion of ?1 to +1 ppm/Kin the range from 20° C. to 700° C. The glass ceramic has from 3.0 to 3.6 percent by weight of lithium oxide (Li2O) as constituents and either is colored with 0.003 to 0.05 percent by weight of vanadium oxide (V2O5) or is colored with 0.003 to 0.25 percent by weight of molybdenum oxide (MoO3).

Abstract: A glass article is composed of a glass having a demixing factor in respect of its hydrolytic resistance in a range from 0.10 to 1.65.

Abstract: Chemically toughened glass is provided that has a depth of compressive stress for potassium of at least 4 ?m and at most 8 ?m; a compressive stress at a depth of 30 ?m due to sodium exchange of at most 200 MPa and a minimum amount of at least 90 MPa where the thickness is 0.5 mm, at least 100 MPa where the thickness is 0.55 mm, at least 110 MPa in where the thickness is 0.6 mm, at least 120 MPa where the thickness is 0.7 mm, and at least 140 MPa where the thickness is 1 mm; a ratio of sodium exchange depth, in ?m, to the thickness, in mm, that is greater than 0.130; and a normalized integral of tensile stress that is a storable tensile stress of at least 20.6 MPa and at most 30 MPa.

Abstract: A chemically toughened or chemically toughenable sheet-like glass article is provided. The glass article includes a glass with a composition having Al2O3, SiO2, Li2O, and B2O3. The glass and/or the glass article includes not more than 7 w t% of B2O3.

Abstract: A transparent coloured lithium aluminium silicate glass ceramic and method of producing are provided. The glass ceramic has a brightness Y of 0.1% to 80% at thickness 4 mm. The glass ceramic has a D65 standard illuminant light, after passing through the glass ceramic with thickness 4 mm, with a colour locus in a white region W1 determined by coordinates in a chromaticity diagram CIExyY-2°: White region W1 x y 0.27 0.21 0.22 0.25 0.32 0.37 0.45 0.45 0.47 0.34 0.36 0.29.

Abstract: A transparent colored glass ceramic, in particular an LAS glass ceramic, suitable for use as a cooking surface is provided. The transparent colored glass ceramic includes high-quartz solid solution (HQ s.s.) as a main crystal phase and exhibits thermal expansion of ?1 to +1 ppm/Kin the range from 20° C. to 700° C. The glass ceramic has from 3.0 to 3.6 percent by weight of lithium oxide (Li2O) as constituents and either is colored with 0.003 to 0.05 percent by weight of vanadium oxide (V2O5) or is colored with 0.003 to 0.25 percent by weight of molybdenum oxide (MoO3).

Abstract: A transparent colored glass ceramic, in particular an LAS glass ceramic, suitable for use as a cooking surface is provided. The transparent colored glass ceramic includes high-quartz solid solution (HQ s.s.) as a main crystal phase and exhibits thermal expansion of ?1 to +1 ppm/K in the range from 20° C. to 700° C. The glass ceramic has from 3.0 to 3.6 percent by weight of lithium oxide (Li2O) as constituents and either is colored with 0.003 to 0.05 percent by weight of vanadium oxide (V2O5) or is colored with 0.003 to 0.25 percent by weight of molybdenum oxide (MoO3).

Abstract: A sightglass for a stove is provided that has a substrate made of transparent coloured lithium aluminium silicate glass ceramic. The sightglass has a light transmittance of 0.1% to 50%. Standard illuminant D65 light, after passing through the glass ceramic, at a thickness of 4 mm, has a colour locus in the white region W1 determined by the following coordinates in the chromaticity diagram CIExyY-2°: White region W1 x y 0.27 0.21 0.22 0.25 0.32 0.37 0.45 0.45 0.47 0.34 0.36 ?0.29.

Abstract: A chemically prestressed or chemically prestressable, plate-shaped or disc-shaped glass article is provided. The glass article includes a glass with a composition of Al2O3, SiO2, Na2O, and Li2O and a prestressing or a prestressability in relation to the weight percent of Na2O of at least 250 MPa/g Na2O in 100 g of glass. The Na2O is present in a weight percent between at least 0.8 and at most 6.

Abstract: A glass ceramic containing lithium-ions and having a garnet-like main crystal phase having an amorphous proportion of at least 5% is disclosed. The garnet-like main crystal phase preferably has the chemical formula Li7+x?yMxIIM3?xIIIM2?yIVMyVO12, wherein MII is a bivalent cation, MIII is a trivalent cation, MIV is a tetravalent cation, MV is a pentavalent cation. The glass ceramic is prepared by a melting technology preferably within a Skull crucible and has an ion conductivity of at least 5·10?5 S/cm, preferably of at least 1·10?4 S/cm.

Abstract: A chemically toughenable or toughened glass is provided. The glass has, before chemical toughening, a thickness of at most 500 ?m. The glass, after chemical toughening, has a BACT (bendability and chemical toughenability) calculated as BACT=(CS*DoL)/(t*E) which is greater than 0.00050 and/or a NS (normalized stiffness) calculated as NS=CS/E which is greater than 0.0085, where CS is a compressive stress in MPa measured at one side of the glass after chemical toughening, DoL is a total depth of all ion-exchanged layers in ?m on one side of the glass after chemical toughening, t is a thickness of the glass in ?m after chemical toughening, and E is a E-modulus in MPa after chemical toughening.

Abstract: A glass ceramic containing lithium-ions and having a garnet-like main crystal phase having an amorphous proportion of at least 5% is disclosed. The garnet-like main crystal phase preferably has the chemical formula Li7+x?yMxIIM3?xIIIM2?yIVMyVO12, wherein MII is a bivalent cation, MIII is a trivalent cation, MIV is a tetravalent cation, MV is a pentavalent cation. The glass ceramic is prepared by a melting technology preferably within a Skull crucible and has an ion conductivity of at least 5·10?5 S/cm, preferably of at least 1·10?4 S/cm.

Abstract: Chemically toughened glass is provided that has a depth of compressive stress for potassium of at least 4 ?m and at most 8 ?m; a compressive stress at a depth of 30 ?m due to sodium exchange of at most 200 MPa and a minimum amount of at least 90 MPa where the thickness is 0.5 mm, at least 100 MPa where the thickness is 0.55 mm, at least 110 MPa in where the thickness is 0.6 mm, at least 120 MPa where the thickness is 0.7 mm, and at least 140 MPa where the thickness is 1 mm; a ratio of sodium exchange depth, in ?m, to the thickness, in mm, that is greater than 0.130; and a normalized integral of tensile stress that is a storable tensile stress of at least 20.6 MPa and at most 30 MPa.

Abstract: A glass, a glass article made of the glass as well as uses and production methods are disclosed. The glass constituents are selected such that excellent scratch resistance and impact strength are provided. The glass has a composition characterized by the following constituent phases: 15-60 mol % reedmergnerite; 20-60 mol % albite; 0-20 mol % nepheline; 0-20 mol % orthoclase; 0-20 mol % parakeldyshite; 0-20 mol % narsarsukite; 0.1-30 mol % disodium zinc silicate; 0-4 mol % diboron trioxide; 0-20 mol % cordierite; and 0-20 mol % danburite. A quotient of a coefficient of thermal expansion of the glass multiplied by 1000 (in ppm/K) and the product of a pH value and a removal rate in alkaline environment (in mg/(dm23h)) according to ISO 695 is at least 8 and the removal rate in alkaline environment according to ISO 695 is at most 115 mg/(dm23h).

Abstract: The present invention relates to glasses, such as e.g. thin or thinnest glasses, but also to glasses for the production of tubular glass, carpules and syringes as well as other pharmaceutical vessels. The glasses are characterized by a high chemical prestressability (tem-perability) with very well alkali, hydrolytic and/or acid resistance as well as an advantageous coefficient of thermal expansion. The glass has a composition characterized by the following constituent phases: 0-60 mol % reedmergnerite; 20-60 mol % albite; 0-30 mol % orthoclase; 0-20 mol % natrosilite; 0-20 mol % sodium metasilicate; 0-20 mol % parakeldyshite; 0-20 mol % narsarsukite; 0-20 mol % disodium zinc silicate; 0-21 mol % cordierite; and 0-20 mol % danburite. A quotient of a coefficient of thermal expansion of the glass multiplied by 1000 (in ppm/K) and the product of a pH value and a removal rate in alkaline environment (in mg/(dm23h)) according to ISO 695 is at least 9.0.

Abstract: A glass is described, a glass article made of the glass as well as uses and production methods. The glass constituents are selected such that it results in excellent chemical stability and ion ex-changeability. The glass has a composition characterized by the following glass constituent phases: 0-35 mol % reedmergnerite; 10-60 mol % albite; 3.5-25 mol % orthoclase; 0-40 mol % natrosilite; 0-20 mol % parakeldyshite; 0-20 mol % narsarsukite; 0-35 mol % disodium zinc silicate; 0-35 mol % silicon dioxide; 0-30 mol % cordierite; and 0-20 mol % danburite. A quotient of a coefficient of thermal expansion of the glass multiplied by 1000 (in ppm/K) and the product of a pH value and a removal rate in alkaline environment (in mg/(dm23h)) according to ISO 695 is at least 9.25.

Abstract: A glass ceramic containing lithium-ions and having a garnet-like main crystal phase having an amorphous proportion of at least 5% is disclosed. The garnet-like main crystal phase preferably has the chemical formula Li7+x?yMxIIM3?xIIIM2?yIVMyVO12, wherein MII is a bivalent cation, MIII is a trivalent cation, MIV is a tetravalent cation, MV is a pentavalent cation. The glass ceramic is prepared by a melting technology preferably within a Skull crucible and has an ion conductivity of at least 5·10?5 S/cm, preferably of at least 1·10?4 S/cm.

Abstract: A sightglass for a stove is provided that has a substrate made of transparent coloured lithium aluminium silicate glass ceramic. The sightglass has a light transmittance of 0.1% to 50%. Standard illuminant D65 light, after passing through the glass ceramic, at a thickness of 4 mm, has a colour locus in the white region W1 determined by the following coordinates in the chromaticity diagram CIExyY-2°: White region W1 x y 0.27 0.21 0.22 0.25 0.32 0.37 0.45 0.45 0.47 0.34 0.36 ?0.29.

Abstract: A transparent coloured lithium aluminium silicate glass ceramic and method of producing are provided. The glass ceramic has a brightness Y of 0.1% to 80% at thickness 4 mm. The glass ceramic has a D65 standard illuminant light, after passing through the glass ceramic with thickness 4 mm, with a colour locus in a white region W1 determined by coordinates in a chromaticity diagram CIExyY-2°: White region W1 x y 0.27 0.21 0.22 0.25 0.32 0.37 0.45 0.45 0.47 0.34 0.36 0.29.