Abstract: A modified alkali silicate composition for forming an inorganic network matrix. The modified alkali silicate matrix is made by reacting an alkali silicate (or its precursors such as an alkali hydroxide, a SiO2 source and water), an acidic inorganic composition, such as a reactive glass, water and optional fillers, additives and processing aids. An inorganic matrix composite can be prepared by applying a slurry of the modified aqueous alkali silicate composition to a reinforcing medium and applying the temperature and pressure necessary to consolidate the desired form. The composite can be shaped by compression molding as well as other known fabrication methods. A notable aspect of the invention is that, although composite and neat resin components prepared from the invention can exhibit excellent dimensional stability to 1000° C. and higher, they can be prepared at the lower temperatures and pressures typical to organic polymer processing.

Abstract: This invention provides a thick-film type dielectric with desired adhesivity to the base and very good insulation properties. The dielectric of the present invention includes a lower dielectric layer made of a photosensitive composition and an upper dielectric layer which is made of a photosensitive composition and formed on the aforementioned lower dielectric layer. The softening point (T1) of the primary glass powder used for the aforementioned lower dielectric layer, the softening point (T2) of the primary glass powder used for the aforementioned upper dielectric layer, and the firing temperature (T3) of the aforementioned primary glass powder satisfy the following relationship: T1<T3<T2<T3+30° C.

Abstract: Lead and arsenic free, and preferably gadolinium and further preferably also fluorine free, optical glasses for the application fields mapping, projection, telecommunication, optical communication engineering, mobile drive, laser technology and/or micro lens arrays have a refractive index of 1.91?nd?2.05, an Abbe number of 19??d?25 and have a low transformation temperature, namely of less than or equal to 470° C. and preferably of less than or equal to 450° C., as well as good producability and processability and crystallization stability.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel glasses, methods of formulating glasses having a reduced stress-optic coefficient at visible wavelengths under anisotropic stress, and novel optical systems comprising a such glass.

Abstract: Provided is a precision press-molding optical glass that is not easily degraded in quality by the occurrence of an altered layer such as fogging or yellowing on a surface and that comprises B2O3, ZnO, La2O3 and ZrO2 and contains, by mol %, 0 to less than 0.5% of Li2O, 20 to 50% of B2O3, 0 to 20% of SiO2, 22 to 42% of ZnO, 5 to 24% of La2O3, 0 to 20% of Gd2O3, provided that the total content of La2O3 and Gd2O3 is 10 to 24%, 0.5 to 10% of ZrO2, 0 to 15% of Ta2O5, 0 to 20% of WO3, 0 to 15% of Nb2O5, 0 to 20% of TiO2, 0 to 10% of Bi2O3, 0 to 10% of GeO2, 0 to 10% of Ga2O3, 0 to 10% of Al2O3, 0 to 10% of BaO, 0 to 10% of Y2O3 and 0 to 10% of Yb2O3, the optical glass having an Abbe's number (?d) of at least 35 but less than 40.

Abstract: The lead-free, fluorine-free and arsenic-free optical glass, which is useful in mapping, projection, telecommunication, optical communication engineering, and mobile drive and laser technology, has a refractive index of 1.75?nd?1.83, an Abbe number of 34?Vd?44, and Tg?560° C. The glass is free of WO3 and TeO2and has a composition in percent by weight based on oxide content of: SiO2, 0.5-8; B2O3, 10-25; ZnO, 10-22; La2O3, 23-34; Ta2O5, >15-25; Nb2O5, 0.5-15; Al2O3, 0-2; and can include optional ingredients, e.g. alkali and/or alkaline-earth oxides. In addition, a sum of B2O3 and ZnO is 33 to 41% by weight and preferably a sum of La2O3+Ta2O5+Nb2O5+Y2O3+ZrO2 is greater than 50% by weight.

Abstract: This invention provides an optical glass including, by mass %: 30 to 40% of B2O3; 2.5 to 6% of Li2O; 10 to 17% of ZnO; 12 to 22% of La2O3; 15 to 25% of Gd2O3; 0 to 5% of SiO2; 0 to 5% of Bi2O3; 0 to 15% of Al2O3; 0 to 3% of ZrO2; 0 to 5% of WO3; 0 to 5% of Ta2O5; 0 to 3% of TiO2; 0 to 5% of Y2O3; and 0 to 5% of MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO.

Abstract: A glass for encapsulating an optical element that can seal the optical element at a temperature in the vicinity of 500° C., and a glass-encapsulated light-emitting device encapsulated with the glass, are provided. A glass for encapsulating an optical element, which is a glass consisting essentially of, in terms of mol % of oxide, from 35 to 55% of TeO2, from 20 to 50% of B2O3, from 10 to 30% of ZnO, and from 0.1 to 5% of one type or a combination of at least two types selected from the group consisting of Y2O3, La2O3, Gd2O3 and Bi2O3, wherein the value of (B2O3+ZnO)/TeO2 is at least 0.9, the glass contains substantially no fluorine, and when the content of ZnO is at most 15%, the content of TeO2 is at most 46%.

Abstract: An optical glass having a remarkably high refractive index and excellent stability can be give without being based on PbO, and the optical glass contains, as essential components, at least one oxide selected from La2O3, Gd2O3, Y2O3, Yb2O3, TiO2, Nb2O5 or WO3, at least one oxide selected from MgO, CaO, SrO or BaO and B2O3 and optionally containing SiO2, wherein on the basis of mass, the total content of B2O3 and SiO2 is from 1 to 25%, the ratio of (B2O3+SiO2)/(La2O3+Gd2O3+Y2O3+Yb2O3+TiO2+Nb2O5+WO3) is from 0.05 to 0.3 and the ratio of (MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO)/(La2O3+Gd2O3+Y2O3+Yb2O3+TiO2+Nb2O5+WO3) is from 0.1 to 0.4, the optical glass having a refractive index (nd) of 2.000 or more and an Abbe's number (vd) of 27 or less.

Abstract: An optical glass which has an internal transmittance to a light having a wavelength of 400 nm being at least 90% as calculated in a thickness of 1 mm and which contains at least 25 mol % of B2O3 and from 0.1 to 20 mol % of TeO2. The above optical glass which contains La2O3. The above optical glass wherein the glass transition point ?650° C. and the refractive index at 633 nm?1.70. A process for producing an optical element made of the above optical glass, which comprises dropping the optical glass in a molten state from a flow outlet of a flow out pipe made of a platinum alloy to form a preform and subjecting it to precision press-molding.

Abstract: A glass composition of the present invention is an oxide glass, in which the percentages of elements except for oxygen (O) contained therein are as follows, in terms of atom %: the amount of boron (B) exceeds 72% but does not exceed 86%, the total amount of lithium (Li), sodium (Na), and potassium (K) is 8% to 20%, the total amount of magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), and barium (Ba) is 1% to 8%, the amount of silicon (Si) is from 0% to less than 15%, and the amount of zinc (Zn) is from 0% to less than 2%. This glass composition further may contain molybdenum (Mo) and/or tungsten (W) in the range of more than 0% but not more than 3%.

Abstract: Compositions for forming arcing and charging prevention films, arcing and charging prevention films formed from the compositions, and field emission devices including the arcing and charging prevention films are provided. The composition includes from about 50 to about 90 wt % of an inorganic oxide, from about 5 to about 30 wt % of an organic vehicle, and from about 1 to about 45 wt % of glass frit. The arcing and charging prevention films have excellent adhesive force and are stable even in vibration or vacuum conditions. Therefore, field emission devices including the arcing and charging prevention films have high uniformity and stability.

Abstract: A non-lead optical glass consisting essentially of, as represented by mol %, from 45 to 75% of Bi2O3, from 12 to 45% of B2O3, from 1 to 20% of Ga2O3, from 1 to 20% of In2O3, from 0 to 20% of ZnO, from 0 to 15% of BaO, from 0 to 15% of SiO2+Al2O3+GeO2, from 0 to 15% of MgO+CaO+SrO, from 0 to 10% of SnO2+TeO2+TiO2+ZrO2+Ta2O3+Y2O3+WO3 and from 0 to 5% of CeO2, wherein Ga2O3+In2O3+ZnO?5%. An optical fiber comprising the above non-lead optical glass as a core.

Abstract: To provide an optical glass which has a high transmittance and a high refractive index and shows little decrease in the transmitted light intensity when continuously irradiated with a blue-violet laser diode light, and which is less prone to a higher melting temperature and exhibits chemical durability being not low. An optical glass consisting essentially of, as represented by mol %, from 35 to 54% of TeO2, from 0 to 10% of GeO2, from 5 to 30% of B2O3, from 0 to 15% of Ga2O3, from 0 to 8% of Bi2O3, from 3 to 20% of ZnO, from 0 to 10% of MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO, from 1 to 10% of Y2O3+La2O3+Gd2O3, from 0 to 5% of Ta2O5+Nb2O5, from 0 to 1.8% of TiO2, and from 0 to 6% of Li2O+Na2O+K2O+Rb2O+Cs2O. A lens made of such an optical glass.

Abstract: A method of making a glass-ceramic from at least two different metal oxides is disclosed. The method includes providing the two different metal oxides as a glass, heating the glass above the glass transition temperature of the glass to form a coalesced shape; and heating the coalesced shape to a temperature above the crystallization onset temperature of the glass, thereby forming a glass-ceramic comprising at least 1% by volume crystallites, wherein the crystallites have an average size of less than 1 micrometer. The difference between the glass transition temperature and the crystallization onset temperature is at least 25K.

Abstract: An adhesive agent for fluorescent dyes for adhering a fluorescent layer on a substrate, wherein the adhesive agent contains or consists of a glass composition.

Abstract: A glass composition satisfying the following conditions (A) to (L), the conditions are: (A) a content ratio of TeO2 is in a range from 50 to 95 mol %; (B) a content ratio of B2O3 is in a range from 1 to 33 mol %; (C) a content ratio of ZnO is in a range from 1 to 37 mol %; (D) a content ratio of Bi2O3 is in a range from 1 to 18 mol %; (E) a content ratio of P2O5 is in a range from 0 to 15 mol %; (F) a content ratio of R2O (where R represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, and K) is in a range from 0 to 13 mol %; (G) a content ratio of MO (where M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba) is in a range from 0 to 13 mol %; (H) a content ratio of TiO2 is in a range from 0 to 13 mol %; (I) a content ratio of Nb2O5 is in a range from 0 to 10 mol %; (J) a content ratio of Ta2O5 is in a range from 0 to 13 mol %; (K) a content ratio of L2O3 (where L represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of yttrium and lant

Abstract: A zinc-containing, water-soluble glass composition comprising from 41 to 54 mole % of P2O5, 10 to 30 mole % of alkali oxides, up to 5 mole % of SO3 and up to 25 mole % of ZnO.

Abstract: A glass composition being suitable for precision mold press forming, having superior resistance to devitrification, having optical constants (a refractive index, an Abbe number, and the like) required for aspherical lenses, and a low glass transition temperature. There is provided an optical glass comprising no less than 5 mol % and no more than 60 mol % of a B2O3 component, and no less than 0.2 mol % and no more than 60 mol % of a TeO2 component, by mol % on the basis of oxides. Further, there is provided an optical glass mentioned above having optical constants with a refractive index (nd) of 1.80 to 2.20, and an Abbe number (?d) of 16 to 40. Still further, there is provided an optical glass mentioned above having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of no more than 680° C.

Abstract: The present claimed invention intends to provide a responsive glass membrane for ion selective electrode glass and an ion selective electrode comprising the responsive glass membrane that produces a self-cleaning function when the ultraviolet rays are irradiated although no change is brought in a composition of a sample solution as being an object to be measured and that is low in electric resistance value and superior in responsivity under an ordinary measurement environment. The responsive glass membrane for ion selective electrode is made of the titanium-containing oxide glass that contains 20˜80 mol % of titanium dioxide and lithium oxide.

Abstract: To provide a process for producing CeO2 fine particles having high crystallinity, being excellent in uniformity of composition and particle size and having a small particle size, and a polishing slurry containing such fine particles. A process for producing CeO2 fine particles, which comprises a step of obtaining a melt containing, as represented by mol % based on oxides, from 5 to 50% of CeO2, from 10 to 50% of RO (wherein R is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba) and from 30 to 75% of B2O3, a step of quenching the melt to obtain an amorphous material, a step of precipitating CeO2 crystals from the amorphous material, and a step of separating the CeO2 crystals from the obtained crystallized product, in this order. A polishing slurry containing from 0.1 to 20 mass % of such fine particles.

Abstract: Optical glass containing bismuth oxide having good defoamability. The Optical glass contains, as % by mass, from 10 to less than 90% of a Bi2O3 component and at least 0.1% of a TeO2 and/or SeO2 component. The optical glass is on Grade 4 to Grade 1 in “JOGIS12-1994, Method for Measuring Bubbles in Optical Glass”. By controlling the amount of RO component (R is at least one selected from a group consisting of Zn, Ba, Sr, Ca, Mg) and Rn2O component (Rn=Li, Na, K, Cs), the clarifying time may be shortened.

Abstract: A zinc-containing, water-soluble glass composition comprising from 41 to 54 mole % of P2O5, 10 to 30 mole % of alkali oxides, up to 5 mole % of SO3 and up to 25 mole % of ZnO.

Abstract: Solid electrolytes of the composition: 60L2O·15Li2SO4·25B2O3; 65L2O·10Li2SO4·25B2O3; 65L2O·15Li2SO4·20B2O3; 60L2O·20Li2SO4·20B2O3; 59,55L2O·19,85Li2SO4·19,85B2O3·0,75MoO3, characterized by the high level of productivity, high ionic conductivity, negligible low level of electronic conductivity and resistance to metal lithium suitable for use in primary and rechargeable lithium power sources.

Abstract: Ceramics (including glasses and glass-ceramics) comprising nitrogen, and methods of making the same.

Abstract: Nanoscale particles, particle coatings/particle arrays and corresponding consolidated materials are described based on an ability to vary the composition involving a wide range of metal and/or metalloid elements and corresponding compositions. In particular, metalloid oxides and metal-metalloid compositions are described in the form of improved nanoscale particles and coatings formed from the nanoscale particles. Compositions comprising rare earth metals and dopants/additives with rare earth metals are described. Complex compositions with a range of host compositions and dopants/additives can be formed using the approaches described herein. The particle coating can take the form of particle arrays that range from collections of disbursable primary particles to fused networks of primary particles forming channels that reflect the nanoscale of the primary particles. Suitable materials for optical applications are described along with some optical devices of interest.

Abstract: Ceramics comprising (i) at least one of Nb2O5 or Ta2O5 and (ii) at least two of (a) Al2O3, (b) REO, or (c) at least one of ZrO2 or HfO2. Embodiments of ceramics according to the present invention can be made, formed as, or converted into optical waveguides, glass beads, articles (e.g., plates), fibers, particles (e.g., abrasive particles), and thin coatings.

Abstract: An antimicrobial ceramic glazing composition comprising zinc borate for imparting antimicrobial characteristics to numerous ceramic products. A method for producing the antimicrobial glazing composition and ceramic products incorporating the antimicrobial glazing composition.

Abstract: A glass composition for covering electrodes of the present invention contains: 0 to 15 wt % SiO2; 10 to 50 wt % B2O3; 15 to 50 wt % ZnO; 0 to 10 wt % Al2O3; 2 to 40 wt % Bi2O3; 0 to 5 wt % MgO; 5 to 38 wt % CaO+SrO+BaO; 0 to 0.1 wt % Li2O+Na2O+K2O; 0 to 4 wt % MoO3; and 0 to 4 wt % WO3, and the total of the contents of MoO3 and WO3 is in the range of 0.1 to 8 wt %. The glass composition for covering electrodes of the present invention may contain: 0 to 2 wt % SiO2; 10 to 50 wt % B2O3; 15 to 50 wt % ZnO; 0 to 10 wt % Al2O3; 2 to 40 wt % Bi2O3; 0 to 5 wt % MgO; 5 to 38 wt % CaO+SrO+BaO; 0 to 4 wt % MoO3; and 0 to 4 wt % WO3, and the total of the contents of MoO3 and WO3 may be in the range of 0.1 to 8 wt %.

Abstract: Ceramics comprising (i) at least one of Nb2O5 or Ta2O5 and (ii) at least two of (a) Al2O3, (b) REO, or (c) at least one of ZrO2 or HfO2. Embodiments of ceramics according to the present invention can be made, formed as, or converted into optical waveguides, glass beads, articles (e.g., plates), fibers, particles (e.g., abrasive particles), and thin coatings.

Abstract: Ceramics comprising (i) at least one of Nb2O5 or Ta2O5 and (ii) at least two of (a) Al2O3, (b) Y2O3, or (c) at least one of ZrO2 or HfO2. Embodiments of ceramics according to the present invention can be made, formed as, or converted into optical waveguides, glass beads, articles (e.g., plates), fibers, particles (e.g., abrasive particles), and thin coatings.

Abstract: An optical glass which contains at least 20 mol % of TeO2 and has an internal transmittance of at least 80% in a thickness of 2 mm to a light having a wavelength of 405 nm and a refractive index of at least 1.85 to the same light, and which contains no alkali metal oxide or contains alkali metal oxides in a total amount of at most 15 mol %.

Abstract: The invention relates to uses of glasses and glass-ceramics in dental and orthodontic applications.

Abstract: A dielectric composition and a fabrication method for a dielectric layer in a plasma display panel, by which contrast of the plasma display panel can be improved through simple fabrication processes. The dielectric composition for the dielectric layer in the plasma display panel comprises: a glass of P2O5—B2O3—ZnO group; and a filler consisting of Nd2O3.

Abstract: Nanoscale particles, particle coatings/particle arrays and corresponding consolidated materials are described based on an ability to vary the composition involving a wide range of metal and/or metalloid elements and corresponding compositions. In particular, metalloid oxides and metal-metalloid compositions are described in the form of improved nanoscale particles and coatings formed from the nanoscale particles. Compositions comprising rare earth metals and dopants/additives with rare earth metals are described. Complex compositions with a range of host compositions and dopants/additives can be formed using the approaches described herein. The particle coating can take the form of particle arrays that range from collections of disbursable primary particles to fused networks of primary particles forming channels that reflect the nanoscale of the primary particles. Suitable materials for optical applications are described along with some optical devices of interest.

Abstract: A high-refractivity low-dispersion optical glass that gives press-molding preforms excellent in high-temperature shapability and suitable for precision press-molding, including an optical glass comprising B2O3, La2O3, Gd2O3 and ZnO as essential components, substantially containing none of lead and fluorine, having a refractive index (nd) of 1.72 to 1.83, an Abbe's number (?d) of 45 to 55 and a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 630° C. or lower and having a viscosity of at least 0.6 Pa·s at its liquidus temperature, and an optical glass comprising, by mol %, 45 to 65% of B2O3, 5 to 22% of La2O3, 1 to 20% of Gd2O3, provided that the total content of La2O3 and Gd2O3 is 14 to 30%, 5 to 30% of ZnO, 0 to 10% of SiO2, 0 to 6.5% of ZrO2 and 0 to 1% of Sb2O3, substantially containing none of lead and fluorine, and having a refractive index (nd) of 1.72 to 1.83 and an Abbe's number (?d) of 45 to 55.

Abstract: A material usable for the electrodes and the dielectric layer plasma display panels and capable of reducing the occurrence of yellowing and a high-image-quality plasma display panel using the material are provided. Using glass powder containing 25 to 50 wt % of Bi2O3, 5 to 35 wt % of B2O3, 10 to 20 wt % of ZnO, 5 to 20 wt % of BaO, 0 to 15 wt % of SiO2 and 0 to 10 wt % of Al2O3, the electrodes and the dielectric layer of a plasma display panel are formed.

Abstract: The optical glass has an index of refraction (nd) greater than or equal to 1.70, an Abbé number (&ngr;d) greater than or equal to 35 and a density (&rgr;) less than or equal to 4.5 g/cm3. Optical elements made with this optical glass are especially desirable in optical data transfer applications, particularly in read-write devices with movable read-write heads. The glass compositions required to make optical glass with these properties are described.

Abstract: A family of tellurite glasses and optical components for telecommunication systems, the glasses consisting essentially of, as calculated in cation percent, 65-97% TeO2, and at least one additional oxide of an element having a valence greater than two and selected from the group consisting of Ta, Nb, W, Ti, La, Zr, Hf, Y, Gd, Lu, Sc, Al and Ga, that may contain a lanthanide oxide as a dopant, in particular erbium oxide, and that, when so doped, is characterized by a fluorescent emission spectrum having a relatively broad FWHM value.

Abstract: An optical amplifying glass having Er doped in an amount of from 0.01 to 10% as represented by mass percentage to a matrix glass comprising, by mol %, BiO2: 20 to 80, B2O3+SiO2: 5 to 75, Ga2O3+WO3+TeO2: 0.1 to 35, Al2O3≦10, GeO2≦30, TiO2≦30, and SnO2≦30, and containing no CeO2.

Abstract: A glass includes (a) a matrix containing a compound of at least one nonmetallic element; and (b) a particle selectively formed in the matrix. This particle is made of the at least one nonmetallic element. A process for producing such glass includes (a) providing a blank glass containing a compound of at least one nonmetallic element; (b) condensing a pulsed laser beam to a focal point in the blank glass such that a particle is selectively formed in the blank glass at a position corresponding to the focal point, the particle being made of the at least one nonmetallic element dissociated from the compound; and (c) moving the focal point in the blank glass to produce a pattern of the particle. The glass is suitable for optical functional elements.

Abstract: A glass for press molding, containing substantially no lead, consisting substantially of, as represented by mol % based on oxides: 1 Bi2O3 25 to 70%, B2O3 + SiO2  5 to 75%, CeO2  0 to 10%, Al2O3  0 to 20%, Ga2O3  0 to 20%, Al2O3 + Ga2O3  0 to 30%, and ZnO + TeO2 + BaO + WO3  0 to 40%,

Abstract: The porcelain of the present invention comprises 5 to 70% by weight of a non-oxide ceramic filler and 30 to 95% by weight of a borosilicate glass having a glass transition temperature of 800° C. or lower, wherein a weight loss per unit surface area of said non-oxide ceramics is not more than 0.15 g/cm2 after dipping said non-oxide ceramic having purity of not less than 96% by weight for five minutes in a glass melt obtained by melting said borosilicate glass with heating at 1200° C. Since the porcelain composition can be fired at a low temperature together with a low-resistance metal, the resulting porcelain has a high thermal conductivity, a low dielectric constant, a high heat dissipation property and a reduced apparent signal delay in a high frequency signal and is suited for use as an insulating board in a wiring board.

Abstract: A dielectric material comprising: a glass powder constituted of a glass comprising Si, B and an alkali metal element, the glass being amorphous in sintering at a temperature of 1,050° C. or lower; and a ceramic filler comprising at least one member of SiO2, Al2O3 and 3Al2O3.2Si2, and an alkali metal element, wherein when a total sum of Si converted into SiO2, B converted into B2O3 and the alkali metal element converted into A2O, wherein A represents an alkali metal element, all of which are contained in the glass, is 100 mole %, the content of the alkali metal element converted into A2O, which is contained in the glass, is 0.5 mole % or less; and when a total sum of at least one member of SiO2, Al2O3 and 3Al2O3.2SiO2, and the alkali metal element converted into A2O, all of which are contained in the ceramic filler, is 100 mole %, a content of the alkali metal element converted into A2O, which is contained in the ceramic filler, is 0.5 mole % or less.

Abstract: Glass-ceramics and methods of making the same. Embodiments of the invention include abrasive particles. The abrasive particles can be incorporated into a variety of abrasive articles, including bonded abrasives, coated abrasives, nonwoven abrasives, and abrasive brushes.

Abstract: Amorphous materials, glass-ceramics and methods of making the same. Embodiments of the invention include abrasive particles. The abrasive particles can be incorporated into a variety of abrasive articles, including bonded abrasives, coated abrasives, nonwoven abrasives, and abrasive brushes.

Abstract: Al2O3-rare earth oxide-ZrO2/HfO2 ceramics (including glasses, crystalline ceramics, and glass-ceramics) and methods of making the same. Ceramics according to the present invention can be made, formed as, or converted into glass beads, articles (e.g., plates), fibers, particles, and thin coatings. The particles and fibers are useful, for example, as thermal insulation, filler, or reinforcing material in composites (e.g., ceramic, metal, or polymeric matrix composites). The thin coatings can be useful, for example, as protective coatings in applications involving wear, as well as for thermal management. Certain ceramic particles according to the present invention can be are particularly useful as abrasive particles.

Abstract: Alumina-zirconia materials and methods of making the same. Embodiments of the invention include abrasive particles. The abrasive particles can be incorporated into a variety of abrasive articles, including bonded abrasives, coated abrasives, nonwoven abrasives, and abrasive brushes.

Abstract: A CRT frit for use in sealing a panel and a funnel of a CRT bulb comprises non-crystallizing glass powder and refractory filler powder. The non-crystallizing glass powder consists essentially of, by weight percent, 75-90% PbO, 7-20% B2O3, 0-8% ZnO, 0-5% SiO2, and 0.1-8% Al2O3+Fe3O3. The mixing ratio of the non-crystallizing glass powder and the refractory filler powder is within a range between 95:5 and 55:45 in weight ratio. The coefficient of thermal expansion at a temperature between 30 and 250° C. is within a range between 80 and 90×10−7/° C.

Abstract: Al2O3—Y2O3—ZrO2/HfO2 ceramics (including glasses, crystalline ceramics, and glass-ceramics) and methods of making the same. Ceramics according to the present invention can be made, formed as, or converted into glass beads, articles (e.g., plates), fibers, particles, and thin coatings. The particles and fibers are useful, for example, as thermal insulation, filler, or reinforcing material in composites (e.g., ceramic, metal, or polymeric matrix composites). The thin coatings can be useful, for example, as protective coatings in applications involving wear, as well as for thermal management. Certain ceramic particles according to the present invention can be are particularly useful as abrasive particles.