TW201504171A - Glass processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a glass processing method. The glass processing method includes following steps: providing a glass substrate; putting the glass substrate into a fused salt mixing potassium salt and cesium salt for 1 to 24 hours at temperature in a range from 350 Celsius degree to 550 Celsius degree; Using a water to clear the glass substrate taken out of the fused salt; baking the glass substrate for 0.5 to 5 hours; and rapidly cooling the glass substrate by an air blower.

Description

Glass treatment method

The present invention relates to a glass processing method.

The existing glass has low strength, poor heat and fire resistance, and is easily broken in a short period of time in the event of a fire, which does not well prevent the spread of fire and protect the safety of personnel and property. Therefore, there is a need for a fire resistant glass that is high in strength and resistant to high temperatures.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a glass processing method capable of producing high-strength high-temperature resistant glass, which comprises the following steps:

Providing a glass substrate;

Mixing the potassium salt and the cerium salt and heating to a molten state to prepare a molten salt as needed;

Putting the glass substrate into the molten salt for 1 to 24 hours and maintaining a temperature condition of 350 degrees Celsius to 550 degrees Celsius for ion exchange;

Removing the glass substrate from the mixed molten salt, cooling to normal temperature, and taking out the remaining mixed molten salt on the surface with clean water;

The glass substrate is placed in a tempering furnace for baking for 0.5 to 5 hours;

The baked glass substrate is subjected to air-cooling and rapid quenching by a fan.

Compared with the prior art, the glass treatment method provided by the invention replaces the metal sodium on the surface of the glass by chemical strengthening to form a low expansion glass, and has strong heat resistance. The physical strengthening can form a strong compressive stress on the surface of the glass, greatly improving the punching strength of the glass.

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1 is a flow chart showing the steps of a glass processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 , a glass processing method provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps:

In step S801, a glass substrate is provided. The thickness of the glass substrate ranges from 3 mm or more to less than or equal to 10 mm. The glass substrate may be flat glass, non-planar glass or a combination of flat glass and non-planar glass. In the present embodiment, the glass substrate is soda glass (Soda Lime Glass) or aluminosilicate glass.

In step S802, the potassium salt and the barium salt are mixed and heated to a molten state of 350 ° C to 550 ° C to prepare a desired molten salt. The potassium salt is selected from one or a combination of potassium nitrate, potassium sulfate, and potassium carbonate. The onium salt is selected from the group consisting of one or a combination of cerium nitrate, barium sulfate, and cesium carbonate. The potassium salt accounts for a weight percentage ranging from 60% or more to less than or equal to 99%. The cerium salt occupies a weight percentage ranging from greater than or equal to 1% and less than or equal to 40%.

In other alternative embodiments, additives may also be placed in the mixed molten salt. The material of the additive is selected from one or a combination of several of aluminum oxide, potassium citrate, cerium oxide, and potassium fluoride. The added additive accounts for 1% by weight or more and 2% or less by weight of the mixed molten salt. The additive can accelerate the reaction rate of the glass substrate and the mixed molten salt, thereby saving the time of the glass treatment and reducing the cost.

In step S803, a glass substrate is placed in the molten salt, and ion exchange is performed at a temperature of 350 degrees Celsius to 550 degrees Celsius to achieve chemical strengthening of the glass. The exchange time of the glass substrate in the molten salt is 1 to 24 hours. At this time, the sodium ions in the glass generate intense thermal vibration due to heating, thereby completing the exchange of potassium ions or strontium ions with a larger radius in the molten salt medium, so that the volume expansion is increased, and the compressive stress is enhanced to realize the chemical steel. Chemical.

In step S804, the chemically strengthened glass substrate is taken out from the molten salt, cooled to room temperature, and the mixed molten salt remaining on the surface of the glass substrate is removed. In the present embodiment, the molten salt remaining on the surface of the glass substrate is clarified by placing the chemically strengthened glass substrate in a washing tank soaked in water. Preferably, the soaking time is 6-7 hours.

In step S805, the cleaned glass substrate is placed in a tempering furnace for baking. The baking time of the glass substrate in the tempering furnace is 0.5 to 5 hours. Preferably, the baking temperature range of the glass substrate in the tempering furnace is between a strain point and a soften point of the glass substrate.

Step S806, after performing high-temperature baking, the glass substrate is subjected to air-cooling rapid quenching by a fan to rapidly cool the glass substrate, thereby realizing physical tempering of the glass.

It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that the above embodiments are only intended to illustrate the invention, and are not intended to limit the invention, as long as it is within the spirit of the invention Changes and modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the invention.

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Claims (11)

A glass processing method comprising the following steps:
Providing a glass substrate;
Mixing the potassium salt and the cerium salt and heating to a molten state to form a molten salt;
Putting the glass substrate into the molten salt for 1 to 24 hours and maintaining a temperature condition of 350 degrees Celsius to 550 degrees Celsius for ion exchange;
Taking the glass substrate from the mixed molten salt, cooling to room temperature and removing the mixed molten salt remaining on the surface of the glass substrate;
The glass substrate is placed in a tempering furnace for baking for 0.5 to 5 hours;
The baked glass substrate is air-cooled and quenched by a fan. The glass treatment method according to claim 1, wherein the potassium salt is selected from the group consisting of one or a combination of potassium nitrate, potassium sulfate, and potassium carbonate. The glass treatment method according to claim 1, wherein the potassium salt is potassium sulfate. The glass treatment method according to claim 1, wherein the onium salt is selected from the group consisting of one or a combination of cerium nitrate, barium sulfate, and cesium carbonate. The glass treatment method according to claim 1, wherein the potassium salt accounts for a weight percentage ranging from 60% or more to less than or equal to 99%. The glass processing method according to claim 1, wherein the cerium salt accounts for a weight percentage ranging from greater than or equal to 1% and less than or equal to 40%. The glass processing method according to claim 1, wherein the glass substrate is soda glass or aluminosilicate glass. The glass processing method according to claim 1, wherein the additive is added to the molten salt when the glass substrate is subjected to ion exchange in the molten salt. The glass treatment method according to claim 7, wherein the material of the additive is selected from the group consisting of one or a combination of aluminum oxide, potassium citrate, cerium oxide, and potassium fluoride. The glass processing method according to claim 7, wherein the additive accounts for a weight percentage ranging from 1% or more to less than or equal to 2%. The glass processing method according to claim 1, wherein the baking temperature of the glass substrate in the tempering furnace is between the strain temperature and the softening temperature of the glass substrate.