US20200156986A1 - Methods of cutting glass using a laser - Google Patents
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- the present specification generally relates to methods of cutting glass using a laser and, more particularly, methods of cutting glass using a laser to introduce defects that extend from a surface of a glass article.
- Glass articles are used in a variety of industries including the electronics industry where glass is used to cover displays. Examples of such applications include Liquid Crystal Displays and Light Emitting Diode displays, for example, computer monitors, televisions, and handheld devices.
- glass has been produced in large sheets and is scored using a mechanical scoring wheel or a laser. After being scored, an external force is applied to the glass sheet to break the glass along the score line. With the glass portioned into smaller sizes, the glass partitions undergo further processing including, for example, edge polishing and/or a chemical strengthening process.
- Processing glass according to the conventional method has proven burdensome.
- a method of scoring a glass article includes translating a laser beam relative to a first surface of the glass article, the laser beam having a beam waist having a center.
- the center of the beam waist of the laser beam is positioned at or below a second surface of the glass article such that the laser beam passes through a thickness of the glass article.
- the laser beam creates a plurality of defects along a score line in the glass article such that the plurality of defects extends a distance into the glass article from the second surface, and at least some individual defects of the plurality of defects are non-orthogonal to the first and second surfaces of the glass article and are biased in a direction of translation of the laser beam.
- the glass article may be an ion-exchanged glass article having a first strengthened surface layer and a second strengthened surface layer under a compressive stress extending from a surface of the ion-exchanged glass article to a depth of layer, and a central region between the first strengthened surface layer and the second strengthened surface layer that is under tensile stress.
- the plurality of defects may extend a distance greater than the depth of layer.
- the central region has a tensile stress between about 20 and about 30 megapascals, and the plurality of defects extend through about half of the thickness of the ion-exchanged glass article.
- the central region has a tensile stress greater than about 40 megapascals, and a majority of a length of the plurality of defects is within the first or second strengthened layer.
- the laser beam may be translated relative to the glass article at a speed S greater than about 20 millimeters per second, in some embodiments.
- the laser beam may be pulsed at a frequency f from about 10 kilohertz to about 200 kilohertz, and at a wavelength from 350 nanometers to 619 nanometers, for example.
- the laser beam may also have a pulse duration from about 1 nanosecond to about 50 nanoseconds, in some embodiments.
- the laser beam may be oriented orthogonally relative to the first surface of the glass article.
- the glass article is transparent to a wavelength of the laser beam.
- the laser beam may score the glass article in a score time, wherein the glass article remains integrally connected during the score time.
- the plurality of defects creates a crack that propagates within the glass article such that the glass article separates along the score line.
- One or more edges of the one or more separated glass articles may be finished such that the one or more edges have a predetermined surface roughness. In one embodiment, the surface roughness of the edges is about 100 ⁇ m root mean squared.
- a method of separating an ion-exchanged glass article includes translating a laser beam relative to a first surface of the ion-exchanged glass article, the laser beam comprising a beam waist having a center,
- the ion-exchanged glass article has a first strengthened surface layer and a second strengthened surface layer under a compressive stress and extending from a surface of the ion-exchanged glass article to a depth of layer, and a central region between the first strengthened surface layer and the second strengthened surface layer that is under tensile stress.
- the laser beam is orthogonal to the first surface of the ion-exchanged glass article.
- the center of the beam waist of the laser beam is positioned at or below a second surface of the ion-exchanged glass article such that the laser beam passes through a thickness of the glass article.
- the laser beam may ablate the second surface of the ion-exchanged glass article to create a plurality of defects that extend from ablated regions on the second surface of the ion-exchanged glass article.
- the plurality of defects defines one or more score lines along the ion-exchanged glass article, and at least a portion of the plurality of defects extends a distance greater than the depth of layer of the ion-exchanged glass article.
- the plurality of defects creates a crack that propagates within the ion-exchanged glass article such that the ion-exchanged glass article separates along the score lines.
- the crack created by the plurality of defects does not propagate ahead of the laser beam in a direction of translation of the laser beam.
- individual defects of the plurality of defects are discrete with respect to one another prior to separation of the ion-exchanged glass article.
- the plurality of defects may be non-orthogonal with respect to the first surface of the ion-exchanged glass article and biased in a direction of translation of the laser beam.
- a central tension region of the ion-exchanged glass article applies self-separating forces around the plurality of defects that cause individual defects of the plurality of defects to propagate through the thickness of the ion-exchanged glass article.
- the central region may have a tensile stress between about 20 and about 30 megapascals, and the plurality of defects may extend through about half of the thickness of the ion-exchanged glass article.
- the central region may have a tensile stress greater than about 40 megapascals, and a majority of a length of the plurality of defects may be within the first or second strengthened layer.
- the laser beam may be translated relative to the ion-exchanged glass article at a speed S greater than 200 millimeters per second, for example. Other translation speeds may also be used, depending on the application.
- the laser beam operates at a wavelength from 350 nanometers to 619 nanometers.
- the laser beam may have a pulse duration from about 1 nanosecond to about 50 nanoseconds.
- the laser beam may have a photon energy of at least 2 eV in some embodiments.
- the laser beam may be oriented orthogonally relative to the first surface of the ion-exchanged glass article.
- a glass article includes a first surface and a second surface separated by a thickness, a plurality of defects that extend from one of the first surface or the second surface through a portion of the thickness of the glass article.
- the plurality of defects forms at least one score line. At least a portion of the plurality of defects extends a distance less than the thickness of the glass article, the plurality of defects are non-orthogonal to the first surface and the second surface, and the plurality of defects are biased in a single direction along the at least one score line.
- the glass article includes an ion-exchanged glass article having a first strengthened surface layer and a second strengthened surface layer under a compressive stress and extending from a surface of the ion-exchanged glass article to a depth of layer, and a central region between the first strengthened surface layer and the second strengthened surface layer that is under tensile stress.
- the distance that the plurality of defects extends into the glass article may be greater than the depth of layer.
- the central region may have a tensile stress between about 20 and about 30 megapascals, and the plurality of defects may extend through about half of the thickness of the ion-exchanged glass article. In other embodiments, the central region may have a tensile stress greater than about 40 megapascals. The majority of a length of the plurality of defects may be within the first or second strengthened layer when the central region has a tensile stress greater than about 40 megapascals, in some embodiments.
- a glass article includes a first surface and a second surface separated by a thickness t, an edge joining the first surface and the second surface, and a plurality of defects at the edge that extends from the first surface or the second surface of the glass article through a portion of the thickness t of the glass article.
- the plurality of defects extends into the thickness t of the glass article, and at least a portion of the plurality of defects is non-orthogonal to the first surface or the second surface and is biased in a single direction along the edge.
- the plurality of defects may extend into a majority of the thickness t of the glass article.
- at least portions of the individual defects of the plurality of defects are formed by laser ablation.
- the glass article may include an ion-exchanged glass article having a first strengthened surface layer and a second strengthened surface layer under a compressive stress and extending from a surface of the ion-exchanged glass article to a depth of layer, and a central region between the first strengthened surface layer and the second strengthened surface layer that is under tensile stress.
- the distance that the plurality of defects extends into the strengthened glass article may be greater than the depth of layer.
- the central region has a tensile stress between about 20 and about 30 megapascals, and the plurality of defects extend about halfway into the thickness of the ion-exchanged glass article. In other embodiments, wherein the central region has a tensile stress greater than about 40 megapascals, and a majority of a length of the plurality of defects are within the first or second strengthened layer.
- an ion-exchanged glass article includes a first surface and a second surface separated by a thickness t, and a first strengthened surface layer and a second strengthened surface layer under a compressive stress and extending from the first surface and the second surface, respectively, of the ion-exchanged glass article to a depth of layer, and a central region between the first strengthened surface layer and the second strengthened surface layer that is under tensile stress greater than about 40 megapascals.
- the ion-exchanged glass article further includes an edge joining the first surface and the second surface, and a plurality of defects at the edge that extend from the first surface or the second surface of the ion-exchanged glass article through a portion of the thickness t of the ion-exchanged glass article. At least portions of the individual defects of the plurality of defects are formed by laser ablation. A majority of a length of the plurality of defects is within the first or second strengthened layer.
- FIG. 1A schematically depicts a perspective view of a laser scoring a glass article in a first direction and a second direction according to one or more embodiments shown or described herein;
- FIG. 1B schematically depicts a laser beam according to one or more embodiments shown or described herein;
- FIG. 2 schematically depicts a top view of a laser scoring a glass article in a first direction according to one or more embodiments shown or described herein;
- FIG. 3 schematically depicts a right sectional view along line A-A of FIG. 2 of the laser scoring the glass article in the first direction according to one or more embodiments shown or described herein;
- FIG. 4 schematically depicts a front sectional view along line B-B of FIG. 2 of the laser scoring the glass article in the first direction according to one or more embodiments shown or described herein;
- FIG. 5 schematically depicts a right sectional view of a laser scoring a chemically-strengthened glass article during a score time according to one or more embodiments shown or described herein;
- FIG. 6 schematically depicts a right sectional view of a laser scoring a chemically-strengthened glass article at a score time plus an interval according to one or more embodiments shown or described herein;
- FIG. 7 schematically depicts a right sectional view of a laser scoring a chemically-strengthened glass article after the score time according to one or more embodiments shown or described herein;
- FIG. 8 schematically depicts a top view of a plurality of separated glass articles separated from a glass article according to a method of cutting glass as shown or described herein;
- FIG. 9 is an image of an edge of an exemplary non-strengthened glass article separated from a glass article according to a method of cutting glass as shown or described herein;
- FIG. 10 is an image of an edge of an exemplary strengthened glass article separated from a glass article according to a method of cutting glass as shown or described herein;
- FIG. 11 is an image of an edge of an exemplary strengthened glass article separated from a glass article according to a method of cutting glass as shown or described herein;
- FIGS. 12A, 12B and 12C are images of an edge of exemplary strengthened separated glass articles separated from a glass article by a translating a laser beam relative to the glass article at 875 mm/s, 950 mm/s and 1000 mm/s, respectively, according to a method of cutting glass as shown or described herein.
- FIG. 1A One embodiment of the method of separating a glass article using a laser is depicted in FIG. 1A .
- the laser beam produced by the laser is translated relative to the glass article in a first direction and a second direction transverse to the first direction.
- the laser beam creates a plurality of defects on a second surface of the glass article that define score lines.
- the defects allow the glass article to remain integral during a time period in which the laser is scoring the glass article.
- the defects continue to grow, however, during the score time.
- the defects grow at a rate such that the defects propagate through a thickness of the glass article such that the glass article self-separates along the score lines after the score time.
- a glass article 90 is positioned on a translation table 80 .
- the glass article 90 may be substantially in contact with the translation table 80 . However, due to variations in the glass article 90 , portions of the glass article 90 may be spaced apart from the translation table 80 .
- a laser 100 is positioned above the translation table 80 and introduces a laser beam 102 to the glass article 90 .
- the laser beam 102 is transverse to a first surface 98 of the glass article 190 and moves relative to the glass article 90 in a first direction 82 to create a plurality of score lines 92 in the first direction 82 .
- the laser beam 102 is illustrated as being orthogonal with respect to the first surface 96 of the glass article 90 , embodiments are not limited thereto; the laser beam 102 may be non-orthogonal with respect to the first surface 96 of the glass article 90 in some embodiments.
- Each score line 92 may be generated by a single pass of the laser beam 102 relative to the glass article 90 .
- the laser beam 102 also moves relative to the glass article 90 in a second direction 84 .
- the laser 100 may be coupled to a gantry (not shown) that translates the laser 100 in the first direction 82 and the second direction 84 .
- the laser 100 may be stationary and the translation table 80 supporting the glass article 90 moves in the first direction 82 and the second direction 84 .
- the glass article 90 may be securely maintained in position on the translation table 80 by the use of mechanical or vacuum chucking.
- Vacuum chucking may be achieved by a series of vacuum holes spaced some distance apart on a vacuum platen. However, the stress gradient generated by the holes may distort the stress field enough to affect the laser scribing process of the glass article 90 .
- the stress gradient from the vacuum suction can be minimized by using closely spaced holes or a porous plate because both may decrease the amount of vacuum needed to hold down the glass article 90 to the translation table 80 .
- the laser 100 is operable to emit a laser beam 102 having a wavelength suitable for imparting thermal energy to a surface of the glass article 90 .
- Suitable laser 100 sources include a diode-pumped q-switched solid-state Nd:YAG laser or Nd:YVO4 laser with an average power from about 6 Watts to about 35 Watts and pulse peak power of at least 2 kilowatts. Because the glass article 90 is substantially transparent at the wavelength of the laser beam 102 , it is possible to position a beam waist BW at or below (outside) the second surface 96 of the glass article 90 without causing damage within the bulk of the glass article 90 or on the first surface 98 .
- the pulse duration of the laser 100 may be in the range from about 1 nanosecond to about 50 nanoseconds, for example, from about 15 nanoseconds to about 22 nanoseconds.
- the beam waist BW may have a diameter of about 8 ⁇ m.
- the pulse repetition rate may be in the range from about 10 kilohertz to about 200 kilohertz, for example from about 40 kilohertz to about 100 kilohertz.
- suitable lasers 100 for using the separation method discussed herein may produce a laser beam 102 in the visible light range (i.e., from about 380 nanometers to about 619 nanometers (380 nanometers corresponds to photon energy of about 3.26 eV; 2.00 eV corresponds to the wavelength of about 619 nanometers)).
- a laser 100 may produce a laser beam 102 at a wavelength from about 380 to about 570 nanometers, for example at a wavelength of about 532 nanometers.
- Lasers 100 producing beams 102 at this wavelength have high efficiency of transferring energy to the glass article 90 .
- Lasers 100 used according to the disclosed method may have photon energy of at least 2 eV. It is noted that a wavelength of 532 nanometers, the photon energy is 2.32 eV; longer wavelength has lower photon energy, and shorter wavelength has higher photon energy.
- the material of the glass article 90 may be modified via a nonlinear effect known as multi-photon absorption at or near the beam waist.
- Multi-photon absorption relies on the response of the glass material to a high intensity electromagnetic field generated by the pulsed laser beam 102 that ionizes electrons and leads to optical breakdown and plasma formation.
- a portion of the second surface 96 may be ablated by laser ablation to create the defects described in detail below.
- ablation and “laser ablation” mean the removal of glass material from the glass article by vaporization due to the energy introduced by the laser beam.
- FIG. 1B schematically depicts a laser beam 102 in greater detail.
- the laser beam 102 is generated by a laser 100 as described above, and then focused by focusing optics, such as a focusing lens 101 .
- the focusing optics may comprise additional lenses or other optical components to focus and condition the laser beam 102 .
- the laser beam 102 is focused such that it has a focal area 104 that is determined by the depth of focus of the focused laser beam 102 .
- the focusing lens 101 may be configured to focus the pulsed laser beam 102 to form a small beam waist BW, which is a portion of the laser beam 102 having a reduced diameter d.
- the beam waist diameter d is smaller than the unfocused portion diameter D.
- the beam waist BW has a center C, which is the region of the laser beam 102 having the smallest diameter d.
- the laser beam 102 may be focused such that the center C of the beam waist BW is located at or below the second surface 96 of the glass article 90 and is not positioned within the bulk of the glass article 90 .
- the beam waist BW may be positioned within the bulk of the glass article 90 proximate the second surface 96 .
- the beam waist BW may be positioned within the glass article 90 at a distance of about 100 ⁇ m from the second surface 96 .
- the magnitude of its effect varies quickly with the applied optical intensity of the laser pulse.
- the intensity provides the instantaneous energy flux delivered by the optical pulse through the center C of the beam waist BW.
- the depth of focus of the laser beam 102 may be further controlled by a variety of factors including the quality of the laser beam 102 itself, which may be denoted by the “M 2 ” value of the laser beam 102 .
- the M 2 value of a laser beam 102 compares a beam parameter product, which is the product of a laser beam's divergence angle and the radius of the beam at its narrowest point (i.e., the center C of the beam waist BW), of an actual laser beam 102 to a Gaussian beam operating at the same wavelength.
- the lower the M 2 value of a laser beam 102 the smaller the laser beam 102 can be focused to a beam waist BW.
- Exemplary lasers 100 used in the process described herein may have an M 2 value less than about 1.2, for example, less than about 1.05. Laser beams 102 having such an M 2 value can be focused with a high degree of precision. Such a laser beam 102 can have an effective depth of focus from about 50 microns to about 1000 microns. In some embodiments, additional optics placed between the laser 100 and the glass article 90 may be used to focus the laser beam 102 .
- the process disclosed herein can be used to separate both non-strengthened glass and chemically strengthened glass, as will be discussed in further detail below.
- the glass may vary in composition and in thickness.
- Embodiments of the laser 100 described hereinabove may be used to score and separate non-strengthened glass; for example, having a thickness from about 0.1 millimeter to about 2.0 millimeters.
- FIG. 1A depicts the glass article 90 being separated into a plurality of rectangular glass articles
- any configuration/shape of the separated glass articles of the glass article 90 may be produced according to the methods disclosed herein based on the required end-user application.
- the glass article 90 may be separated into individual glass articles having arbitrary shapes (e.g., curved edges).
- the separated glass articles may be further processed to finish the separated glass article to the required end shape including, but not limited to further cutting, edge polishing and other edge treatment processes.
- the edges of the separated glass article may be finished to a predetermined surface roughness.
- the edges of the separated glass article(s) may be finished to a surface roughness below about 100 ⁇ m root mean squared (“RMS”). It should be understood that, in other embodiments, the surface roughness of the edges is greater than about 100 ⁇ m RMS.
- FIG. 2 a top view of an intermediate step of a method of separating the glass article 90 is depicted.
- the laser 100 may be positioned such that the laser beam is orthogonal with respect to the first surface 98 of the glass article 90 .
- the laser 100 is translated relative to the glass article 90 in a first direction 82 creating a plurality of score lines 92 positioned along the first direction 82 .
- one score line 92 is depicted in detail.
- the score line 92 is made of a plurality of defects 94 that extend from a second surface 96 of the glass article 90 .
- the defects 94 are voids and cracks on and within the glass article 90 that are formed by laser ablation at the second surface as the laser beam 102 translates relative to the glass article 90 .
- the laser beam 102 is focused and positioned such that the center C of the beam waist BW is located at or below the second surface 96 of the glass article 90 in the illustrated embodiment.
- the location of the beam waist BW allows for some variation in the position of the glass article 90 along the translation table 80 , with the laser beam 102 still scoring the second surface 96 of the glass article 90 . As shown in FIG.
- At least some of the individual defects 94 may be non-orthogonal with respect to the second surface 96 and biased in a direction of the laser beam 102 at a bias angle ⁇ away from normal with respect to the second surface 96 .
- the term “non-orthogonal” with respect to the plurality of defects 94 means that at least some of the individual defects of the plurality of defects are biased at any angle other than ninety degrees with respect to the surface glass article in a direction of the translation of the laser beam. Therefore, a termination location of at least some of the defect 94 is offset a distance of an initiation location by a distance in the direction of laser travel.
- a majority of the individual defects 94 are non-orthogonal with respect to the second surface 96 .
- substantially all of the individual defects 94 are non-orthogonal with respect to the second surface 96 .
- the laser beam 102 By focusing the laser beam 102 such that the center C of the beam waist BW of the laser beam 102 is positioned at or below the second surface 96 of the glass article 90 , the laser beam 102 initiates a defect 94 that starts on the second surface 96 of the glass article 90 .
- the laser beam 102 initiates the defects 94 by introducing heat to the glass article 90 , which causes material of the glass article 90 to ablate and fracture along the second surface 96 .
- Such defect initiation may form craters (e.g., craters 497 of FIG. 10 ) on the second surface 96 .
- the laser beam 102 also introduces some thermal energy into the portion of the glass article 90 proximate to the second surface 96 .
- This continuation of introduction of thermal energy by a portion of the laser beam 102 that is outside of the beam waist BW into the glass article 90 causes the defect 94 to grow from the second surface 96 into the thickness 91 of the glass article 90 , so long as the intensity of the laser beam supports non-linear interaction.
- the defects 94 extend a defect distance 95 into the glass article 90 that is less than the thickness 91 of the glass article 90 .
- the defect distance 95 may approximately correspond to the focal area 104 of the laser beam 102 that extends into the thickness 91 of the glass article 90 when the intensity of the laser beam supports non-linear interaction/absorption. Further, the laser beam 102 causes the defects 94 to extend into the thickness 91 of the glass article 90 without changing the vertical position of the beam waist BW or of the focal area 104 of the laser beam 102 . The distance the defects 94 extend into the thickness 91 of the glass article 90 may also be affected by the traversal speed of the laser 100 relative to the glass article 90 , the composition and thickness of the glass article 90 , laser properties, and other factors.
- the bias angle ⁇ of the defects 94 may be influenced by the translation speed of the laser beam 102 with respect to the glass article 90 .
- the faster the translation speed the larger the bias angle ⁇ .
- the laser 100 may translate along the glass article 90 at a speed greater than about 20 millimeters per second to create defects that are non-orthogonal with respect to the first or second surface.
- the laser beam is translated at a slow speed of less than about 20 millimeters per second, the defects grow almost at a normal angle relative to the glass surface, unlike the case when translation speed is high, such as at 1000 millimeters per second, which causes angled defects.
- the growth of the defects 94 from the ablation regions positioned on the second surface 196 of the glass article 90 may be caused by further laser ablation due to the laser beam 102 , crack growth due to induced stress in the glass article 90 , weakened material strength due to the laser beam 102 , tensile stress inside strengthened glass, or combinations thereof.
- the defects 94 may be irregularly shaped and jagged; however the defects 94 are generally non-orthogonal with the second surface 96 and the first surface 98 of the strengthened glass article 190 , and are biased in the direction of travel of the laser 100 . In the embodiment depicted in FIGS.
- FIG. 4 depicts the glass sheet and score lines depicted in FIG. 1A along lines B-B.
- the defects 94 are terminated within the thickness 91 of the glass article 90 .
- the defects 94 therefore define score lines 92 which macroscopically indicate weakened regions of the glass article 90 .
- Such glass articles 90 may retain some mechanical strength in positions surrounding the score lines 92 , which may enable handling of the scored glass articles 90 without separating the glass article 90 into smaller glass portions or articles. Further, the glass article 90 may be mechanically (or thermally) separated in a later operation after scoring by the laser 100 is completed.
- the glass article 90 may be separated along one or more score lines 92 by applying a bending moment to the glass article 90 , subsequently heating the glass article 90 (e.g., submerging the glass article in a heated bath), subsequently heating and cooling the glass article, submerging the glass article in a water bath at room temperature, and the like.
- Strengthened glass articles 190 may comprise or consist of any glass that is either thermally or chemically strengthened using currently known or yet-to-be-developed methods.
- the strengthened glass article 190 is, for example, a soda lime glass.
- strengthened glass article 190 is an alkali aluminosilicate glass.
- the strengthened glass article 190 may be chemically strengthened by an ion-exchange process to produce compressive surface layers 211 (i.e., first and second strengthened layers) and an inner tension layer 215 within the strengthened glass substrate.
- the alkali aluminosilicate glass comprises: from about 64 mol % to about 68 mol % SiO 2 ; from about 12 mol % to about 16 mol % Na 2 O; from about 8 mol % to about 12 mol % Al 2 O 3 ; from 0 mol % to about 3 mol % B 2 O 3 ; from about 2 mol % to about 5 mol % K 2 O; from about 4 mol % to about 6 mol % MgO; and from 0 mol % to about 5 mol % CaO; wherein: 66 mol % ⁇ SiO 2 +B 2 O 3 +CaO ⁇ 69 mol %; Na 2 O+K 2 O+B 2 O 3 +MgO+CaO+SrO ⁇ 10 mol %; 5 mol % ⁇ MgO+CaO+SrO ⁇ 8 mol %; (Na 2 O+B 2 O 3 ) ⁇ Al 2 O 3 ⁇
- the alkali aluminosilicate glass comprises: from about 60 mol % to about 70 mol % SiO 2 ; from about 6 mol % to about 14 mol % Al 2 O 3 ; from 0 mol % to about 15 mol % B 2 O 3 ; from 0 mol % to about 15 mol % Li 2 O; from 0 mol % to about 20 mol % Na 2 O; from 0 mol % to about 10 mol % K 2 O; from 0 mol % to about 8 mol % MgO; from 0 mol % to about 10 mol % CaO; from 0 mol % to about 5 mol % ZrO 2 ; from 0 mol % to about 1 mol % SnO 2 ; from 0 mol % to about 1 mol % CeO 2 ; less than about 50 ppm As 2 O 3 ; and less than about 50 ppm Sb 2 O 3 ; wherein
- the alkali aluminosilicate glass comprises SiO 2 and Na 2 O, wherein the glass has a temperature T 35kp at which the glass has a viscosity of 35 kilo poise (kpoise), wherein the temperature T breakdown at which zircon breaks down to form ZrO 2 and SiO 2 is greater than T 35kp .
- the alkali aluminosilicate glass comprises: from about 61 mol % to about 75 mol % SiO 2 ; from about 7 mol % to about 15 mol % Al 2 O 3 ; from 0 mol % to about 12 mol % B 2 O 3 ; from about 9 mol % to about 21 mol % Na 2 O; from 0 mol % to about 4 mol % K 2 O; from 0 mol % to about 7 mol % MgO; and 0 mol % to about 3 mol % CaO.
- the alkali aluminosilicate glass comprises at least 50 mol % SiO 2 and at least one modifier selected from the group consisting of alkali metal oxides and alkaline earth metal oxides, wherein [(Al 2 O 3 (mol %)+B 2 O 3 (mol %))/( ⁇ alkali metal modifiers (mol %))]>1.
- the alkali aluminosilicate glass comprises: from 50 mol % to about 72 mol % SiO 2 ; from about 9 mol % to about 17 mol % Al 2 O 3 ; from about 2 mol % to about 12 mol % B 2 O 3 ; from about 8 mol % to about 16 mol % Na 2 O; and from 0 mol % to about 4 mol % K 2 O.
- the alkali aluminosilicate glass comprises: from about 40 mol % to about 70 mol % SiO 2 ; from 0 mol % to about 28 mol % B 2 O 3 ; from 0 mol % to about 28 mol % Al 2 O 3 ; from about 1 mol % to about 14 mol % P 2 O 5 ; and from about 12 mol % to about 16 mol % R 2 O; and, in certain embodiments, from about 40 to about 64 mol % SiO 2 ; from 0 mol % to about 8 mol % B 2 O 3 ; from about 16 mol % to about 28 mol % Al 2 O 3 ; from about 2 mol % to about 12% P 2 O 5 ; and from about 12 mol % to about 16 mol % R 2 O.
- the monovalent and divalent cation oxides are selected from the group consisting of Li 2 O, Na 2 O, K 2 O, Rb 2 O, Cs 2 O, MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO, and ZnO.
- the glass comprises 0 mol % B 2 O 3 .
- the alkali aluminosilicate glass comprises at least about 50 mol % SiO 2 and at least about 11 mol % Na 2 O, and the compressive stress is at least about 900 MPa.
- the glass further comprises Al 2 O 3 and at least one of B 2 O 3 , K 2 O, MgO and ZnO, wherein ⁇ 340+27.1.Al 2 O 3 ⁇ 28.7.B 2 O 3 +15.6.Na 2 O ⁇ 61.4.K 2 O+8.1.(MgO+ZnO) ⁇ 0 mol %.
- the glass comprises: from about 7 mol % to about 26 mol % Al 2 O 3 ; from 0 mol % to about 9 mol % B 2 O 3 ; from about 11 mol % to about 25 mol % Na 2 O; from 0 mol % to about 2.5 mol % K 2 O; from 0 mol % to about 8.5 mol % MgO; and from 0 mol % to about 1.5 mol % CaO.
- the alkali aluminosilicate glasses described hereinabove are substantially free of (i.e., contain 0 mol % of) at least one of lithium, boron, barium, strontium, bismuth, antimony, and arsenic.
- the alkali aluminosilicate glasses described hereinabove are down-drawable by processes known in the art, such as slot-drawing, fusion drawing, re-drawing, and the like, and has a liquidus viscosity of at least 130 kilopoise.
- the strengthened glass article 190 in one embodiment, is chemically strengthened by an ion exchange process in which ions in the surface layer of the glass are replaced by larger ions having the same valence or oxidation state.
- the ions in the surface layer and the larger ions are monovalent alkali metal cations, such as Li + (when present in the glass), Na + , K + , Rb + , and Cs + .
- monovalent cations in the surface layer may be replaced with monovalent cations other than alkali metal cations, such as Ag + , Tl + , Cu + , or the like.
- the ion-exchange process creates a compressive stress at the surfaces of the glass sheet. These compressive stresses extend beneath the surface of the glass sheet to a certain depth, referred to as the depth of layer.
- the compressive stresses are balanced by a layer of tensile stresses (referred to as central tension) such that the net stress in the glass sheet is zero.
- central tension a layer of tensile stresses
- the strengthened glass article 190 is chemically strengthened by ion-exchange in which smaller sodium ions near the surface of the glass are exchanged with larger potassium ions when the glass article 90 is placed in an ion exchange bath. Replacement of the smaller sodium ions with the larger potassium ions causes a layer of compressive stress to develop in the surfaces of the strengthened glass article 190 .
- the compressive stress extends below the surfaces of the strengthened glass article 190 to a specified depth of layer (compressive surface layer) 211 , as shown in FIG. 5 .
- a compressive surface layer extends from the first surface 198 (i.e., a first compressive surface layer) and the second surface 196 (i.e., a second compressive surface layer) to the depth of layer.
- the compressive surface layer 211 is balanced by the development of the internal tension layer 215 at the center of the strengthened glass article 190 .
- the compressive stress and depth of layer developed in the strengthened glass article 190 by strengthening are sufficient to improve the damage tolerance of the strengthened glass article 190 while also facilitating further processing (such as by machining or laser processing) without risk of introducing flaws into the glass article.
- the compressive stress may be from about 200 MPa to about 1000 MPa.
- the compressive stress may be from about 500 MPa to about 800 MPa.
- the compressive stress may be from about 650 MPa to about 900 MPa.
- the depth of layer may be from about 10 microns to about 80 microns.
- the depth of layer may be from about 30 microns to about 60 microns.
- the depth of layer may be from about 40 microns to about 60 microns.
- the laser beam 102 initiates a plurality of defects 194 in the strengthened glass article 190 as shown in FIG. 5 .
- the center C of the beam waist BW is located at or below the second surface 196 of the strengthened glass article 190 .
- the laser beam 102 ablates the second surface 196 of the strengthened glass article 190 , creating a plurality of ablation regions (e.g., craters 497 , 597 in FIGS. 10 and 11 , respectively).
- the defects 194 extend away from the ablation regions and extend a partial distance into the thickness 191 of the strengthened glass article 190 .
- the defects 194 extend a defect distance 195 less than the thickness 191 of the strengthened glass article 190 . At least some of the defects 194 extend a defect distance 195 that is greater than the depth of the compressive surface layer 211 . Restated, at least some of the defects 194 extend through the compressive surface layer 211 into the inner tension layer 215 of the strengthened glass article 190 . Generally, the greater the compressive stress of the compressive surface layer 211 , the shorter the defects 194 within the strengthened glass article 190 .
- FIG. 6 a section of the strengthened glass article 190 is shown at a time after the laser 100 translates away from the region of the strengthened glass article 190 depicted in FIGS. 5 and 6 .
- the defects 194 continue to grow into the thickness 191 of the strengthened glass article 190 and towards one another, as indicated by arrows 199 .
- the growth of the defects 194 create a crack having a crack propagation front 197 as the defects 194 grow into the strengthened glass article 190 .
- the crack propagation front 197 may be defined by several individual crack propagation fronts that grow toward one another to form a single crack that separates the glass article 190 .
- the defects 194 may remain visible after the crack propagation front 197 moves away from the second surface 196 of the strengthened glass article 190 .
- the crack propagation front 197 continues to grow toward the first surface 198 because of the stress in the compressive surface layers 211 and the inner tension layer 215 .
- the stress field though the thickness 191 of the strengthened glass article 190 may contribute to the growth of the crack propagation front 197 across the thickness 191 of the strengthened glass article 190 .
- the defects 194 may terminate as illustrated in FIG. 6 , where the crack propagation front 197 (or fronts) is positioned in the inner tension layer 215 . However, in certain embodiments, the crack propagation front 197 continues to grow across the thickness 191 of the strengthened glass article 190 . Referring now to FIG. 7 , a section of the strengthened glass article 190 is shown at a time after the time period shown in FIG. 6 . The crack propagation front 197 continues to grow through the thickness 191 of the strengthened glass article 190 . The defects 194 may continue to be visible near the second surface 196 of the strengthened glass article 190 .
- the crack propagation front 197 grows such that any distinct, individual crack propagation fronts 197 extending from the defects 194 have grown towards one another, forming the generally-continuous crack propagation front 197 ′ of FIG. 7 .
- the crack propagation front 197 ′ continues to grow through the entire thickness 191 of the strengthened glass article 190 , causing the strengthened glass article 190 to separate into a plurality of separated individual glass articles 200 along the score lines 192 , as illustrated in FIG. 8 .
- the separated individual glass articles 200 may have one or more edges comprising the non-orthogonal defects 194 .
- the laser 100 creates a plurality of defects 194 in the strengthened glass article 190 as the laser 100 translates in a first direction 82 and a second direction 84 .
- the defects 194 continue to extend into the thickness 191 of the strengthened glass article 190 , forming one or more crack propagation fronts 197 that grow toward one another and across the thickness 191 of the strengthened glass article 190 at a time after the laser 100 has translated away from the recently formed defects 194 .
- the strengthened glass article 190 often does not require additional application of force to separate the strengthened glass article 190 along the score lines 192 .
- the strengthened glass article 190 is “self-separating.” In some embodiments, separation of the glass article 190 may be encouraged by application of a bending moment, submerging the glass article 190 in a bath, and similar separation techniques.
- the self-separation time of the strengthened glass article 190 may be controlled by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the depth of the compressive surface layers 211 , the thickness of the inner tension layer 215 , the magnitude of the tension in the inner tension layer 215 , the thickness of the strengthened glass article 190 , the initial depth 195 of the initial defects 194 , and the spacing between the defects 194 .
- a strengthened glass article 190 processed according to the method described hereinabove is processed such that the laser 100 scores the strengthened glass article 190 a plurality of times in the first direction 82 and a plurality of times in the second direction 84 to create score lines 192 corresponding to the desired size of the plurality of separated glass articles 200 of the strengthened glass article 190 that are required by an end-user application.
- the laser 100 may complete the plurality of score lines 192 in a score time that is less than the self-separating time. In other words, the crack propagation front does not propagate ahead of the laser beam 102 as the laser beam 102 is translated relative to the strengthened glass article 190 .
- the strengthened glass article 190 may retain some mechanical structure during the time period in which the laser 100 is completing the score lines 192 .
- the strengthened glass article 190 may self-separate along the score lines 192 .
- the score lines 192 can be created while the strengthened glass article 190 is integrally connected, thereby improving dimensional accuracy of the separated glass articles 200 of the strengthened glass article 190 .
- a non-strengthened glass article 390 was processed according to the methods described hereinabove.
- a non-strengthened glass article 390 (having no central tension) having a thickness of 0.63 millimeters was positioned and secured below a laser generating a beam at 532 nanometers at a pulse frequency of 30 kilohertz.
- the center of the beam waist BW of the laser beam was positioned below the second surface 396 and outside of the glass article 390 .
- the laser was translated relative to the glass sheet at a scoring speed of 300 millimeters/second (i.e., the translation speed of the laser).
- the laser created a plurality of defects 394 that extended from the second surface 396 of the glass article 390 and were located non-orthogonally to the first and second surfaces 398 , 396 of the glass article 390 .
- the defects 394 were biased toward the direction of the translated laser beam, as indicated by arrow LB. In general, the defects 394 extended through the thickness of the glass sheet. However, because the defects 394 were discretely positioned apart from one another, the glass article 390 maintained mechanical structural integrity to allow handling. The non-strengthened glass article 390 was separated by application of a bending moment.
- FIG. 10 depicts a strengthened glass article 490 that was processed according to the methods described hereinabove.
- a strengthened glass article 490 having a thickness of 0.7 millimeters and a central tension of 45 megapascals was secured below a laser generating a beam at 532 nanometers and a pulse frequency of 80 kilohertz.
- the strengthened glass article 490 had a compressive surface layer 411 at the first and second surfaces 498 , 496 .
- the center of the beam waist BW of the laser beam was positioned below the second surface 496 and outside of the strengthened glass article 490 .
- the laser was translated relative to the strengthened glass article 490 at a scoring speed of 950 millimeters per second.
- the laser created a plurality of defects 494 that extended from the second surface 496 of the strengthened glass article 490 and were located non-orthogonally to the first and second surfaces 498 , 496 of the strengthened glass article 490 .
- the defects 494 were biased toward the direction of the translated laser beam, as indicated by arrow LB.
- the defects 494 extended through the second compressive surface layer of the strengthened glass article 490 .
- the defects 494 were terminated at a depth 495 inside the central tension region 415 of the strengthened glass article 490 . Self-separation was observed.
- the strengthened glass sheet was separated in a subsequent, non-bending separation process by applying a pulling force to the scored parts from both sides of the score line in a glass plane perpendicular to the score line without bending).
- FIG. 11 depicts a strengthened glass article 590 that was processed according to the methods described hereinabove.
- a strengthened glass article 590 having a thickness of 1.1 millimeters and a central tension of 29 megapascals was secured below a laser generating a beam at 532 nanometers and a pulse frequency of 80 kilohertz.
- the strengthened glass article 590 had a compressive surface layer 511 at the first and second surfaces 598 , 596 .
- the center of the beam waist BW of the laser beam was positioned below the second surface 596 and outside of the strengthened glass article 590 .
- the laser was translated relative to the strengthened glass article 590 at a scoring speed of 800 millimeters per second.
- the laser created a plurality of defects 594 that extended from the second surface 596 of the strengthened glass article 590 and were located non-orthogonally to the first and second surfaces 598 , 596 of the strengthened glass article 590 .
- the defects 594 were biased toward the direction of the translated laser beam, as indicated by arrow LB.
- the defects 594 extended through the second compressive surface layer of the strengthened glass article 590 .
- the defects 594 were terminated at a depth 595 inside the central tension region 515 of the strengthened glass article 590 . Due to the lower central tension in the strengthened glass article 590 than the central tension in Example 2 and due to a lower scoring speed (800 millimeters per second vs. 950 millimeters per second) than the scoring speed in Example 2, the defects extended deeper into the central tension region 515 . No self-separation was observed.
- the strengthened glass sheet was separated in a subsequent, non-bending separation process.
- strengthened glass sheets 690 , 690 ′, and 690 ′′ were processed according to the methods described hereinabove.
- the strengthened glass sheets 690 , 690 ′, and 690 ′′ had a thickness of 0.55 millimeters, a depth of compressive surface layer 611 of about 40 micrometers, and a central tension region 615 having a central tension from about 55 megapascals to about 60 megapascals.
- the strengthened glass sheets 690 , 690 ′, and 690 ′′ were secured below a laser generating a beam at 532 nanometers, a pulse frequency of 60 kilohertz and a power of 6 W.
- the center of the beam waist BW of the laser beam was positioned below the second surface 696 , 696 ′, 696 ′′ and outside of the strengthened glass sheets 690 , 690 ′, and 690 ′′.
- the laser was translated relative to the strengthened glass article 690 at a scoring speed of 875 millimeters per second.
- the laser created a plurality of defects 694 that extended from the second surface 696 of the strengthened glass article 690 and were located non-orthogonally to the first and second surfaces 698 , 696 of the strengthened glass article 690 .
- the defects 694 were biased toward the direction of the translated laser beam, as indicated by arrow LB.
- the plurality of defects 694 extended through the second compressive surface layer 611 of the strengthened glass article 690 to a depth 695 approximately in the center of the strengthened glass article 690 .
- the laser was translated relative to the strengthened glass article 690 ′ at a scoring speed of 950 millimeters per second.
- the laser created a plurality of defects 694 ′ that extended from the second surface 696 ′ of the strengthened glass article 690 ′ and were oriented non-orthogonally to the first and second surfaces 698 ′, 696 ′ of the strengthened glass article 690 ′.
- the defects 694 ′ were biased toward the direction of the translated laser beam, as indicated by arrow LB. As can be seen, some of the plurality defects 694 ′ were oriented orthogonally with respect to the first and second surface 698 ′, 696 ′ of the strengthened glass article 690 ′.
- the defects 694 ′ extended through the second compressive surface layer 611 ′ of the strengthened glass article 690 ′ to a depth 695 ′ less than the center of the strengthened glass article 690 ′. It is noted that the depth 695 ′ of the plurality of defects 694 ′ resulting from a scoring speed of 950 millimeters per second was less than the depth 695 of the plurality of defects 694 resulting from a scoring speed of 875 millimeters per second.
- the laser was translated relative to the strengthened glass article 690 ′′ at a scoring speed of 1000 millimeters per second.
- the laser created a shallow vent 693 , comprising a plurality of both orthogonal and non-orthogonal defects, that was slightly deeper than the second compressive surface layer 611 ′′.
- the shallow vent 693 was defined by defects 694 ′′ that were biased in the direction of the translated laser beam, as indicated by arrow LB.
- the defects 694 ′′ do not extend significantly beyond the second compressive surface layer 611 ′′, into the central tension region 615 ′′.
- the shallow vent within the second compressive surface layer 611 ′′ may avoid premature self-separation, and improve edge quality.
- the process parameters may be optimized to have minimum vent depth to minimize the size of the edge defects, but at the same time to enable consistent self-separation within reasonable period of time after scoring, or externally induced separation by non-bending method.
- self-separation was observed due to the higher level of central tension inside the glass. If self-separation did not occur for relatively long period of time, then the glass article was separated in a subsequent, non-bending separation process. It is noted that, in some embodiments, separation of the strengthened glass article may be accelerated by placing the scored strengthened glass article, or by spraying the scored strengthened glass article with water.
- nanosecond lasers having high beam quality are used to form a plurality of defects that extend from second surfaces of a glass article.
- the center of the beam waist of the laser beam may be positioned at or below the second surfaces of the glass article.
- the laser beam is translated relative to the glass article to cause defects to grow such that the defects are non-orthogonal to the first and second surfaces of the glass article and are biased in the direction of traversal of the laser.
- the scoring process may allow the scored glass article to retain mechanical strength for handling and separating at a later operation.
- the scoring process may allow the scored glass article to self-separate into a plurality of portions of glass at a time after the score time.
- Lasers used in the process hereinabove may provide a beam within the visible spectrum that has photon energy of at least 2 eV.
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Abstract
A method of cutting a glass article includes translating a laser beam relative to a first surface of the glass article. The laser beam includes a beam waist having a center. The center of the beam waist of the laser beam is positioned at or below a second surface of the glass article. The laser beam creates a plurality of defects along a score line in the glass article such that the plurality of defects extends a distance into the glass article, and at least some individual defects of the plurality of defects are non-orthogonal to the first surface of the glass article and are biased in a direction of translation of the laser beam. Glass articles having edge defects are also disclosed.
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- This application is a divisional application and claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C § 120 of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/333,629 filed on Oct. 25, 2016 which claims priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/836,717 filed on Mar. 15, 2013, which claims the benefit of priority of U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 61/655,690 entitled “Methods of Cutting Glass Using a Nanosecond Laser” filed on Jun. 5, 2012 each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety as if fully set forth below.
- The present specification generally relates to methods of cutting glass using a laser and, more particularly, methods of cutting glass using a laser to introduce defects that extend from a surface of a glass article.
- Glass articles are used in a variety of industries including the electronics industry where glass is used to cover displays. Examples of such applications include Liquid Crystal Displays and Light Emitting Diode displays, for example, computer monitors, televisions, and handheld devices. Conventionally, glass has been produced in large sheets and is scored using a mechanical scoring wheel or a laser. After being scored, an external force is applied to the glass sheet to break the glass along the score line. With the glass portioned into smaller sizes, the glass partitions undergo further processing including, for example, edge polishing and/or a chemical strengthening process.
- Processing glass according to the conventional method has proven burdensome. First, when glass is broken along the score line by an application of force, the application of force tends to damage the glass portions, which may increase the scrap rate. Further, for chemically strengthened glass, introducing the smaller, separated glass articles to a chemical strengthening process after the cutting process decreases throughput, as the smaller glass articles require increased operator intervention as compared to processing a larger mother glass sheet. Therefore, conventional methods do not allow scoring and separating glass sheets after chemical strengthening, particularly at high levels of central tension inside the glass sheets because of spontaneous breakage of the glass or premature separation before scoring is completed.
- Accordingly, methods of cutting glass using a laser are needed.
- According to various embodiments, a method of scoring a glass article includes translating a laser beam relative to a first surface of the glass article, the laser beam having a beam waist having a center. The center of the beam waist of the laser beam is positioned at or below a second surface of the glass article such that the laser beam passes through a thickness of the glass article. The laser beam creates a plurality of defects along a score line in the glass article such that the plurality of defects extends a distance into the glass article from the second surface, and at least some individual defects of the plurality of defects are non-orthogonal to the first and second surfaces of the glass article and are biased in a direction of translation of the laser beam. In cases where not all of the individual defects of the plurality of defects are non-orthogonal to the first and second surfaces of the glass article, some of the individual defects of the plurality of defects will be orthogonal to the first and second surfaces of the glass article. In some embodiments, a majority of the individual defects of the plurality of defects are non-orthogonal relative to the second surface. In some embodiments, the glass article may be an ion-exchanged glass article having a first strengthened surface layer and a second strengthened surface layer under a compressive stress extending from a surface of the ion-exchanged glass article to a depth of layer, and a central region between the first strengthened surface layer and the second strengthened surface layer that is under tensile stress. The plurality of defects may extend a distance greater than the depth of layer. In some embodiments, the central region has a tensile stress between about 20 and about 30 megapascals, and the plurality of defects extend through about half of the thickness of the ion-exchanged glass article. In other embodiments, the central region has a tensile stress greater than about 40 megapascals, and a majority of a length of the plurality of defects is within the first or second strengthened layer.
- The laser beam may be translated relative to the glass article at a speed S greater than about 20 millimeters per second, in some embodiments. The laser beam may be pulsed at a frequency f from about 10 kilohertz to about 200 kilohertz, and at a wavelength from 350 nanometers to 619 nanometers, for example. The laser beam may also have a pulse duration from about 1 nanosecond to about 50 nanoseconds, in some embodiments. The laser beam may be oriented orthogonally relative to the first surface of the glass article. The glass article is transparent to a wavelength of the laser beam.
- The laser beam may score the glass article in a score time, wherein the glass article remains integrally connected during the score time. In some embodiments, the plurality of defects creates a crack that propagates within the glass article such that the glass article separates along the score line. One or more edges of the one or more separated glass articles may be finished such that the one or more edges have a predetermined surface roughness. In one embodiment, the surface roughness of the edges is about 100 μm root mean squared.
- According to further embodiments, a method of separating an ion-exchanged glass article includes translating a laser beam relative to a first surface of the ion-exchanged glass article, the laser beam comprising a beam waist having a center, The ion-exchanged glass article has a first strengthened surface layer and a second strengthened surface layer under a compressive stress and extending from a surface of the ion-exchanged glass article to a depth of layer, and a central region between the first strengthened surface layer and the second strengthened surface layer that is under tensile stress. The laser beam is orthogonal to the first surface of the ion-exchanged glass article. The center of the beam waist of the laser beam is positioned at or below a second surface of the ion-exchanged glass article such that the laser beam passes through a thickness of the glass article. The laser beam may ablate the second surface of the ion-exchanged glass article to create a plurality of defects that extend from ablated regions on the second surface of the ion-exchanged glass article. The plurality of defects defines one or more score lines along the ion-exchanged glass article, and at least a portion of the plurality of defects extends a distance greater than the depth of layer of the ion-exchanged glass article.
- The plurality of defects creates a crack that propagates within the ion-exchanged glass article such that the ion-exchanged glass article separates along the score lines. In some embodiments, the crack created by the plurality of defects does not propagate ahead of the laser beam in a direction of translation of the laser beam. In some embodiments, individual defects of the plurality of defects are discrete with respect to one another prior to separation of the ion-exchanged glass article. The plurality of defects may be non-orthogonal with respect to the first surface of the ion-exchanged glass article and biased in a direction of translation of the laser beam. In some embodiments, a central tension region of the ion-exchanged glass article applies self-separating forces around the plurality of defects that cause individual defects of the plurality of defects to propagate through the thickness of the ion-exchanged glass article. The central region may have a tensile stress between about 20 and about 30 megapascals, and the plurality of defects may extend through about half of the thickness of the ion-exchanged glass article. In other embodiments, the central region may have a tensile stress greater than about 40 megapascals, and a majority of a length of the plurality of defects may be within the first or second strengthened layer.
- The laser beam may be translated relative to the ion-exchanged glass article at a speed S greater than 200 millimeters per second, for example. Other translation speeds may also be used, depending on the application. In some embodiments, the laser beam operates at a wavelength from 350 nanometers to 619 nanometers. Additionally, the laser beam may have a pulse duration from about 1 nanosecond to about 50 nanoseconds. The laser beam may have a photon energy of at least 2 eV in some embodiments. The laser beam may be oriented orthogonally relative to the first surface of the ion-exchanged glass article.
- According to still further embodiments, a glass article includes a first surface and a second surface separated by a thickness, a plurality of defects that extend from one of the first surface or the second surface through a portion of the thickness of the glass article. The plurality of defects forms at least one score line. At least a portion of the plurality of defects extends a distance less than the thickness of the glass article, the plurality of defects are non-orthogonal to the first surface and the second surface, and the plurality of defects are biased in a single direction along the at least one score line. In some embodiments, the glass article includes an ion-exchanged glass article having a first strengthened surface layer and a second strengthened surface layer under a compressive stress and extending from a surface of the ion-exchanged glass article to a depth of layer, and a central region between the first strengthened surface layer and the second strengthened surface layer that is under tensile stress. The distance that the plurality of defects extends into the glass article may be greater than the depth of layer.
- The central region may have a tensile stress between about 20 and about 30 megapascals, and the plurality of defects may extend through about half of the thickness of the ion-exchanged glass article. In other embodiments, the central region may have a tensile stress greater than about 40 megapascals. The majority of a length of the plurality of defects may be within the first or second strengthened layer when the central region has a tensile stress greater than about 40 megapascals, in some embodiments.
- According to still further embodiments, a glass article includes a first surface and a second surface separated by a thickness t, an edge joining the first surface and the second surface, and a plurality of defects at the edge that extends from the first surface or the second surface of the glass article through a portion of the thickness t of the glass article. The plurality of defects extends into the thickness t of the glass article, and at least a portion of the plurality of defects is non-orthogonal to the first surface or the second surface and is biased in a single direction along the edge. The plurality of defects may extend into a majority of the thickness t of the glass article. In some embodiments, at least portions of the individual defects of the plurality of defects are formed by laser ablation.
- The glass article may include an ion-exchanged glass article having a first strengthened surface layer and a second strengthened surface layer under a compressive stress and extending from a surface of the ion-exchanged glass article to a depth of layer, and a central region between the first strengthened surface layer and the second strengthened surface layer that is under tensile stress. The distance that the plurality of defects extends into the strengthened glass article may be greater than the depth of layer. In some embodiments, the central region has a tensile stress between about 20 and about 30 megapascals, and the plurality of defects extend about halfway into the thickness of the ion-exchanged glass article. In other embodiments, wherein the central region has a tensile stress greater than about 40 megapascals, and a majority of a length of the plurality of defects are within the first or second strengthened layer.
- According to still further embodiments, an ion-exchanged glass article includes a first surface and a second surface separated by a thickness t, and a first strengthened surface layer and a second strengthened surface layer under a compressive stress and extending from the first surface and the second surface, respectively, of the ion-exchanged glass article to a depth of layer, and a central region between the first strengthened surface layer and the second strengthened surface layer that is under tensile stress greater than about 40 megapascals. The ion-exchanged glass article further includes an edge joining the first surface and the second surface, and a plurality of defects at the edge that extend from the first surface or the second surface of the ion-exchanged glass article through a portion of the thickness t of the ion-exchanged glass article. At least portions of the individual defects of the plurality of defects are formed by laser ablation. A majority of a length of the plurality of defects is within the first or second strengthened layer.
- Additional features and advantages of the embodiments described herein will be set forth in the detailed description which follows, and in part will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art from that description or recognized by practicing the embodiments described herein, including the detailed description that follows, the claims, as well as the appended drawings.
- It should be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description describe various embodiments and are intended to provide an overview or framework for understanding the nature and character of the claimed subject matter. The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the various embodiments, and are incorporated into and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate the various embodiments described herein, and together with the description serve to explain the principles and operations of the claimed subject matter.
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FIG. 1A schematically depicts a perspective view of a laser scoring a glass article in a first direction and a second direction according to one or more embodiments shown or described herein; -
FIG. 1B schematically depicts a laser beam according to one or more embodiments shown or described herein; -
FIG. 2 schematically depicts a top view of a laser scoring a glass article in a first direction according to one or more embodiments shown or described herein; -
FIG. 3 schematically depicts a right sectional view along line A-A ofFIG. 2 of the laser scoring the glass article in the first direction according to one or more embodiments shown or described herein; -
FIG. 4 schematically depicts a front sectional view along line B-B ofFIG. 2 of the laser scoring the glass article in the first direction according to one or more embodiments shown or described herein; -
FIG. 5 schematically depicts a right sectional view of a laser scoring a chemically-strengthened glass article during a score time according to one or more embodiments shown or described herein; -
FIG. 6 schematically depicts a right sectional view of a laser scoring a chemically-strengthened glass article at a score time plus an interval according to one or more embodiments shown or described herein; -
FIG. 7 schematically depicts a right sectional view of a laser scoring a chemically-strengthened glass article after the score time according to one or more embodiments shown or described herein; -
FIG. 8 schematically depicts a top view of a plurality of separated glass articles separated from a glass article according to a method of cutting glass as shown or described herein; -
FIG. 9 is an image of an edge of an exemplary non-strengthened glass article separated from a glass article according to a method of cutting glass as shown or described herein; -
FIG. 10 is an image of an edge of an exemplary strengthened glass article separated from a glass article according to a method of cutting glass as shown or described herein; -
FIG. 11 is an image of an edge of an exemplary strengthened glass article separated from a glass article according to a method of cutting glass as shown or described herein; and -
FIGS. 12A, 12B and 12C are images of an edge of exemplary strengthened separated glass articles separated from a glass article by a translating a laser beam relative to the glass article at 875 mm/s, 950 mm/s and 1000 mm/s, respectively, according to a method of cutting glass as shown or described herein. - Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of methods of separating a glass article into a plurality of individual, separated glass articles by a laser, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Whenever possible, the same reference numerals will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts. One embodiment of the method of separating a glass article using a laser is depicted in
FIG. 1A . The laser beam produced by the laser is translated relative to the glass article in a first direction and a second direction transverse to the first direction. The laser beam creates a plurality of defects on a second surface of the glass article that define score lines. The defects allow the glass article to remain integral during a time period in which the laser is scoring the glass article. The defects continue to grow, however, during the score time. The defects grow at a rate such that the defects propagate through a thickness of the glass article such that the glass article self-separates along the score lines after the score time. Methods of cutting glass will be described in more detail herein with specific reference to the appended drawings. - Referring now to
FIG. 1A , aglass article 90 is positioned on a translation table 80. Theglass article 90 may be substantially in contact with the translation table 80. However, due to variations in theglass article 90, portions of theglass article 90 may be spaced apart from the translation table 80. Alaser 100 is positioned above the translation table 80 and introduces alaser beam 102 to theglass article 90. Thelaser beam 102 is transverse to afirst surface 98 of theglass article 190 and moves relative to theglass article 90 in afirst direction 82 to create a plurality ofscore lines 92 in thefirst direction 82. Although thelaser beam 102 is illustrated as being orthogonal with respect to thefirst surface 96 of theglass article 90, embodiments are not limited thereto; thelaser beam 102 may be non-orthogonal with respect to thefirst surface 96 of theglass article 90 in some embodiments. Eachscore line 92 may be generated by a single pass of thelaser beam 102 relative to theglass article 90. Thelaser beam 102 also moves relative to theglass article 90 in asecond direction 84. In some embodiments, thelaser 100 may be coupled to a gantry (not shown) that translates thelaser 100 in thefirst direction 82 and thesecond direction 84. In other embodiments, thelaser 100 may be stationary and the translation table 80 supporting theglass article 90 moves in thefirst direction 82 and thesecond direction 84. - The
glass article 90 may be securely maintained in position on the translation table 80 by the use of mechanical or vacuum chucking. Vacuum chucking may be achieved by a series of vacuum holes spaced some distance apart on a vacuum platen. However, the stress gradient generated by the holes may distort the stress field enough to affect the laser scribing process of theglass article 90. The stress gradient from the vacuum suction can be minimized by using closely spaced holes or a porous plate because both may decrease the amount of vacuum needed to hold down theglass article 90 to the translation table 80. - The
laser 100 is operable to emit alaser beam 102 having a wavelength suitable for imparting thermal energy to a surface of theglass article 90.Suitable laser 100 sources include a diode-pumped q-switched solid-state Nd:YAG laser or Nd:YVO4 laser with an average power from about 6 Watts to about 35 Watts and pulse peak power of at least 2 kilowatts. Because theglass article 90 is substantially transparent at the wavelength of thelaser beam 102, it is possible to position a beam waist BW at or below (outside) thesecond surface 96 of theglass article 90 without causing damage within the bulk of theglass article 90 or on thefirst surface 98. - The pulse duration of the
laser 100 may be in the range from about 1 nanosecond to about 50 nanoseconds, for example, from about 15 nanoseconds to about 22 nanoseconds. As a non-limiting example, the beam waist BW may have a diameter of about 8 μm. The pulse repetition rate may be in the range from about 10 kilohertz to about 200 kilohertz, for example from about 40 kilohertz to about 100 kilohertz. As discussed hereinabove,suitable lasers 100 for using the separation method discussed herein may produce alaser beam 102 in the visible light range (i.e., from about 380 nanometers to about 619 nanometers (380 nanometers corresponds to photon energy of about 3.26 eV; 2.00 eV corresponds to the wavelength of about 619 nanometers)). Such alaser 100 may produce alaser beam 102 at a wavelength from about 380 to about 570 nanometers, for example at a wavelength of about 532 nanometers.Lasers 100 producingbeams 102 at this wavelength have high efficiency of transferring energy to theglass article 90. This may be attributed to combination of the interaction of thelaser beam 102 with theglass article 90 and the high photon energy carried by thelaser beam 102 having a 532 nanometer wavelength.Lasers 100 used according to the disclosed method may have photon energy of at least 2 eV. It is noted that a wavelength of 532 nanometers, the photon energy is 2.32 eV; longer wavelength has lower photon energy, and shorter wavelength has higher photon energy. - Where material is transparent to the laser beam wavelength, little or no change to the material may be expected, but if the laser intensity is high enough, it may induce absorptive nonlinear optical effects (multi-photon absorption, avalanche ionization, and the like). When the laser intensity is above a threshold, the material of the
glass article 90 may be modified via a nonlinear effect known as multi-photon absorption at or near the beam waist. Multi-photon absorption relies on the response of the glass material to a high intensity electromagnetic field generated by thepulsed laser beam 102 that ionizes electrons and leads to optical breakdown and plasma formation. By translating or scanning the beam waist BW at or below thesecond surface 96, a portion of thesecond surface 96 may be ablated by laser ablation to create the defects described in detail below. As used herein “ablation” and “laser ablation” mean the removal of glass material from the glass article by vaporization due to the energy introduced by the laser beam. -
FIG. 1B schematically depicts alaser beam 102 in greater detail. In one embodiment, thelaser beam 102 is generated by alaser 100 as described above, and then focused by focusing optics, such as a focusinglens 101. It should be understood that the focusing optics may comprise additional lenses or other optical components to focus and condition thelaser beam 102. Thelaser beam 102 is focused such that it has afocal area 104 that is determined by the depth of focus of thefocused laser beam 102. The focusinglens 101 may be configured to focus thepulsed laser beam 102 to form a small beam waist BW, which is a portion of thelaser beam 102 having a reduced diameter d. The beam waist diameter d is smaller than the unfocused portion diameter D. The beam waist BW has a center C, which is the region of thelaser beam 102 having the smallest diameter d. As described below, thelaser beam 102 may be focused such that the center C of the beam waist BW is located at or below thesecond surface 96 of theglass article 90 and is not positioned within the bulk of theglass article 90. It is noted that, in some embodiments, the beam waist BW may be positioned within the bulk of theglass article 90 proximate thesecond surface 96. As an example and not a limitation, the beam waist BW may be positioned within theglass article 90 at a distance of about 100 μm from thesecond surface 96. - Because multi-photon absorption is a nonlinear process, the magnitude of its effect varies quickly with the applied optical intensity of the laser pulse. The intensity provides the instantaneous energy flux delivered by the optical pulse through the center C of the beam waist BW.
- The depth of focus of the
laser beam 102 may be further controlled by a variety of factors including the quality of thelaser beam 102 itself, which may be denoted by the “M2” value of thelaser beam 102. The M2 value of alaser beam 102 compares a beam parameter product, which is the product of a laser beam's divergence angle and the radius of the beam at its narrowest point (i.e., the center C of the beam waist BW), of anactual laser beam 102 to a Gaussian beam operating at the same wavelength. The lower the M2 value of alaser beam 102, the smaller thelaser beam 102 can be focused to a beam waist BW.Exemplary lasers 100 used in the process described herein may have an M2 value less than about 1.2, for example, less than about 1.05.Laser beams 102 having such an M2 value can be focused with a high degree of precision. Such alaser beam 102 can have an effective depth of focus from about 50 microns to about 1000 microns. In some embodiments, additional optics placed between thelaser 100 and theglass article 90 may be used to focus thelaser beam 102. - The process disclosed herein can be used to separate both non-strengthened glass and chemically strengthened glass, as will be discussed in further detail below. The glass may vary in composition and in thickness. Embodiments of the
laser 100 described hereinabove may be used to score and separate non-strengthened glass; for example, having a thickness from about 0.1 millimeter to about 2.0 millimeters. - While
FIG. 1A depicts theglass article 90 being separated into a plurality of rectangular glass articles, it should be understood that any configuration/shape of the separated glass articles of theglass article 90 may be produced according to the methods disclosed herein based on the required end-user application. For example, theglass article 90 may be separated into individual glass articles having arbitrary shapes (e.g., curved edges). In addition, the separated glass articles may be further processed to finish the separated glass article to the required end shape including, but not limited to further cutting, edge polishing and other edge treatment processes. In some embodiments, the edges of the separated glass article may be finished to a predetermined surface roughness. As an example and not a limitation, the edges of the separated glass article(s) may be finished to a surface roughness below about 100 μm root mean squared (“RMS”). It should be understood that, in other embodiments, the surface roughness of the edges is greater than about 100 μm RMS. - Referring now to
FIG. 2 , a top view of an intermediate step of a method of separating theglass article 90 is depicted. As discussed hereinabove, thelaser 100 may be positioned such that the laser beam is orthogonal with respect to thefirst surface 98 of theglass article 90. Thelaser 100 is translated relative to theglass article 90 in afirst direction 82 creating a plurality ofscore lines 92 positioned along thefirst direction 82. Referring now toFIG. 3 , onescore line 92 is depicted in detail. Thescore line 92 is made of a plurality ofdefects 94 that extend from asecond surface 96 of theglass article 90. Thedefects 94 are voids and cracks on and within theglass article 90 that are formed by laser ablation at the second surface as thelaser beam 102 translates relative to theglass article 90. Thelaser beam 102 is focused and positioned such that the center C of the beam waist BW is located at or below thesecond surface 96 of theglass article 90 in the illustrated embodiment. The location of the beam waist BW allows for some variation in the position of theglass article 90 along the translation table 80, with thelaser beam 102 still scoring thesecond surface 96 of theglass article 90. As shown inFIG. 3 , at least some of theindividual defects 94 may be non-orthogonal with respect to thesecond surface 96 and biased in a direction of thelaser beam 102 at a bias angle θ away from normal with respect to thesecond surface 96. As used herein, the term “non-orthogonal” with respect to the plurality ofdefects 94 means that at least some of the individual defects of the plurality of defects are biased at any angle other than ninety degrees with respect to the surface glass article in a direction of the translation of the laser beam. Therefore, a termination location of at least some of thedefect 94 is offset a distance of an initiation location by a distance in the direction of laser travel. In some embodiments, a majority of theindividual defects 94 are non-orthogonal with respect to thesecond surface 96. In other embodiments, substantially all of theindividual defects 94 are non-orthogonal with respect to thesecond surface 96. - By focusing the
laser beam 102 such that the center C of the beam waist BW of thelaser beam 102 is positioned at or below thesecond surface 96 of theglass article 90, thelaser beam 102 initiates adefect 94 that starts on thesecond surface 96 of theglass article 90. Thelaser beam 102 initiates thedefects 94 by introducing heat to theglass article 90, which causes material of theglass article 90 to ablate and fracture along thesecond surface 96. Such defect initiation may form craters (e.g., craters 497 ofFIG. 10 ) on thesecond surface 96. Further, because the portion of theglass article 90 proximate to thesecond surface 96 is also positioned within thefocal area 104 of thelaser beam 102, thelaser beam 102 also introduces some thermal energy into the portion of theglass article 90 proximate to thesecond surface 96. This continuation of introduction of thermal energy by a portion of thelaser beam 102 that is outside of the beam waist BW into theglass article 90 causes thedefect 94 to grow from thesecond surface 96 into thethickness 91 of theglass article 90, so long as the intensity of the laser beam supports non-linear interaction. Thedefects 94 extend adefect distance 95 into theglass article 90 that is less than thethickness 91 of theglass article 90. Thedefect distance 95 may approximately correspond to thefocal area 104 of thelaser beam 102 that extends into thethickness 91 of theglass article 90 when the intensity of the laser beam supports non-linear interaction/absorption. Further, thelaser beam 102 causes thedefects 94 to extend into thethickness 91 of theglass article 90 without changing the vertical position of the beam waist BW or of thefocal area 104 of thelaser beam 102. The distance thedefects 94 extend into thethickness 91 of theglass article 90 may also be affected by the traversal speed of thelaser 100 relative to theglass article 90, the composition and thickness of theglass article 90, laser properties, and other factors. - Further, the bias angle θ of the
defects 94 may be influenced by the translation speed of thelaser beam 102 with respect to theglass article 90. Generally, the faster the translation speed, the larger the bias angle θ. For example, for a non-strengthened glass substrate, thelaser 100 may translate along theglass article 90 at a speed greater than about 20 millimeters per second to create defects that are non-orthogonal with respect to the first or second surface. For example, when the laser beam is translated at a slow speed of less than about 20 millimeters per second, the defects grow almost at a normal angle relative to the glass surface, unlike the case when translation speed is high, such as at 1000 millimeters per second, which causes angled defects. - The growth of the
defects 94 from the ablation regions positioned on thesecond surface 196 of the glass article 90 (e.g., craters 497, 597) may be caused by further laser ablation due to thelaser beam 102, crack growth due to induced stress in theglass article 90, weakened material strength due to thelaser beam 102, tensile stress inside strengthened glass, or combinations thereof. Thedefects 94 may be irregularly shaped and jagged; however thedefects 94 are generally non-orthogonal with thesecond surface 96 and thefirst surface 98 of the strengthenedglass article 190, and are biased in the direction of travel of thelaser 100. In the embodiment depicted inFIGS. 3 and 4 , thedefects 94 are biased in thefirst direction 82 at the bias angle θ, and generally appear normal to thesecond surface 96 when evaluated in the direction of laser traversal.FIG. 4 depicts the glass sheet and score lines depicted inFIG. 1A along lines B-B. - In some embodiments, for example when the
glass article 90 is a non-strengthened glass substrate, thedefects 94 are terminated within thethickness 91 of theglass article 90. Thedefects 94 therefore definescore lines 92 which macroscopically indicate weakened regions of theglass article 90.Such glass articles 90 may retain some mechanical strength in positions surrounding the score lines 92, which may enable handling of the scoredglass articles 90 without separating theglass article 90 into smaller glass portions or articles. Further, theglass article 90 may be mechanically (or thermally) separated in a later operation after scoring by thelaser 100 is completed. For example, theglass article 90 may be separated along one ormore score lines 92 by applying a bending moment to theglass article 90, subsequently heating the glass article 90 (e.g., submerging the glass article in a heated bath), subsequently heating and cooling the glass article, submerging the glass article in a water bath at room temperature, and the like. - Referring now to
FIG. 5 , the above-described methods can be used to score strengthenedglass articles 190.Strengthened glass articles 190 may comprise or consist of any glass that is either thermally or chemically strengthened using currently known or yet-to-be-developed methods. In one embodiment, the strengthenedglass article 190 is, for example, a soda lime glass. In another embodiment, strengthenedglass article 190 is an alkali aluminosilicate glass. The strengthenedglass article 190 may be chemically strengthened by an ion-exchange process to produce compressive surface layers 211 (i.e., first and second strengthened layers) and aninner tension layer 215 within the strengthened glass substrate. - In one embodiment, the alkali aluminosilicate glass comprises: from about 64 mol % to about 68 mol % SiO2; from about 12 mol % to about 16 mol % Na2O; from about 8 mol % to about 12 mol % Al2O3; from 0 mol % to about 3 mol % B2O3; from about 2 mol % to about 5 mol % K2O; from about 4 mol % to about 6 mol % MgO; and from 0 mol % to about 5 mol % CaO; wherein: 66 mol %≤SiO2+B2O3+CaO≤69 mol %; Na2O+K2O+B2O3+MgO+CaO+SrO≥10 mol %; 5 mol %≤MgO+CaO+SrO≤8 mol %; (Na2O+B2O3)−Al2O3≥2 mol %; 2 mol % Na2O−Al2O3≤6 mol %; and 4 mol %≤(Na2O+K2O)−Al2O3≤10 mol %.
- In another embodiment, the alkali aluminosilicate glass comprises: from about 60 mol % to about 70 mol % SiO2; from about 6 mol % to about 14 mol % Al2O3; from 0 mol % to about 15 mol % B2O3; from 0 mol % to about 15 mol % Li2O; from 0 mol % to about 20 mol % Na2O; from 0 mol % to about 10 mol % K2O; from 0 mol % to about 8 mol % MgO; from 0 mol % to about 10 mol % CaO; from 0 mol % to about 5 mol % ZrO2; from 0 mol % to about 1 mol % SnO2; from 0 mol % to about 1 mol % CeO2; less than about 50 ppm As2O3; and less than about 50 ppm Sb2O3; wherein 12 mol %≤Li2O+Na2O+K2O 20 mol % and 0 mol %≤MgO+CaO 10 mol %.
- In another embodiment, the alkali aluminosilicate glass comprises SiO2 and Na2O, wherein the glass has a temperature T35kp at which the glass has a viscosity of 35 kilo poise (kpoise), wherein the temperature Tbreakdown at which zircon breaks down to form ZrO2 and SiO2 is greater than T35kp. In some embodiments, the alkali aluminosilicate glass comprises: from about 61 mol % to about 75 mol % SiO2; from about 7 mol % to about 15 mol % Al2O3; from 0 mol % to about 12 mol % B2O3; from about 9 mol % to about 21 mol % Na2O; from 0 mol % to about 4 mol % K2O; from 0 mol % to about 7 mol % MgO; and 0 mol % to about 3 mol % CaO.
- In another embodiment, the alkali aluminosilicate glass comprises at least 50 mol % SiO2 and at least one modifier selected from the group consisting of alkali metal oxides and alkaline earth metal oxides, wherein [(Al2O3 (mol %)+B2O3 (mol %))/(Σ alkali metal modifiers (mol %))]>1. In some embodiments, the alkali aluminosilicate glass comprises: from 50 mol % to about 72 mol % SiO2; from about 9 mol % to about 17 mol % Al2O3; from about 2 mol % to about 12 mol % B2O3; from about 8 mol % to about 16 mol % Na2O; and from 0 mol % to about 4 mol % K2O.
- In another embodiment, the alkali aluminosilicate glass comprises SiO2, Al2O3, P2O5, and at least one alkali metal oxide (R2O), wherein 0.75≤[(P2O5 (mol %)+R2O (mol %))/M2O3 (mol %)]≤1.2, where M2O3=Al2O3+B2O3. In some embodiments, the alkali aluminosilicate glass comprises: from about 40 mol % to about 70 mol % SiO2; from 0 mol % to about 28 mol % B2O3; from 0 mol % to about 28 mol % Al2O3; from about 1 mol % to about 14 mol % P2O5; and from about 12 mol % to about 16 mol % R2O; and, in certain embodiments, from about 40 to about 64 mol % SiO2; from 0 mol % to about 8 mol % B2O3; from about 16 mol % to about 28 mol % Al2O3; from about 2 mol % to about 12% P2O5; and from about 12 mol % to about 16 mol % R2O.
- In still other embodiments, the alkali aluminosilicate glass comprises at least about 4 mol % P2O5, wherein (M2O3 (mol %)/RxO (mol %))≤1, wherein M2O3=Al2O3+B2O3, and wherein RxO is the sum of monovalent and divalent cation oxides present in the alkali aluminosilicate glass. In some embodiments, the monovalent and divalent cation oxides are selected from the group consisting of Li2O, Na2O, K2O, Rb2O, Cs2O, MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO, and ZnO. In some embodiments, the glass comprises 0 mol % B2O3.
- In still another embodiment, the alkali aluminosilicate glass comprises at least about 50 mol % SiO2 and at least about 11 mol % Na2O, and the compressive stress is at least about 900 MPa. In some embodiments, the glass further comprises Al2O3 and at least one of B2O3, K2O, MgO and ZnO, wherein −340+27.1.Al2O3−28.7.B2O3+15.6.Na2O−61.4.K2O+8.1.(MgO+ZnO)≥0 mol %. In particular embodiments, the glass comprises: from about 7 mol % to about 26 mol % Al2O3; from 0 mol % to about 9 mol % B2O3; from about 11 mol % to about 25 mol % Na2O; from 0 mol % to about 2.5 mol % K2O; from 0 mol % to about 8.5 mol % MgO; and from 0 mol % to about 1.5 mol % CaO.
- In some embodiments, the alkali aluminosilicate glasses described hereinabove are substantially free of (i.e., contain 0 mol % of) at least one of lithium, boron, barium, strontium, bismuth, antimony, and arsenic.
- In some embodiments, the alkali aluminosilicate glasses described hereinabove are down-drawable by processes known in the art, such as slot-drawing, fusion drawing, re-drawing, and the like, and has a liquidus viscosity of at least 130 kilopoise.
- As previously described herein, the strengthened
glass article 190, in one embodiment, is chemically strengthened by an ion exchange process in which ions in the surface layer of the glass are replaced by larger ions having the same valence or oxidation state. In one particular embodiment, the ions in the surface layer and the larger ions are monovalent alkali metal cations, such as Li+ (when present in the glass), Na+, K+, Rb+, and Cs+. Alternatively, monovalent cations in the surface layer may be replaced with monovalent cations other than alkali metal cations, such as Ag+, Tl+, Cu+, or the like. - The ion-exchange process creates a compressive stress at the surfaces of the glass sheet. These compressive stresses extend beneath the surface of the glass sheet to a certain depth, referred to as the depth of layer. The compressive stresses are balanced by a layer of tensile stresses (referred to as central tension) such that the net stress in the glass sheet is zero. The formation of compressive stresses at the surface of the glass sheet makes the glass strong and resistant to mechanical damage and, as such, mitigates catastrophic failure of the glass sheet for flaws which do not extend through the depth of layer.
- In one embodiment, the strengthened
glass article 190 is chemically strengthened by ion-exchange in which smaller sodium ions near the surface of the glass are exchanged with larger potassium ions when theglass article 90 is placed in an ion exchange bath. Replacement of the smaller sodium ions with the larger potassium ions causes a layer of compressive stress to develop in the surfaces of the strengthenedglass article 190. The compressive stress extends below the surfaces of the strengthenedglass article 190 to a specified depth of layer (compressive surface layer) 211, as shown inFIG. 5 . A compressive surface layer extends from the first surface 198 (i.e., a first compressive surface layer) and the second surface 196 (i.e., a second compressive surface layer) to the depth of layer. Thecompressive surface layer 211 is balanced by the development of theinternal tension layer 215 at the center of the strengthenedglass article 190. - In the embodiments described herein, the compressive stress and depth of layer developed in the strengthened
glass article 190 by strengthening are sufficient to improve the damage tolerance of the strengthenedglass article 190 while also facilitating further processing (such as by machining or laser processing) without risk of introducing flaws into the glass article. In one embodiment, the compressive stress may be from about 200 MPa to about 1000 MPa. In another embodiment, the compressive stress may be from about 500 MPa to about 800 MPa. In yet another embodiment, the compressive stress may be from about 650 MPa to about 900 MPa. In one embodiment, the depth of layer may be from about 10 microns to about 80 microns. In another embodiment, the depth of layer may be from about 30 microns to about 60 microns. In yet another embodiment, the depth of layer may be from about 40 microns to about 60 microns. - Similar to the non-strengthened
exemplary glass article 90 discussed above, thelaser beam 102 initiates a plurality ofdefects 194 in the strengthenedglass article 190 as shown inFIG. 5 . The center C of the beam waist BW is located at or below thesecond surface 196 of the strengthenedglass article 190. Thelaser beam 102 ablates thesecond surface 196 of the strengthenedglass article 190, creating a plurality of ablation regions (e.g., craters 497, 597 inFIGS. 10 and 11 , respectively). As thelaser beam 102 translates relative to the strengthenedglass article 190 in thefirst direction 82, thedefects 194 extend away from the ablation regions and extend a partial distance into thethickness 191 of the strengthenedglass article 190. In the embodiment depicted inFIG. 5 , thedefects 194 extend adefect distance 195 less than thethickness 191 of the strengthenedglass article 190. At least some of thedefects 194 extend adefect distance 195 that is greater than the depth of thecompressive surface layer 211. Restated, at least some of thedefects 194 extend through thecompressive surface layer 211 into theinner tension layer 215 of the strengthenedglass article 190. Generally, the greater the compressive stress of thecompressive surface layer 211, the shorter thedefects 194 within the strengthenedglass article 190. - Referring now to
FIG. 6 , a section of the strengthenedglass article 190 is shown at a time after thelaser 100 translates away from the region of the strengthenedglass article 190 depicted inFIGS. 5 and 6 . Thedefects 194 continue to grow into thethickness 191 of the strengthenedglass article 190 and towards one another, as indicated byarrows 199. The growth of thedefects 194 create a crack having acrack propagation front 197 as thedefects 194 grow into the strengthenedglass article 190. In some cases, thecrack propagation front 197 may be defined by several individual crack propagation fronts that grow toward one another to form a single crack that separates theglass article 190. Thedefects 194 may remain visible after thecrack propagation front 197 moves away from thesecond surface 196 of the strengthenedglass article 190. Thecrack propagation front 197 continues to grow toward thefirst surface 198 because of the stress in the compressive surface layers 211 and theinner tension layer 215. In addition, the stress field though thethickness 191 of the strengthenedglass article 190 may contribute to the growth of thecrack propagation front 197 across thethickness 191 of the strengthenedglass article 190. - Depending on the various processing parameters of the scoring process and the strengthened
glass article 190, thedefects 194 may terminate as illustrated inFIG. 6 , where the crack propagation front 197 (or fronts) is positioned in theinner tension layer 215. However, in certain embodiments, thecrack propagation front 197 continues to grow across thethickness 191 of the strengthenedglass article 190. Referring now toFIG. 7 , a section of the strengthenedglass article 190 is shown at a time after the time period shown inFIG. 6 . Thecrack propagation front 197 continues to grow through thethickness 191 of the strengthenedglass article 190. Thedefects 194 may continue to be visible near thesecond surface 196 of the strengthenedglass article 190. Thecrack propagation front 197 grows such that any distinct, individualcrack propagation fronts 197 extending from thedefects 194 have grown towards one another, forming the generally-continuouscrack propagation front 197′ ofFIG. 7 . Thecrack propagation front 197′ continues to grow through theentire thickness 191 of the strengthenedglass article 190, causing the strengthenedglass article 190 to separate into a plurality of separatedindividual glass articles 200 along the score lines 192, as illustrated inFIG. 8 . The separatedindividual glass articles 200 may have one or more edges comprising thenon-orthogonal defects 194. - As discussed hereinabove, the
laser 100 creates a plurality ofdefects 194 in the strengthenedglass article 190 as thelaser 100 translates in afirst direction 82 and asecond direction 84. Thedefects 194 continue to extend into thethickness 191 of the strengthenedglass article 190, forming one or morecrack propagation fronts 197 that grow toward one another and across thethickness 191 of the strengthenedglass article 190 at a time after thelaser 100 has translated away from the recently formeddefects 194. Thus, the strengthenedglass article 190 often does not require additional application of force to separate the strengthenedglass article 190 along the score lines 192. As such, the strengthenedglass article 190 is “self-separating.” In some embodiments, separation of theglass article 190 may be encouraged by application of a bending moment, submerging theglass article 190 in a bath, and similar separation techniques. - The time that it takes the
laser 100 to initiate all of thedefects 194 in the strengthenedglass article 190, thereby forming the score lines 192, is defined as the “score time.” The time between the initiation of thedefects 194 by thelaser 100 and the self-separation of the strengthenedglass article 190 along the score lines 192 is defined as the “self-separating time.” The self-separation time of the strengthenedglass article 190 may be controlled by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the depth of the compressive surface layers 211, the thickness of theinner tension layer 215, the magnitude of the tension in theinner tension layer 215, the thickness of the strengthenedglass article 190, theinitial depth 195 of theinitial defects 194, and the spacing between thedefects 194. - A strengthened
glass article 190 processed according to the method described hereinabove is processed such that thelaser 100 scores the strengthened glass article 190 a plurality of times in thefirst direction 82 and a plurality of times in thesecond direction 84 to create score lines 192 corresponding to the desired size of the plurality of separatedglass articles 200 of the strengthenedglass article 190 that are required by an end-user application. Thelaser 100 may complete the plurality of score lines 192 in a score time that is less than the self-separating time. In other words, the crack propagation front does not propagate ahead of thelaser beam 102 as thelaser beam 102 is translated relative to the strengthenedglass article 190. Thus, the strengthenedglass article 190 may retain some mechanical structure during the time period in which thelaser 100 is completing the score lines 192. At a time after thelaser 100 completes all of the score lines 192, the strengthenedglass article 190 may self-separate along the score lines 192. By delaying the timing of the self-separation of the strengthenedglass article 190, the score lines 192 can be created while the strengthenedglass article 190 is integrally connected, thereby improving dimensional accuracy of the separatedglass articles 200 of the strengthenedglass article 190. - Referring to
FIG. 9 , anon-strengthened glass article 390 was processed according to the methods described hereinabove. A non-strengthened glass article 390 (having no central tension) having a thickness of 0.63 millimeters was positioned and secured below a laser generating a beam at 532 nanometers at a pulse frequency of 30 kilohertz. The center of the beam waist BW of the laser beam was positioned below thesecond surface 396 and outside of theglass article 390. The laser was translated relative to the glass sheet at a scoring speed of 300 millimeters/second (i.e., the translation speed of the laser). The laser created a plurality ofdefects 394 that extended from thesecond surface 396 of theglass article 390 and were located non-orthogonally to the first andsecond surfaces glass article 390. Thedefects 394 were biased toward the direction of the translated laser beam, as indicated by arrow LB. In general, thedefects 394 extended through the thickness of the glass sheet. However, because thedefects 394 were discretely positioned apart from one another, theglass article 390 maintained mechanical structural integrity to allow handling. Thenon-strengthened glass article 390 was separated by application of a bending moment. -
FIG. 10 depicts a strengthenedglass article 490 that was processed according to the methods described hereinabove. A strengthenedglass article 490 having a thickness of 0.7 millimeters and a central tension of 45 megapascals was secured below a laser generating a beam at 532 nanometers and a pulse frequency of 80 kilohertz. The strengthenedglass article 490 had acompressive surface layer 411 at the first andsecond surfaces second surface 496 and outside of the strengthenedglass article 490. The laser was translated relative to the strengthenedglass article 490 at a scoring speed of 950 millimeters per second. The laser created a plurality ofdefects 494 that extended from thesecond surface 496 of the strengthenedglass article 490 and were located non-orthogonally to the first andsecond surfaces glass article 490. Thedefects 494 were biased toward the direction of the translated laser beam, as indicated by arrow LB. Thedefects 494 extended through the second compressive surface layer of the strengthenedglass article 490. Thedefects 494 were terminated at adepth 495 inside thecentral tension region 415 of the strengthenedglass article 490. Self-separation was observed. If self-separation did not occur for a relatively long period of time, then the strengthened glass sheet was separated in a subsequent, non-bending separation process by applying a pulling force to the scored parts from both sides of the score line in a glass plane perpendicular to the score line without bending). -
FIG. 11 depicts a strengthenedglass article 590 that was processed according to the methods described hereinabove. A strengthenedglass article 590 having a thickness of 1.1 millimeters and a central tension of 29 megapascals was secured below a laser generating a beam at 532 nanometers and a pulse frequency of 80 kilohertz. The strengthenedglass article 590 had acompressive surface layer 511 at the first andsecond surfaces second surface 596 and outside of the strengthenedglass article 590. The laser was translated relative to the strengthenedglass article 590 at a scoring speed of 800 millimeters per second. The laser created a plurality ofdefects 594 that extended from thesecond surface 596 of the strengthenedglass article 590 and were located non-orthogonally to the first andsecond surfaces glass article 590. Thedefects 594 were biased toward the direction of the translated laser beam, as indicated by arrow LB. Thedefects 594 extended through the second compressive surface layer of the strengthenedglass article 590. Thedefects 594 were terminated at adepth 595 inside thecentral tension region 515 of the strengthenedglass article 590. Due to the lower central tension in the strengthenedglass article 590 than the central tension in Example 2 and due to a lower scoring speed (800 millimeters per second vs. 950 millimeters per second) than the scoring speed in Example 2, the defects extended deeper into thecentral tension region 515. No self-separation was observed. The strengthened glass sheet was separated in a subsequent, non-bending separation process. - Referring now to
FIGS. 12A-12C , strengthenedglass sheets glass sheets compressive surface layer 611 of about 40 micrometers, and acentral tension region 615 having a central tension from about 55 megapascals to about 60 megapascals. The strengthenedglass sheets second surface glass sheets - Referring specifically to
FIG. 12A , the laser was translated relative to the strengthenedglass article 690 at a scoring speed of 875 millimeters per second. The laser created a plurality ofdefects 694 that extended from thesecond surface 696 of the strengthenedglass article 690 and were located non-orthogonally to the first andsecond surfaces glass article 690. Thedefects 694 were biased toward the direction of the translated laser beam, as indicated by arrow LB. At the scoring speed of 875 millimeters per second, the plurality ofdefects 694 extended through the secondcompressive surface layer 611 of the strengthenedglass article 690 to adepth 695 approximately in the center of the strengthenedglass article 690. - Referring now to
FIG. 12B , the laser was translated relative to the strengthenedglass article 690′ at a scoring speed of 950 millimeters per second. The laser created a plurality ofdefects 694′ that extended from thesecond surface 696′ of the strengthenedglass article 690′ and were oriented non-orthogonally to the first andsecond surfaces 698′, 696′ of the strengthenedglass article 690′. Thedefects 694′ were biased toward the direction of the translated laser beam, as indicated by arrow LB. As can be seen, some of theplurality defects 694′ were oriented orthogonally with respect to the first andsecond surface 698′, 696′ of the strengthenedglass article 690′. At the scoring speed of 950 millimeters per second, thedefects 694′ extended through the secondcompressive surface layer 611′ of the strengthenedglass article 690′ to adepth 695′ less than the center of the strengthenedglass article 690′. It is noted that thedepth 695′ of the plurality ofdefects 694′ resulting from a scoring speed of 950 millimeters per second was less than thedepth 695 of the plurality ofdefects 694 resulting from a scoring speed of 875 millimeters per second. - Referring now to
FIG. 12C , the laser was translated relative to the strengthenedglass article 690″ at a scoring speed of 1000 millimeters per second. The laser created ashallow vent 693, comprising a plurality of both orthogonal and non-orthogonal defects, that was slightly deeper than the secondcompressive surface layer 611″. Theshallow vent 693 was defined bydefects 694″ that were biased in the direction of the translated laser beam, as indicated by arrow LB. At the scoring speed of 1000 millimeters per section, thedefects 694″ do not extend significantly beyond the secondcompressive surface layer 611″, into thecentral tension region 615″. The shallow vent within the secondcompressive surface layer 611″ may avoid premature self-separation, and improve edge quality. The process parameters may be optimized to have minimum vent depth to minimize the size of the edge defects, but at the same time to enable consistent self-separation within reasonable period of time after scoring, or externally induced separation by non-bending method. In the present example, self-separation was observed due to the higher level of central tension inside the glass. If self-separation did not occur for relatively long period of time, then the glass article was separated in a subsequent, non-bending separation process. It is noted that, in some embodiments, separation of the strengthened glass article may be accelerated by placing the scored strengthened glass article, or by spraying the scored strengthened glass article with water. - It should now be understood that nanosecond lasers having high beam quality are used to form a plurality of defects that extend from second surfaces of a glass article. The center of the beam waist of the laser beam may be positioned at or below the second surfaces of the glass article. The laser beam is translated relative to the glass article to cause defects to grow such that the defects are non-orthogonal to the first and second surfaces of the glass article and are biased in the direction of traversal of the laser. In some embodiments, the scoring process may allow the scored glass article to retain mechanical strength for handling and separating at a later operation. The scoring process may allow the scored glass article to self-separate into a plurality of portions of glass at a time after the score time. Lasers used in the process hereinabove may provide a beam within the visible spectrum that has photon energy of at least 2 eV.
- It is noted that the terms “substantially” and “about” may be utilized herein to represent the inherent degree of uncertainty that may be attributed to any quantitative comparison, value, measurement, or other representation. These terms are also utilized herein to represent the degree by which a quantitative representation may vary from a stated reference without resulting in a change in the basic function of the subject matter at issue.
- While particular embodiments have been illustrated and described herein, it should be understood that various other changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the claimed subject matter. Moreover, although various aspects of the claimed subject matter have been described herein, such aspects need not be utilized in combination. It is therefore intended that the appended claims cover all such changes and modifications that are within the scope of the claimed subject matter.
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1. A method of scoring a glass article having a thickness between 0.1 millimeter to 2.0 millimeters, the method comprising:
translating a laser beam relative to a first surface of the glass article, the laser beam comprising a beam waist having a center, wherein:
the laser beam is a pulsed laser beam, said laser beam operates at a wavelength from 350 nanometers to 619 nanometers and has a pulse duration from 1 nanosecond to 50 nanoseconds;
the center of the beam waist of the laser beam is positioned at or below a second surface of the glass article such that the laser beam passes through the thickness of the glass article;
the laser beam creates a plurality of defects along a score line in the glass article such that the plurality of defects extends a distance into the glass article from the second surface; and
at least some individual defects of the plurality of defects are non-orthogonal to the first surface of the glass article and are biased in a direction of translation of the laser beam.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the laser beam is oriented orthogonally to the first surface of the glass article.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the laser beam is translated relative to the glass article at a speed S greater than about 20 millimeters per second, and the laser beam has a depth of focus between 50 microns and 1000 microns.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the glass article is a strengthened glass article with a thickness of not greater than 1.1 mm and, said glass article having a first strengthened surface layer and a second strengthened surface layer under a compressive stress and extending from a surface of the glass article to a depth of layer, and a central region between the first strengthened surface layer and the second strengthened surface layer that is under tensile stress wherein the central region has a tensile stress greater than 40 megapascals, and the plurality of defects extends a distance greater than the depth of layer.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the laser beam operates at a wavelength from 350 nanometers to 619 nanometers.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the strengthened glass article has a thickness is 0.7 millimeters or less, and the plurality of defects are voids and cracks.
7. The method of claim 4 , and a majority of a length of the plurality of defects is within the first or second strengthened layer.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of defects are voids and cracks.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of defects creates a crack that propagates within the glass article such that the glass article separates along the score line into one or more separated glass articles.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising finishing one or more edges of the one or more separated glass articles such that the one or more edges have a surface roughness below about 100 μm root mean squared.
11. A method of separating a strengthened glass article comprising:
translating a laser beam relative to a first surface of strengthened glass article, the laser beam comprising a beam waist having a center, wherein:
the laser beam is a pulsed laser beam, said laser beam operates at a wavelength from 350 nanometers to 619 nanometers and has a pulse duration from 1 nanosecond to 50 nanoseconds;
the strengthened glass article has a thickness of not greater than 1.1 mm and comprises a first strengthened surface layer and a second strengthened surface layer under a compressive stress and extending from a surface of the strengthened glass article to a depth of layer, and a central region between the first strengthened surface layer and the second strengthened surface layer that is under tensile stress;
the center of the beam waist of the laser beam is positioned at or below a second surface of the strengthened glass article such that the laser beam passes through a thickness of the strengthened glass article;
the laser beam ablates the second surface of the strengthened glass article to create a plurality of defects that extend from ablated regions on the second surface of the strengthened glass article;
the plurality of defects defines one or more score lines along the strengthened glass article;
at least a portion of the plurality of defects extends a distance greater than the depth of layer of the strengthened glass article; and
the plurality of defects creates a crack that propagates within the glass article such that the strengthened glass article separates along the one or more score lines.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein individual defects of the plurality of defects are discrete with respect to one another prior to separation of the strengthened glass article and the crack does not propagate ahead of the laser beam in a direction of translation of the laser beam
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein at least some individual defects of the plurality of defects are non-orthogonal to the first surface of the strengthened glass article and are biased in a direction of translation of the laser beam.
14. A glass article comprising:
a first surface and a second surface separated by a thickness t that is not greater than 1.2 millimeters;
an edge joining the first surface and the second surface; and
a plurality of defects at the edge that extend from the first surface or the second surface of the glass article through a portion of the thickness t of the glass article, wherein:
the plurality of defects extends into the thickness t of the glass article;
individual defects of the plurality of defects are non-orthogonal to the first surface or the second surface and the plurality of defects are voids and cracks; and
the individual defects of the plurality of defects are biased in a direction along the edge.
15. The glass article of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of defects extends into a majority of the thickness t of the glass article.
16. A strengthened glass article comprising:
a first surface and a second surface separated by a thickness t;
an edge joining the first surface and the second surface; and
a plurality of defects at the edge that extend from the first surface or the second surface of the glass article through a portion of the thickness t of the glass article, wherein:
the plurality of defects extends into the thickness t of the glass article, and the plurality of defects comprise voids and cracks;
individual defects of the plurality of defects are non-orthogonal to the first surface or the second surface; and
the individual defects of the plurality of defects are biased in a direction along the edge, wherein the thickness t is of 0.7 mm or less, and strengthened glass article further comprises a first strengthened surface layer and a second strengthened surface layer under a compressive stress and extending from a surface of the glass article to a depth of layer, and a central region between the first strengthened surface layer and the second strengthened surface layer that is under tensile stress and the tensile stress is greater than 40 megapascals and less than 60 megapascals.
17. The glass article of claim 16 , wherein the distance that at least a portion of the plurality of defects extends into the glass article is greater than the depth of layer.
18. The glass article of claim 16 , wherein the strengthened glass article comprises alkali aluminosilicate glass.
19. A strengthened glass article according to claim 16 wherein said tensile stress is 45 megapascals or greater.
20. A strengthened glass article according to claim 16 , further comprising a plurality of craters on the second surface.
21. A strengthened glass article according to claim 16 , wherein the edge has a surface roughness of 100 μm root mean squared or greater.
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