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Definitions

• the disclosure is related to glass enclosures, including windows, cover plates, and substrates for electronic devices. More particularly, the disclosure relates to crack- and scratch-resistant enclosures.
• a glass and a glass enclosure including windows, cover plates, and substrates for mobile electronic devices comprising the glass are provided.
• the glass has a crack initiation threshold that is sufficient to withstand direct impact, a retained strength following abrasion that is greater than soda lime and alkali alumino silicate glasses, and is more resistant to damage when scratched.
• the enclosure includes cover plates, windows, screens, touch panels, casings, and the like for electronic devices and information terminal devices.
• the glass can also be used in other applications, such as a vehicle windshield, where light weight, high strength, and durable glass is be desired.
• one aspect of the disclosure is to provide an aluminoborosilicate glass comprising at least 50 mol% SiO 2 in some embodiments, at least 58 mol% SiO 2 , in other embodiments, and at least 60 mol% SiO 2 in still other embodiments, and at least one modifier selected from the group consisting of alkali metal oxides and alkaline earth metal oxides.
• the aluminoborosilicate glass is ion exc K hangea ⁇ bile, an A d ex uhi-wbi,ts + t ⁇ he ra + ti-o 1 .
• a second aspect of the disclosure is to provide an aluminoborosilicate glass.
• the aluminoborosilicate glass comprises: 50-72 mol% SiO 2 ; 9-17 mol% Al 2 Os; 2-12 mol% B 2 O 3 ; 8-16 mol% Na 2 O; and 0-4 mol % K 2 O, wherein the ratio
• the aluminoborosilicate glass is ion exchangeable.
• a third aspect of the disclosure is to provide a glass enclosure for use in an electronic device.
• the glass enclosure comprises a strengthened glass that, when scratched with a Knoop diamond at a load of at least 5 N to form a scratch of width w, is free of chips having a size greater than three times the width w.
• FIGURE Ia is an schematic representation of a prior art glass cover plate held in place by a bezel
• FIGURE Ib is a schematic representation of glass cover plate that is proud of the bezel;
• FIGURE 2a is a microscopic image of an ion exchanged alkali aluminosilicate glass of the prior art having a scratch formed with a Knoop diamond at a load of IO N;
• FIGURE 2b is a microscopic image of a strengthened aluminoborosilicate glass having a scratch formed with a Knoop diamond at a load of IO N;
• FIGURE 3a is a top view of a 1 kilogram force (kgf) Vickers indentation 305 in a soda lime silicate glass of the prior art that had not been ion exchanged;
• FIGS. 3b is a side or cross-sectional view of a 1 kgf Vickers indentation in a soda lime silicate glass of the prior art that had not been ion exchanged;
• FIGURE 4 is a side or cross-sectional view of a 1 kgf Vickers indentation of an ion-exchanged soda lime silicate glass of the prior art
• FIGURE 5a is a top view of a 1 kgf Vickers indentation in an aluminoborosilicate glass that had not been ion exchanged;
• FIGURE 5b is a side or cross-sectional view of a 1 kgf Vickers indentation in an aluminoborosilicate glass that had not been ion exchanged;
• FIGURE 6 is top view of a 30 kgf Vickers indentation of a ion exchanged aluminoborosilicate glass.
• FIGURE 7 is a plot of crack initiation thresholds measured of aluminoborosilicate glasses as a function of AI2O3 + B2O3 - Na 2 O.
• the terms “enclosure,” “cover plate,” and “window” are used interchangeably and refer to glass articles, including windows, cover plates, screens, panels, and substrates, that form the outer portion of a display screen, window, or structure for mobile electronic devices.
• Glass is being designed into mobile electronic devices, such as telephones, and entertainment devices, including games, music players and the like; information terminal (IT) devices, such as laptop computers; and analogous stationary versions of such devices.
• mobile electronic devices such as telephones, and entertainment devices, including games, music players and the like
• information terminal (IT) devices such as laptop computers
• analogous stationary versions of such devices such as
• such designs are limited to a flat piece of glass that is protected by a bezel; i.e., a rim that is used to hold and protect a glass window or cover plate in a given device.
• a glass cover plate or window that is held in place by a bezel is schematically shown in FIG. Ia.
• Cover plate 110 rests in rim 122 of bezel 120, which holds cover plate 110 in place on body 105 of device 100 and protects the edge 112 of cover plate 110 from sharp impacts.
• FIG. Ib schematically shows an example of a glass cover plate 110 that is proud of the bezel 120 and is affixed to body 105 of device 100. Glass cover plate 110 is mounted on the surface of bezel 120 such that edges 112 of glass cover plate 110 are exposed and otherwise not covered by bezel 120. Edges 112 of cover plate 110 extend to the edges of 107 of body 105.
• the predominant cause of glass breakage in applications such as windshields or cover glass in electronic devices is point contact or sharp impact.
• the crack initiation load of the glass has to be sufficiently high so that it can withstand direct impact.
• the depth of the surface layers of the glass that are under compressive stress has to be sufficient to provide a high retained strength and increased resistance to damage incurred upon being scratched or abraded.
• a glass or glass article that is more resistant to sharp impact and is be able to withstand direct or point impacts is provided.
• Such glass articles include a windshield or glass enclosure such as, but not limited to, a cover plate, window, casing, screen, touch panel, or the like, for electronic devices.
• the glass enclosure comprises a strengthened glass which does not exhibit lateral damage such as, but not limited to, chipping when scratched at a rate of 0.4 mm/s with a Knoop diamond that is oriented so that the angle between the leading and trailing edges of the tip of the Knoop diamond is 172°30' at a load of 5 N and, in some embodiments, at a load of 10 N.
• chipping refers to the removal or ejection of glass fragments from a surface of a glass when the surface is scratched with an object such as a stylus.
• chip can refer to either a glass fragment removed during scratching of the glass surface or the region on the surface from which the chip is removed.
• a chip is typically characterized as a depression in the vicinity of the scratch.
• the glass article described herein does not exhibit chipping (i.e., chips are not generated, or the glass is free of chips) beyond a region extending laterally on either side of the scratch track (i.e., the scratch formed by the Knoop diamond) formed for a distance d that is greater than twice the width w of the scratch and, in another embodiment, three times the width w of the scratch.
• chipping generated by scratching is limited to a region bordering either side of the scratch track, wherein the width of the region is no greater than twice (in some embodiment, no greater than three times) the width w of the scratch.
• the glass enclosure is proud of a bezel, extending above and protruding beyond the bezel, in those instances where a bezel is present.
• the glass enclosure has a thickness in a range from about 0.1 mm up to about 2.0 mm.
• the glass enclosure has a thickness in a range from about 0.1 mm up to about 2.3 mm and, in other embodiments, the glass enclosure has a thickness of up to about 5.0 mm.
• FIG. 2a The scratch resistance or response of a glass enclosure to scratching is illustrated in FIG. 2a.
• the glass shown in FIG. 2a is an alkali alumino silicate glass having the composition 66 mol% SiO 2 , 10.3 mol% Al 2 O 3 , 0.6 mol% B 2 O 3 , 14 mol% Na 2 O, 2.45 mol% K 2 O, and 0.21 mol% SnO 2 , wherein the ratio (Al 2 O 3 + B 2 O 3 )/ ⁇ ( modifiers), expressed in mol%, is 0.66.
• the glass was strengthened by ion exchange by immersion in a molten KNO 3 salt bath at 41O 0 C for 8 hrs.
• FIG. 2a is a microscopic image of the glass having a scratch 210 of width w formed at a rate of 0.4mm/s with a Knoop diamond at a load of 10 N. Numerous chips 220 are formed along scratch 210, with some chips extending from scratch 210 for a distance d exceeding twice the width w (2w) of scratch 210. In contrast to the behavior of the glass shown in FIG. 2a, the response of the glass enclosure and glasses described herein to scratching is illustrated in FIG. 2b.
• FIG. 2b the response of the glass enclosure and glasses described herein to scratching is illustrated in FIG. 2b.
• 2b is a microscopic image of an aluminoborosilicate glass (64 mol% SiO 2 , 14.5 mol% Al 2 O 3 , 8 mol% B 2 O 3 , 11.5 mol% Na 2 O, 0.1 mol% SnO 2 ; wherein the ratio (Al 2 O 3 + B 2 O 3 )/ ⁇ (modifiers), wherein Al 2 O 3 , B 2 O 3 , and Na 2 O modifier concentrations are expressed in mol%, is 1.96) that is representative of those aluminoborosilicate glasses described herein.
• the glass shown in FIG. 2b was ion exchanged by immersion in a molten KNO 3 salt bath at 41O 0 C for 8 hrs.
• the glass 2b has a scratch 210 of width w formed with a Knoop diamond at a load of 10 N.
• the chips 220 formed in the aluminoborosilicate glass shown in FIG. 2b are significantly smaller than those seen in FIG. 2a.
• chip formation is limited to a zone extending from an edge 212 of scratch 210 to a distance d.
• the width d of the zone or region in which such chipping occurs is significantly less than 2w.
• most of the chips 220 seen in FIG. 2b extend for a distance d, which is less than about width w from crack 210.
• the glass retains at least 30% of its original load at failure and, in some embodiments, at least 50% of its original load at failure as a determined by ring on ring measurements after scratching with a 3 N Vickers load at a rate of 0.4 mm/s.
• the glass enclosures described herein comprise a strengthened glass that deforms upon indentation under an indentation load of at least 500 gf primarily by densification rather than by shear faulting.
• the glass is free of subsurface faulting and radial and median cracks upon deformation and is consequently more resistant to damage than typical ion-exchangeable glasses.
• the glass is more resistant to crack initiation by shear faulting when strengthened by ion exchange.
• the glass enclosure comprises an ion exchanged glass and has a Vickers median/radial crack initiation threshold of at least 10 kilogram force (kgf).
• the glass enclosure has a Vickers median/radial crack initiation threshold of at least about 20 kgf and, in a third embodiment, the glass enclosure has a Vickers median/radial crack initiation threshold of at least about 30 kgf. Unless otherwise specified, the Vickers median/radial crack threshold is determined by measuring the onset of median or radial cracks in 50% relative humidity at room temperature.
• the glass enclosures described herein are non- frangible.
• non-frangible means that the glass enclosures and the glass comprising the glass enclosures do not exhibit forceful fragmentation upon fracture. Such forceful fragmentation is typically characterized by multiple crack branching with ejection or "tossing" of small glass pieces and/or particles from the glass enclosure in the absence of any external restraints, such as coatings, adhesive layers, or the like.
• frangible behavior is characterized by at least one of: breaking of the strengthened glass article (e.g., a plate or sheet) into multiple small pieces (e.g., ⁇ 1 mm); the number of fragments formed per unit area of the glass article; multiple crack branching from an initial crack in the glass article; and violent ejection of at least one fragment a specified distance (e.g., about 5 cm, or about 2 inches) from its original location; and combinations of any of the foregoing breaking (size and density), cracking, and ejecting behaviors.
• the glass enclosure and the glass comprising the enclosure are deemed to be substantially non-frangible if they do not exhibit any of the foregoing criteria.
• the strengthened glass comprising the glass enclosure can be strengthened by either thermal or chemical processes known in the art.
• the glass in one embodiment, can be thermally tempered by heating the glass at a temperature that is between the strain point and the softening point of the glass, followed by cooling to room temperature.
• the glass in another embodiment, is chemically strengthened by ion exchange in which smaller metal ions in the glass are replaced or "exchanged" by larger metal ions of the same valence within a layer of the glass that extends from the outer surface of the glass to a depth below the surface (commonly referred to as the "depth of layer" or "DOL"). The replacement of smaller ions with larger ions creates a compressive stress within the layer.
• the metal ions are monovalent alkali metal ions (e.g., Na + , K + , Rb+, and the like), and ion exchange is accomplished by immersing the glass in a bath comprising at least one molten salt (e.g., KNO3, K2SO4, KCl, or the like) of the larger metal ion that is to replace the smaller metal ion or ions (e.g., Na + ions) in the glass.
• molten salt e.g., KNO3, K2SO4, KCl, or the like
• other monovalent cations such as Ag + , Tl + , Cu + , and the like can be exchanged for the alkali metal cations in the glass.
• the ion exchange process or processes that are used to strengthen the glass can include, but are not limited to, immersion in a single bath or multiple baths of like or different compositions with washing and/or annealing steps between immersions.
• the depth of the compressive stress layer (depth of layer) present in ion-exchanged glasses prevents the propagation of flaws at or near the surface of the glass.
• Glasses such as soda lime silicate and alkali alumino silicate glasses deform with a high shear band density. Such behavior is known to lead to crack nucleation and propagation in the non-ion exchanged versions of such glasses.
• An example of shear fault formation and crack initiation is shown in FIGS. 3a and 3b.
• FIGS. 3a and 3b are top and side (i.e., cross-sectional) views, respectively, of a 1 kilogram force (kgf) Vickers indentation 305 in a soda lime silicate glass that has not been ion exchanged.
• Radial cracks 310 extend from the Vickers indentation 305 (FIG. 3a) and shear deformation zone A. Lateral cracks 317, median cracks 319, and subsurface shear faults 315 are seen in the side view of the glass (FIG. 3b). Shear faults 315 serve as initiation sites for lateral and median cracks 317, 319.
• FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a 1 kgf Vickers indentation of an ion-exchanged soda lime silicate glass having a compressive stress of 400 MPa and a depth of layer of 13 ⁇ m. Although mitigated, deformation still occurs by the shearing mechanism and leads to crack initiation, as seen in the shear deformation zone A.
• the compressive layer prevents radial cracks 310 from extending far away from their nucleation sites in the shear deformation zone A. Under flexural loading, subsurface cracks 415 overcome the compressive stress created by ion exchange and propagate into the central tensile region of the glass, thereby causing failure.
• the glass enclosure described herein comprises an ion- exchanged glass that does not exhibit deformation by subsurface shear faulting, but instead exhibits indentation deformation by densification when submitted to an indentation load of at least 500 gf, which makes flaw/crack initiation more difficult.
• An example of deformation by densification is shown in FIGS.
• FIG. 5a and 5b which are top and side views, respectively, of a 1 kilogram force (kgf) Vickers indentation in an alkaline earth aluminoboro silicate (EAGLE XGTM, manufactured by Corning, Inc.) glass that has not been strengthened by ion exchange.
• the top view (FIG. 5a) shows no radial cracks extending from the Vickers indentation 505.
• the glass deforms primarily by densification (region "B" in FIG. 5b) with no shear faulting.
• the densification mechanism described hereinabove can be attributed to the absence or lack of non-bridging oxygens (NBOs) in the glass structure, high molar volume (at least 27 cm 3 /mol), and low Young's modulus (less than about 69 GPa) of the glass.
• NBOs non-bridging oxygens
• high molar volume at least 27 cm 3 /mol
• low Young's modulus less than about 69 GPa
• modifiers mol %) where AI2O3 and B2O3 are intermediate glass formers and alkali metal (e.g., Li 2 O, Na 2 O, K 2 O, Rb 2 O, Cs 2 O) and alkaline earth metal oxides (e.g., MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO) are modifiers, is satisfied.
• alkali metal e.g., Li 2 O, Na 2 O, K 2 O, Rb 2 O, Cs 2 O
• alkaline earth metal oxides e.g., MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO
• Such modifiers are intentionally or actively included in the glass composition, and do not represent impurities that are inadvertently present in the batched material used to form the glass.
• any ion-exchangeable silicate glass composition that obeys equation (1) and contains alkali metals (e.g., Li + , Na + , K + ) should have a high resistance to both crack initiation and crack propagation following ion exchange.
• alkali metals e.g., Li + , Na + , K +
• Such aluminoborosilicate glasses Prior to ion exchange, such aluminoborosilicate glasses have a Vickers median/radial crack initiation threshold of at least 500 gf and, in one embodiment, the glasses have Vickers median/radial crack initiation threshold of at least 1000 gf.
• the glass enclosure comprises, consists essentially of, or consists of a strengthened glass that, when ion exchanged, is resistant to damage, such as crack initiation and propagation.
• the glass comprises at least 50 mol% SiO 2 in some embodiments, at least 58 mol% SiO 2 in some embodiments, at least 60 mol% SiO 2 in other embodiments, and includes at least one alkali metal modifier, wherein the ratio (AI2O3 + B 2 ⁇ 3)/ ⁇ (modifiers) > 1, wherein AI2O3, B2O3, and modifier concentrations are expressed in mol%, and wherein the modifiers are selected from the group consisting of alkali metal oxides and alkaline earth metal oxides.
• the Young's modulus of the aluminoborosilicate glass is less than about 69 GPa. In one embodiment, the Young's modulus of the aluminoborosilicate glass is less than about 65 GPa. In another embodiment, the Young's modulus of the aluminoborosilicate glass is in a range from about 57 GPa up to about 69 GPa.
• the strengthened glass of the glass enclosure has a compressive stress of at least about 400 MPa and a depth of layer of at least about 15 ⁇ m, in another embodiment, at least about 25 ⁇ m, and, in yet another embodiment, at least about 30 ⁇ m.
• the glass enclosure comprises, consists essentially of, or consists of an ion exchangeable aluminoboro silicate glass that has been strengthened, for example, by ion exchange.
• ion exchangeable means that a glass is capable of exchanging cations located at or near the surface of the glass with cations of the same valence that are either larger or smaller in size.
• the aluminoboro silicate glass comprises, consists essentially of, or consists of: 50-72 mol% SiO 2 ; 9-17 mol% Al 2 O 3 ; 2-12 mol% B 2 O 3 ; 8-16 mol% Na 2 O; and 0-4 mol % K 2 O, wherein (Al 2 O 3 + B 2 O 3 )/ ⁇ (modif ⁇ ers) > 1, and has a molar volume of at least 27 cm 3 /mol.
• the aluminoboro silicate glass comprises, consists essentially of, or consists of: 60-72 mol% SiO 2 ; 9-16 mol% Al 2 O 3 ; 5-12 mol% B 2 O 3 ; 8-16 mol% Na 2 O; and 0-4 mol % K 2 O, wherein the ratio of concentrations of Al 2 O 3 and B 2 O 3 to the total concentrations of modifiers, (Al 2 O 3 + B 2 O 3 )/ ⁇ (modif ⁇ ers), is greater than 1, and has a molar volume of at least 27 cm 3 /mol.
• the modifiers are selected from alkali metal oxides (e.g., Li 2 O, Na 2 O, K 2 O, Rb 2 O, Cs 2 O) and alkaline earth metal oxides (e.g., MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO).
• the glass further includes 0-5 mol% of at least one of P 2 ⁇ 5, MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO, ZnO, and ZrO 2 .
• the glass is batched with 0-2 mol% of at least one fining agent selected from a group that includes Na 2 SO 4 , NaCl, NaF, NaBr, K 2 SO 4 , KCl, KF, KBr, and SnO 2 .
• the aluminoboro silicate glass is, in some embodiments, substantially free of lithium, whereas in other embodiments, the aluminoborosilicate glass is substantially free of at least one of arsenic, antimony, and barium.
• the aluminoborosilicate glass is 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.
• Table 1 Various non-limiting compositions of the aluminoborosilicate glasses described herein are listed in Table 1. Table 1 also includes properties measured for these glass compositions. Crack initiation thresholds were measured by making multiple indentations (indents) in the glass using a Vickers diamond indenter loaded onto the surface. The load was increased until formation of median or radial cracks extending out from the corners of the indent impression was observed at the surface of the glass in greater than 50% of indents. Crack initiation thresholds for the samples listed in Table 1 are plotted in FIG. 7 as a function of AI2O3 + B2O3 - Na 2 O in the glass samples.
• Non-limiting examples of the aluminoborosilicate glasses described herein are listed Table 2, which lists various compositions and properties of glasses. Several compositions (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39), when ion exchanged, have crack initiation thresholds that are less than 10 kgf. These compositions are therefore outside the scope of the disclosure and appended claims and thus serve as comparative examples.
• Table 2 is the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), given in units of 1x10 7 / 0 C.
• CTE is one consideration that is taken into account when designing devices that develop minimal thermal stresses upon temperature changes. Glasses having lower CTEs are desirable for down-draw processes (e.g., fusion-draw and slot-draw) to minimize sheet distortion during the drawing process.
• the liquidus temperature and corresponding liquidus viscosity indicate the suitability of glass compositions for hot forming the glass into sheets or other shapes.
• kP kilopoise
• MP megapoise
• the 200P temperature is the temperature at which the glass has a viscosity of 200 Poise, and is the process temperature typically used in manufacturing to remove gaseous inclusions (fining) and melt any remaining batch materials.
• the columns labeled 8 and 15 hr DOL and CS in Table 2 are the depth of the compressive layer and the surface compressive stress resulting from ion exchange in 100% KNO3 at 410 0 C in 8 and 15 hours, respectively.
• the total alkali metal oxide modifier concentration should equal that Of Al 2 Os and any excess (AI2O3 + B2O3) that is needed should be made up with B2O3 alone to increase the crack initiation load.
• excess B 2 O 3 content should be balanced against the rate of ion exchange.
• the B 2 O 3 concentration should, in some embodiments, be less than that OfAl 2 O 3 .
• Divalent cations can be added to lower the 200 P temperature (i.e., the typical melting viscosity) of the aluminoborosilicate glass and eliminate defects such as undissolved and/or unmelted batch materials.
• Smaller divalent cations such as Mg 2+ , Zn 2+ , or the like are preferable, as they have beneficial impact on the compressive stress developed during ion exchange of the glass.
• Larger divalent cations such as Ca 2+ , Sr 2+ , and Ba 2+ decrease the ion exchange rate and the compressive stress achieved by ion exchange.
• the aluminoborosilicate glass described herein comprises at least 50 mol%, 58 mol% SiO 2 in some embodiments, and in other embodiments, at least 60 mol% SiO 2 .
• the SiO 2 concentration plays a role in controlling the stability and viscosity of the glass. High SiO 2 concentrations raise the viscosity of the glass, making melting of the glass difficult. The high viscosity of high SiO 2 -containing glasses frustrates mixing, dissolution of batch materials, and bubble rise during fining. High SiO 2 concentrations also require very high temperatures to maintain adequate flow and glass quality. Accordingly, the SiO 2 concentration in the glass should not exceed 72 mol%.
• the liquidus temperature increases.
• the liquidus temperature of SiO 2 -Al 2 Os-Na 2 O compositions rapidly increases to temperatures exceeding 1500 0 C at SiO 2 contents of less than 50 mol%.
• the liquidus viscosity the viscosity of the molten glass at the liquidus temperature
• the SiO 2 content should be maintained at greater than 50 mol% to prevent the glass from having excessively high liquidus temperature and low liquidus viscosity.
• the SiO 2 concentration of the gasses described herein should therefore be within the range between 50 mol% and 72 mol%, between 58 mol% in some embodiments, and between 60 mol% and 72 mol% in other embodiments.
• the SiO 2 concentration also provides the glass with chemical durability with respect to mineral acids, with the exception of hydrofluoric acid (HF). Accordingly, the SiO2 concentration in the glasses described herein should be greater than 50 mol% in order to provide sufficient durability.
• Table 1 Compositions and properties of alkali aluminoborosilicate glasses.

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