Metal-glass macrocomposites and compositions and methods of making

The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the metal is fully immersed or partially immersed in the glass.

The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the glass comprises a phosphate glass.

The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the glass does not comprise a silicate glass.

The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the glass comprises ZnO and P2O5.

The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the glass comprises ZnO, P2O5, Na2O, K2O, Li2O, Al2O3, Bi2O3, CeO2, TiO2, ZrO2, and SnO2 in the ranges provided in Table 2 or Table 3.

The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the temperature of the metal is within 10° C., within 20° C., within 30° C., within 40° C., within 50° C., within 100° C., within 200° C., within 300° C., within 400° C., within 500° C., within 600° C., within 700° C., or within 800° C. of the glass at the time of dispersing or immersing the metal in glass.

The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the temperature of the glass at the time of dispersing or immersing the metal in the glass is at least 20° C. greater than the Tg of the glass, at least 30° C. greater than the Tg of the glass, or at least 40° C. greater than the Tg of the glass.

The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the temperature of the glass at the time of dispersing or immersing the metal in the glass at least 390° C., at least 400° C., or at least 410° C., at least 450° C., at least 500° C., at least 550° C., at least 600° C., at least 650° C., at least 700° C., at least 750° C., at least 800° C., at least 850° C., or at least 900° C.

The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the method further comprises annealing the glass after the metal is dispersed or immersed in the glass.

The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the thermal expansion coefficient of the glass must be at least at least 70×10−7 K−1, at least 80×10−7 K−1, at least 90×10−7 K−1, at least 100×10−7 K−1, at least 110×10−7 K−1, or at least 120×10−7 K−1, at least 130×10−7 K−1, at least 140×10−7 K−1, at least 150×10−7 K−1, at least 160×10−7 K−1, at least 170×10−7 K−1, or at least 180×10−7 K−1.

The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the macrocomposite comprises a second glass.

The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the difference in the coefficients of thermal expansion between the metal and the glass is less than 30×10−7 K−1, less than 25×10−7 K−1, less than 20×10−7 K−1, or less than 10×10−7 K−1.

The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the glass is formed by casting, blowing, pressing, or rolling.

The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the glass is formed by sintering of powdered or crushed glass.

The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the glass comprises an element which possesses an absorption band within the visible spectrum.

A composition comprising any one of the glass compositions of Table 1.