Infrared and ultraviolet radiation absorbing green glass composition

A green-colored, infrared energy and ultraviolet radiation absorbing soda-lime-silica glass including as essential ingredients from about 0.48 to about 0.92 weight percent Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, from about 0.15 to about 0.33 weight percent FeO, and from about 0.1 to about 1.36 weight percent CeO.sub.2, and from about 0.02 to about 0.85 weight percent TiO.sub.2, wherein said weight percent FeO represents a percent reduction of total iron, expressed as Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, of from about 23% to about 29%, said glass having an Illuminant C dominant wavelength of from about 498 to about 525 nanometers, and a color purity of from about 2% to about 4%.

A green-colored, infrared energy and ultraviolet radiation absorbing soda-lime-silica glass including as essential ingredients from about 0.54 to about 0.65 weight percent Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, from about 0.18 to about 0.22 weight percent FeO, and from about 0.55 to about 1.2 weight percent CeO.sub.2, wherein said weight percent FeO represents a percent reduction of total iron, expressed as Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, of from about 23% to about 29%, said glass at a nominal thickness of 4 mm having an Illuminant A visible light transmittance greater than 70%, a total solar energy transmittance less than about 46%, an ultraviolet radiation transmittance less than about 36%, an Illuminant C dominant wavelength of from about 498 to about 525 nanometers, and a color purity of from about 2% to about 4%.

A green-colored, infrared energy and ultraviolet radiation absorbing soda-lime-silica glass including as essential ingredients from about 0.71 to about 0.95 weight percent Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, from about 0.26 to about 0.32 weight percent FeO, and from about 0.8 to about 1.4 weight percent CeO.sub.2, wherein said weight percent FeO represents a percent reduction of total iron, expressed as Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, of from about 23% to about 29%, said glass at a nominal thickness of 3 mm having an Illuminant A visible light transmittance greater than 70%, a total solar energy transmittance less than about 46%, an ultraviolet radiation transmittance less than about 36%, an Illuminant C dominant wavelength of from about 498 to about 525 nanometers, and a color purity of from about 2% to about 4%.

A green-colored, infrared energy and ultraviolet radiation absorbing soda-lime-silica glass including as essential ingredients from about 0.51 to about 0.59 weight percent Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, from about 0.14 to about 0.17 weight percent FeO, and from about 0.2 to about 0.7 weight percent CeO.sub.2, wherein said weight percent FeO represents a percent reduction of total iron, expressed as Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, of from about 23% to about 29%, said glass at a nominal thickness of 5 mm having an Illuminant A visible light transmittance greater than 70%, a total solar energy transmittance less than about 46%, an ultraviolet radiation transmittance less than about 36%, an Illuminant C dominant wavelength of from about 498 to about 525 nanometers, and a color purity of from about 2% to about 4%.

A green-colored, infrared energy and ultraviolet radiation absorbing soda-lime-silica glass including as essential ingredients from about 0.51 to about 0.62 weight percent Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, from about 0.18 to about 0.22 weight percent FeO, and from about 0.3 to about 0.75 weight percent CeO.sub.2, and about 0.02 to about 0.45 weight percent TiO.sub.2, wherein said weight percent FeO represents a percent reduction of total iron, expressed as Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, of from about 23% to about 29%, said glass at a nominal thickness of 4 mm having an Illuminant A visible light transmittance greater than 70%, a total solar energy transmittance less than about 46%, an ultraviolet radiation transmittance less than about 36%, an Illuminant C dominant wavelength from about 498 to about 525 nanometers, and a color purity from about 2% to about 4%.

A green-colored, infrared energy and ultraviolet radiation absorbing soda-lime-silica glass including as essential ingredients from about 0.48 to about 0.56 weight percent Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, from about 0.14 to about 0.17 weight percent FeO, from about 0.1 to about 0.4 weight percent CeO.sub.2, and about 0.02 to about 0.35 weight percent TiO.sub.2, wherein said weight percent FeO represents a percent reduction of total iron, expressed as Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, of from about 23% to about 29%, said glass at a nominal thickness of 5 mm having an Illuminant A visible light transmittance greater than 70%, a total solar energy transmittance less than about 46%, an ultraviolet radiation transmittance less than about 36%, an Illuminant C dominant wavelength from about 498 to about 525 nanometers, and a color purity from about 2% to about 4%.

A green-colored, infrared energy and ultraviolet radiation absorbing soda-lime-silica glass including as essential ingredients from about 0.68 to about 0.92 weight percent Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, from about 0.26 to about 0.32 weight percent FeO, and from about 0.5 to about 1.2 weight percent CeO.sub.2, and about 0.02 to about 0.85 weight percent TiO.sub.2, wherein said weight percent FeO represents a percent reduction of total iron, expressed as Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, of from about 23% to about 29%, said glass at a nominal thickness of 3 mm having an Illuminant A visible light transmittance greater than 70%, a total solar energy transmittance less than about 46%, an ultraviolet radiation transmittance less than about 36%, an Illuminant C dominant wavelength from about 498 to about 525 nanometers, and a color purity from about 2% to about 4%.

An automotic glazing, comprising a green-colored soda-lime-silica glass containing a total iron concentration above about 0.7 weight percent, ceric oxide, and optionally titanium dioxide, said glazing at a thickness in the range of 3 mm to 5 mm having an Illuminant A visible light transmittance greater than 70%, a total solar energy tranmittance less than about 46%, an ultraviolet radiation transmittance less than about 36%, an Illuminant C dominant wavelength from about 498 to about 519 nanometers, and a color purity of from about 2% to about 3%.

An automotive glazing unit, comprising two sheets of a green-colored, infrared energy and ultraviolet radiation absorbing soda-lime-silica glass integrally adhered together through an interposed layer of transparent resinous material, said glass including as essential ingredients from about 0.51 to about 0.96 weight percent Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, from about 0.15 to about 0.33 weight percent FeO, and from about 0.2 to about 1.4 weight percent CeO.sub.2, wherein said weight percent FeO represents a percent reduction of total iron, expressed as Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, of from about 23% to about 29%, said glazing unit having an Illuminant A visible light transmittance greater than 70%, a total solar energy transmittance less than about 46%, an ultraviolet radiation transmittance less than about 34%, an Illuminant C dominant wavelength from about 498 to about 525 nanometers, and a color purity from about 2% to about 4%.

An automotive glazing unit, comprising two sheets of a green-colored, infrared energy and ultraviolet radiation absorbing soda-lime-silica glass integrally adhered together through an interposed layer of transparent resinous material, said glass including as essential ingredients from about 0.5 to about 0.9 weight percent Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, from about 0.15 to about 0.33 weight percent FeO, from about 0.1 to about 1.36 weight percent CeO.sub.2, wherein said weight percent FeO represents a percent reduction of total iron, expressed as Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, of from about 23% to about 29%, said glazing unit having an Illuminant A visible light transmittance greater than 70%, a total solar energy transmittance less than about 46%, an ultraviolet radiation transmittance less than about 34%, an Illuminant C dominant wavelength from about 498 to about 525 nanometers, and a color purity from about 2% to about 4%.

A green-colored, infrared energy and ultraviolet radiation absorbing soda-lime-silica glass produced by vitrifying a batch composition having a total iron concentration above about 0.7 weight percent, said glass including as essential ingredients from about 0.51 to about 0.96 weight percent Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, from about 0.15 to about 0.33 weight percent FeO, and from about 0.2 to about 1.4 weight percent CeO.sub.2, said weight percent FeO represents a percent reduction of total iron in the batch of from about 23% to about 29%, said glass having an Illuminant C dominant wavelength of from about 498 to about 525 nanometers, and a color purity of from about 2% to about 4%.

A green-colored, infrared energy and ultraviolet radiation absorbing soda-lime-silica glass produced by vitrifying a batch composition having a total iron concentration above about 0.7 weight percent, said glass including as essential ingredients from about 0.48 to about 0.92 weight percent Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, from about 0.15 to about 0.33 weight percent FeO, from about 0.1 to about 1.3 weight percent CeO.sub.2, and from about 0.02 to about 0.85 weight percent TiO.sub.2, said weight percent FeO representing a percent reduction of total iron in the batch of from about 23% to about 29%, said glass having an Illuminant C dominant wavelength of from about 498 to about 525 nanometers, and a color purity of from about 2% to about 4%.