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US 8,092,911 B2Granted
Extended firing range enamels to produce frost effects
AssigneeFerro Corporation
InventorsGeorge E. Sakoske, Michel Claus, Herve Laronze, Yvan Garnier
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Abstract
The invention provides an enamel composition that imparts a frosted appearance to glass articles such as bottles and windows while allowing a wide firing range and maintaining consistent properties such as gloss and light transmittance. The composition comprises a zinc borosilicate glass frit with one or more crystalline materials added thereto.
Claims11
A fired article comprising, prior to firing:
- a. a glass substrate,
- b. a lead-free and cadmium-free enamel frit coating excluding pigments and comprising, prior to firing,
- i. 85 to 99.9 wt % of a glass component excluding Bi2O3 and comprising
- 1. about 10 to about 15% B2O3, about 8 to about 55 wt % SiO2, about 10 to about 20% ZnO, about 8 to about 12% Na2O, about 1 to about 5% fluorine, and 0 to about 3% TiO2, and
- 2. optionally including up to 10% ZrO2, up to 7% Al2O3, up to 10% K2O, up to 12% Li2O, up to 18% Nb2O5, up to 7% CeO2, up to 10% BaO, up to 10% CaO, up to 10% SrO, up to 10% SnO, up to 10% P2O5, up to 5% MgO, up to 7% Y2O3, up to 4% MoO, up to 4% W2O3, and up to 3% sulfur,
- ii. 0.1 to 15 wt % of a crystalline component comprising at least one crystalline material selected from the group consisting of bismuth silicates, zinc silicates, bismuth titanates, zinc borates, zinc titanates, silicon zirconates, bismuth zirconates, alumino silicates, calcium silicates, and combinations thereof, in order to impart a matte effect, and
- iii. no pigment,
- wherein after being fired at a temperature of 500° C. to 700° C., the coating produces a matte-effect coated substrate having a light transmittance value at 550 nm of at least about 0.5%.
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