Glass containers with improved strength and improved damage tolerance

• US 10,023,495 B2
• Filed: 11/08/2013
• Issued: 07/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Corning Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Corning Incorporated
• Inventors: Chang, Theresa, Danielson, Paul Stephen, DeMartino, Steven Edward, Fadeev, Andrei Gennadyevich, Morena, Robert Michael, Pal, Santona, Peanasky, John Stephen, Schaut, Robert Anthony, Timmons, Christopher Lee, Venkataraman, Natesan, Verkleeren, Ronald Luce, Bookbinder, Dana Craig
• Primary Examiner(s): HIGGINS, GERARD T
• Application Number:
  US14/075,630
• Publication Number:
  US 20140151321A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,712 Days
• Field of Search: 428 351, 428 347, 428336, 428421, 428422, 428426
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/065 Rigid ampoules, e.g. glass ampoules
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/1468 Containers characterised by specific material properties
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 17/06 comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific material
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 1/0207 characterised by material, e.g. composition, physical features
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 1/0215 multilayered B65D81/3837 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 1/40 Details of walls other container details B65D23/00, B65D25/00
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 23/02 Linings or internal coatings
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 23/0814 characterised by the composition of the material
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 23/0821 consisting mainly of polymeric materials B65D23/0828 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 25/14 Linings or internal coatings of containers made by folding or erecting blanks made of paper B65D5/56 ; linings for domestic water storage heaters F24H1/183
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 25/34 Coverings or external coatings of containers made by folding or erecting blanks made of paper B65D5/62; for bottles or jars B65D23/08; wrappers B65D65/00
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 65/42 Applications of coated or impregnated materials
• CPC Class Codes: C03B 23/04 Re-forming tubes or rods
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 15/02 for making a smooth surface
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/005 Coating the outside
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/22 with other inorganic material C03C17/34, C03C17/44 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/30 with silicon-containing compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/32 with synthetic or natural resins C03C17/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/3405 with at least two coatings of organic materials C03C17/36, C03C17/42 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/42 at least one coating of an organic material and at least one non-metal coating
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 21/002 : to perform ion-exchange between alkali ions C03C21/005 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 2217/78 : Coatings specially designed to be durable, e.g. scratch-resistant
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 2218/111 : by dipping, immersion
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 179/08 : Polyimides; Polyester-imides; Polyamide-imides; Polyamide acids or similar polyimide precursors
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/13 : Hollow or container type article [e.g., tube, vase, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/131 : Glass, ceramic, or sintered, fused, fired, or calcined metal oxide or metal carbide containing [e.g., porcelain, brick, cement, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1317 : Multilayer [continuous layer]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24802 : Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond [e.g., artwork, printing, retouched photograph, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/315 : Surface modified glass [e.g., tempered, strengthened, etc.]

Abstract

The glass containers described herein have at least two performance attributes selected from resistance to delamination, improved strength, and increased damage resistance. In one embodiment, a glass container may include a body having an inner surface, an outer surface and a wall thickness extending between the outer surface and the inner surface. A compressively stressed layer may extend from the outer surface of the body into the wall thickness. The compressively stressed layer may have a surface compressive stress greater than or equal to 150 MPa. A lubricous coating may be positioned around at least a portion of the outer surface of the body. The outer surface of the body with the lubricous coating may have a coefficient of friction less than or equal to 0.7.

Claims

1. A glass container comprising:

a body enclosing an interior volume and having an inner surface, an outer surface and a wall thickness extending between the outer surface and the inner surface;

a compressively stressed layer extending from the outer surface of the body into the wall thickness; and

a lubricous coating positioned around at least a portion of the outer surface of the body, wherein the lubricous coating is an organic coating that is thermally stable at a temperature of at least about 250°

C. and the outer surface of the body with the lubricous coating has a coefficient of friction less than or equal to 0.7, wherein

the body comprises laminated glass, and

the lubricous coating comprises a polymer chemical composition.

2. The glass container of claim 1, wherein the compressively stressed layer has a surface compressive stress of greater than or equal to 200 MPa.

3. The glass container of claim 1, wherein the compressively stressed layer has a surface compressive stress of greater than or equal to 300 MPa.

4. The glass container of claim 1, wherein the compressively stressed layer extends to a depth of layer greater than or equal to 3 μ

m.

5. The glass container of claim 1, wherein the compressively stressed layer extends to a depth of layer greater than or equal to 25 μ

m.

6. The glass container of claim 1, wherein the body is ion-exchange strengthened.

7. The glass container of claim 1, wherein the body is high-temperature ion-exchange strengthened.

8. The glass container of claim 1, wherein the laminated glass comprises:

a core layer having a core coefficient of thermal expansion CTE_core; and

at least one cladding layer fused to the core layer and having a second coefficient of thermal expansion CTE_clad, wherein CTE_core is not equal to CTE_clad.

9. The glass container of claim 8, wherein:

the at least one cladding layer comprises a first cladding layer and a second cladding layer;

the first cladding layer is fused to a first surface of the core layer and the second cladding layer is fused to a second surface of the core layer; and

CTE_core is greater than CTE_clad.

10. The glass container of claim 8, wherein the compressively stressed layer extends into the wall thickness to a depth of layer which is from about 1 μ

m to about 90% of the wall thickness.

11. The glass container of claim 8, wherein the compressively stressed layer extends into the wall thickness to a depth of layer which is from about 1 μ

m to about 33% of the wall thickness.

12. The glass container of claim 8, wherein the at least one cladding layer forms the inner surface of the body.

13. The glass container of claim 1 further comprising an inorganic coating positioned on at least a portion of the outer surface of the body, wherein the inorganic coating has a coefficient of thermal expansion which is less than a coefficient of thermal expansion of the body.

14. The glass container of claim 1, wherein the lubricous coating is thermally stable at the temperature of at least about 250°

C. for 30 minutes.

15. The glass container of claim 1, wherein the lubricous coating is thermally stable at a temperature of at least about 260°

C. for 30 minutes.

16. The glass container of claim 1, wherein the lubricous coating is thermally stable at a temperature of at least about 280°

C. for 30 minutes.

17. The glass container of claim 1, wherein the lubricous coating comprises a tenacious organic coating that has a mass loss of less than about 5% of its mass when heated from a temperature of 150°

C. to 350°

C. at a ramp rate of about 10°

C./minute.

18. The glass container of claim 17, wherein the tenacious organic coating further comprises a coupling agent.

19. The glass container of claim 1, wherein the lubricous coating is an organic transient coating that pyrolizes at temperatures less than or equal to 300°

C. in less than or equal to 1 hour.

20. The glass container of claim 19, wherein the lubricous coating comprises a mixture of polyoxyethylene glycol, methacrylate resin, melamine formaldehyde resin, and polyvinyl alcohol.

21. The glass container of claim 19, wherein the lubricous coating comprises one or more polysaccharides.

22. The glass container of claim 19, wherein the lubricous coating comprises polyacrylic acid or a derivative of polyacrylic acid.

23. The glass container of claim 1, wherein a light transmission through the glass container with the lubricous coating is greater than or equal to about 55% of a light transmission through an uncoated glass container for wavelengths of light from about 400 nm to about 700 nm.

24. The glass container of claim 1, wherein the lubricous coating comprises a member selected from the group consisting of a mixture of polyoxyethylene glycol, methacrylate resin, melamine formaldehyde resin, and polyvinyl alcohol;

polysaccharides;

poly(ethylene oxides);

poly (propylene oxides);

ethylene oxide-propylene oxide copolymers;

polyvinyl-pyrolidinones;

polyethyleneimines;

poly(methyl vinyl ethers);

polyacrylamides;

polymethacrylamides;

polyurethanes;

poly(vinylacetates);

polyvinyl formals;

polyformaldehydes;

poly(alkyl methacrylates);

methyl celluloses;

ethyl celluloses;

hydroxyethyl celluloses;

hydroxypropyl celluloses;

sodium carboxymethyl celluloses;

methyl hydroxypropyl celluloses;

poly (acrylic acids) and salts thereof;

poly(methacrylic acids) and salts thereof;

ethylene-maleic anhydride copolymers;

ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers;

ethylene-acrylic acid copolymers;

vinyl acetate-vinyl alcohol copolymers;

methyl vinyl ether-maleic anhydride copolymers;

emulsifiable polyurethanes;

polyoxyethylene stearates; and

polyolefins including polyethylenes;

polypropylenes and copolymers thereof;

starches and modified starches;

hydrocolloids;

polyacryloamide;

vegetable and animal fats;

wax;

tallow;

soap;

stearine-paraffin emulsions;

polysiloxanes of dimethyl or diphenyl or methyl/phenyl mixtures;

perfluorinated siloxanes and other substituted siloxanes;

alkylsilanes;

aromatic silanes;

oxidized polyethylene;

polymer chemical compositions;

polyimide chemical compositions;

fluoropolymers;

silicone resins; and

silsesquioxane-based polymers.

25. A glass container comprising:

a body enclosing an interior volume and having an inner surface, an outer surface and a wall thickness extending between the outer surface and the inner surface, wherein the body is formed from a Type 1, Class B glass according to ASTM Standard E438-92 (2011);

a compressively stressed layer extending from the outer surface of the body into the wall thickness, the compressively stressed layer having a surface compressive stress greater than or equal to 150 MPa; and

a lubricous coating positioned around at least a portion of the outer surface of the body, wherein the lubricous coating is a tenacious inorganic coating selected from the group consisting of metal nitride coatings, metal sulfide coatings, SiO₂, diamond-like carbide coatings, graphene coatings and carbide coatings and the outer surface of the body with the lubricous coating has a coefficient of friction less than or equal to 0.7.

26. The glass container of claim 25, wherein the lubricous coating is thermally stable at a temperature of at least about 250°

C. for 30 minutes.

27. The glass container of claim 25, wherein the lubricous coating is thermally stable at a temperature of at least about 260°

C. for 30 minutes.

28. The glass container of claim 25, wherein the lubricous coating is thermally stable at a temperature of at least about 280°

C. for 30 minutes.

29. A glass container comprising:

a body enclosing an interior volume and having an inner surface, an outer surface and a wall thickness extending between the outer surface and the inner surface;

a compressively stressed layer extending from the outer surface of the body into the wall thickness, the compressively stressed layer extending to a depth of layer greater than or equal to 3 μ

m; and

a lubricous coating positioned around at least a portion of the outer surface of the body, wherein the lubricous coating is an organic coating that is thermally stable at a temperature of at least about 250°

C. and the outer surface of the body with the lubricous coating has a coefficient of friction less than or equal to 0.7, wherein

the body comprises laminated glass, and

the lubricous coating comprises a polymer chemical composition.

30. The glass container of claim 29, wherein the lubricous coating comprises a member selected from the group consisting of a mixture of polyoxyethylene glycol, methacrylate resin, melamine formaldehyde resin, and polyvinyl alcohol;

polysaccharides;

poly(ethylene oxides);

poly (propylene oxides);

ethylene oxide-propylene oxide copolymers;

polyvinyl-pyrolidinones;

polyethyleneimines;

poly(methyl vinyl ethers);

polyacrylamides;

polymethacrylamides;

polyurethanes;

poly(vinylacetates);

polyvinyl formals;

polyformaldehydes;

poly(alkyl methacrylates);

methyl celluloses;

ethyl celluloses;

hydroxyethyl celluloses;

hydroxypropyl celluloses;

sodium carboxymethyl celluloses;

methyl hydroxypropyl celluloses;

poly (acrylic acids) and salts thereof;

poly(methacrylic acids) and salts thereof;

ethylene-maleic anhydride copolymers;

ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers;

ethylene-acrylic acid copolymers;

vinyl acetate-vinyl alcohol copolymers;

methyl vinyl ether-maleic anhydride copolymers;

emulsifiable polyurethanes;

polyoxyethylene stearates; and

polyolefins including polyethylenes;

polypropylenes and copolymers thereof;

starches and modified starches;

hydrocolloids;

polyacryloamide;

vegetable and animal fats;

wax;

tallow;

soap;

stearine-paraffin emulsions;

polysiloxanes of dimethyl or diphenyl or methyl/phenyl mixtures;

perfluorinated siloxanes and other substituted siloxanes;

alkylsilanes;

aromatic silanes;

oxidized polyethylene;

polymer chemical compositions;

polyimide chemical compositions;

fluoropolymers;

silicone resins; and

silsesquioxane-based polymers.