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INVENTION
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1976.
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body slip.
atprecisely cone_l0 down, while at, cone 9 it, is not 55 created under controlled conditions, followed by the
vitri?ed, whereas at cone -ll it'hasbegun to slump, the: I e. novel processing steps hereinafter set forth, a more
, production, problems become readily apparent because . economically produced, superior form of diopside is
v.th'ereis no practical way to achieve temperature control achieved, which eliminatesall the disadvantages of
. at precisely cone 10 throughout the cross section ofjthe 1 Kurczyk, while providing a number of additional im
?ring zone of a production kiln.,
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provements ,t-hereover.
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OBJECTS
- the frit tends to bev somewhat ,soluble. Components, a " 'v-ltisthereforeian object of this invention to provide'a
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Additive
5.0 to 20.0
upon ?ring of the body, will precipitate at least some 5 the additive being selected from one or more of the
U20
0 to 5
SrO
ZnO
0 to 5
O to 5
K20
NaZO
A1203
ZrO;
M002
0 t0 5
O to 10
0 to 12
0 to 20
0 to 2
PhD
CeO;
0 to 5
0 to 2
O to 10
CaO
1s m 25
MgO
SiOz
10 to 20
35 to so
Additive
5 to 20
0 to 3
0 to 10
workable viscosity.
EMBODIMENTS
In accordance with the present invention, a glass frit
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Percentage
CaO
MgO
3.5 to 40.3
2.6 to 26.0
22.1
18.4
SiO;
A1203
K20
NaZO
U20
30.0 to 76.3
5.0 to 12.0
0 to 2.3
0 to 4.6
0 to 0.2
46.0
9.25
1.4
2.5
0.1
65
C210
MgO
SiOg
35 to 45.0
2.5 to 30.0
30.0 to 78.0
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18.0
Feldspar
32.0
100.0
Water
37.5
Na2SiO3
As required
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KNaO.Al2O3.6SiO2.
cast into test bars having the dimensions one cm. by one
cm. by 10 cm., and measured for ?ring and total shrink
age, absorption and warpage, the results, from cone 8 to
cone ll, tabulated below in Table 1..
TABLE I,
Firing
% Firing
Temperature
Shrinkage
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,..
_' 1
i % Total '
Cone SD92
9.35%
0.62%
Cone 91710I
. 9.53%
0.03%
Cone 10011l
9.59%
Cone 110121
9.17%
Shrinkage
0.021"
>
11.85%
0.022"
12.03%
0.01%
0.030
12.09%
0.27%
0.033"
11.67%
Absorption vWarpage
arrived at as follows;
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Weight %
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time.
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'
"
Percentage Absorption ,
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"
"
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,
- Warpage
Weight %
34.0
16.0
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TABLE II-continued
Vitreous Diopside
--
1000
375
1000
375
1000
375
1000
375
30
15
15
1000
375
1000
375
1000
375
Water
prior to drying.
Modulus of Rupture
Modulus of Rupture was calculated using the stan
dard formula:
weight percent:
where
M=the modulus of rupture in pounds per square
inch;
P=the breaking load, in pounds;
SiOz
A1203
46.0
9.25
CaO
22.1
MgO
N820
K20
Impurities
18.4
2.5
1.4
0.35
100.00
Parts by Weight
34.0
16.0
12.5
32.5
95.0
Body
Compo-
Na2SiO3
ml/Kg
Initial
Aged
Aged
Aged
sition
of Slip
Visc.
1 Day
2 Days
3 Days
5
6.5
5.75
19.9
20.4
16.5
10.6
30.0
55.3
9.6
42.2
61.0
9.0
67.5
184.0
1
2
3
(#5
Spindle)
solution of Na2SiO3.
1 m1
TABLE II
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950
970
985
30
15
Flux A
Flux B
Flux C
970
985
970
30
--
1000
375
1000
375
1000
375
1000
375
Body Compositions
.7
10
11
12
13
Base Composition
970
970
970
970
970
985
970
Synthetic Diopside
30
30
15
--
--
Calcined Dolomite
l2
Lithospar
17.5
Dolomite
--
5.3
5.2
5.0
36.1
29.4
16.0
13.0
10.0
27.8
1 ml
10.3
8.1
9.1
7.2
7.25
Na2SiO3
23.8
15.3
38.3
15.3
31.8
20.2
36.4
5.75
23.9
370.4
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(#5
Spindle)
1000
375
15
Residual Glass
4
5
6
15
950
375
Water
Na2SiO3
15
8.7
21.3
1.75 ml
NagSiOg
9
10
21.5
9.3
container.
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5
5
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TABLE III-continued
Stability of Slips of Table II
Brook?eld Viscosity in Poises
Body
Nazsiog
Composition
ml/ Kg
of Slip
13
l4
5
4
Initial _
. Visc.
Aged
1 Day
Aged
2 Days
Aged
3 Days
12.2
10.9
of such categories.
Another aspect of the invention resides in balancing
sitions 3 and 8 where No. 5 Spindle was used with addi 15 the de?occulent oxides and ?occulent alkaline earths
that are gradually leached from the ?uxing glass frit
tional sodium silicate as indicated by a lower entry line
when it is added to the ceramic slip. Such balancing
for late aging periods for those compositions. Similarly,
imparts or improves slip stability, that is, it maintains the
an addedamount of sodium silicate was used for Body
more.
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from the frit, they tend to raise the viscosity and even
solidify the slip. .But if the de?occulent oxides are
late it (Body 7). Body Compositions" 10, ll, '12 and 13 all
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TABLEIV '
6 1
'8
10
ll
12
13
414
9.9
9.9
7.2
7.9
10.0
8.3
%Firing
Shrinkage
Cone 4051
Cone 5061
7.1
8.1
7.1
8.5
6.7
8.8
8.7
9.4
6.7
8.1
9.1
9.9
9.5
9.8
9.4
9.8
7.5
_ 8.4
9.6
10.2
8.8
9.7
Cone 61771
5776
8.9
9.5
8.5
10.1
10.3
9.8
- 8.2
10.4
10.3
'% Absorption
Cone 4151
Cone 5061
Cone 61371
4.8
3.5
2.7
4.0
1.8
0.8
4.1
3.3
.15
Warpage
Cone 4B5l
Cone SD61
Cone 607'
Modulus
of Rupture
061164051
Cone SD61
Cone 6B7I
Specimen cracked
3.5
2.1
0.7
3.7
3.2
2.2
1
2.8
0.8
2.8
0.8
0.3
0.3
2.9
1.0
0.2
g.
-_ 4.9
- 2.9
- 2.2
2.6
0.3
"
0.1
3.01 2.3
1.4
0.4
0.8
0.2
5.3
4.2
3.2
0.012 0.012 0.011 0.016 0.013 0.014 0.018 0.018 - 0.011 0.014 0.014 0.013
0.012 0.014 0.013 0.018 0.015 0.020 0.022 0.020 - 0.016 0.025 0.019 0.027
0.017 0.018 0.019 0.027 0.019 0.021 0.023 0.023 - 0.019 0.024 0.025 0.032
0.008
0.013
0.015
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Na'l'
011
0'10
K+
108
0'02
Ca++
136
0'03
Mg++
101
0'04
PH
109
9'9
Dlgopside
0.01
001
0,15
002
ml
Glass Flux B
0.24
0.03
0.04
0.006
8.2
vilrequs
0'02
om
0'33
0'02
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pared, for example, to that value for Body Composition 25 behavior is that of a composite. It does thicken the slip
6 which embodies the present invention. Test bodies
somewhat but nowhere nearly as badly as vitreous diop
were made from these compositions immediately from
side does. Example B contains more NazO than Exam
the slip while initial viscosity was still workable.
ple A to enhance or maintain Na+ extractability. Table
Body Compositions 7 and 8 which comprise synthetic
VI indicates that the Ca+ + extraction from Example B
diopside also contained as a result unreacted alkaline 30 into solution has indeed been drastically reduced, while
earths. Body Compositions 7 and 8 required more sothe Na+ has not been affected.
dium silicate because of the free alkaline earths present,
The glass compositions of Table V are detailed in
but once the effect of the alkaline earths was counterTable VII with respect to extraction and slip stability.
weight percent. The casting slip used was the same mix
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TABLE V
Exemgijrqynffgsjefggfii'"m
Exam p 1 e
Ego
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5::
U20
CaO
MBO
Q1
23.9
7-3
01
20.5
151
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17.1
12-6
OJ
19.5
14-5
Q1
18.5
13~7
Q1
17.5
13-0
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P205
47.3
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47.3
3.5
52.1 '
3.5
47.6
3.5
48.2
3.5
48.4
3.6
A1103
2:1
6.7
6.7
7.4
6.8
6.8
6.9
TABLE VII
Properties of Glass Fluxes of Table V
Weight Percent
Extractabilities
K+ Ca++ Mgl+
0.11
0.08
0.36
0.01
B
c
D
E
F
0.10
0.07
0.08
0.11
0.10
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.05
0.01
0.04
0.04
0.03
0.05
0.04
POISES
P5+
-
0.02
0.01
0.02
0.007
0.03
pI-I
10.9
9.9
9.4
9.8
9.6
9.6
ml Sodium
Ready for
Silicate Used ' Casting
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4.25
2.15
3.9
2.95
2.5
Condition
of Cast
15.0
12.0
13.0
13.0
12.5
12.0
14.5
13.5
13.5
14.0
13.5
15.0
14.5
14.5
15.5
16.5
22.5
16.5
19.5
220
Brittle
Brittle
Fair
Fair
Best of
Series
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a feldspathic body.
And, while the preferred embodiment hereof in 10
CaO
15 to 25
MgO
Si02
10 to 20
35 to 50
Additive
5 to 20
K20
NaZO
Li20
A1203
0 to 5
Oto l0
0 to 5
0 to 12,
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able viscosity.
2. The gl'ass frit of claim 1 in which at least 50% by
weight of said diopside precursors are converted to said
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50
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