阅读说明：本技术 无碱玻璃板 (Alkali-free glass plate ) 是由 虫明笃 齐藤敦己 于 2019-09-25 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明的无碱玻璃板的特征在于,作为玻璃组成,以摩尔％计含有SiO-2 55～80％、Al-2O-3 10～25％、B-2O-3 0～4％、MgO 0～30％、CaO 0～25％、SrO 0～15％、BaO 0～15％、ZnO 0～5％、Y-2O-3+La-2O-3 0％以上且低于1.0％,且实质上不含碱金属氧化物,所述无碱玻璃板的应变点为750℃以上。(The alkali-free glass plate of the present invention is characterized by containing SiO in mol% as a glass composition 2 55～80％、Al 2 O 3 10～25％、B 2 O 3 0～4％、MgO 0～30％、CaO 0～25％、SrO 0～15％、BaO 0～15％、ZnO 0～5％、Y 2 O 3 +La 2 O 3 More than 0% and less than 1.0%And substantially no alkali metal oxide, and the alkali-free glass plate has a strain point of 750 ℃ or higher.)

1. An alkali-free glass plate characterized by containing SiO in mol% as a glass composition₂ 55％～80％、Al₂O₃ 10％～25％、B₂O₃ 0％～4％、MgO 0％～30％、CaO 0％～25％、SrO 0％～15％、BaO 0％～15％、ZnO 0％～5％、Y2O₃+La₂O₃0% or more and less than 1.0%, and substantially not containing an alkali metal oxide, wherein the alkali-free glass plate has a strain point of 750 ℃ or more.

2. The alkali-free glass sheet according to claim 1, wherein [ SiO ] is satisfied₂]+14×[Al₂O₃]-15×[B₂O₃]+6×[MgO]+[CaO]+14×[SrO]+16×[BaO]Not less than 360 mol%.

3. The alkali-free glass sheet as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein 17.8 × [ SiO ] is satisfied₂]+23.1×[Al₂O₃]+3.7×[B₂O₃]+12.9×[MgO]+14.1×[CaO]+15.5×[SrO]+15.0×[BaO]+7.2×[ZnO]Not less than 1786 mol%.

4. The alkali-free glass sheet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the Rh content is 0.1 to 3 mass ppm.

5. The alkali-free glass sheet according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the Young's modulus of the alkali-free glass sheet is 82GPa or more.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an alkali-free glass plate, and more particularly to an alkali-free glass plate suitable as a carrier glass for holding a substrate for forming a TFT circuit or a resin substrate for forming a TFT circuit in a flat panel display such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display.

Background

As is well known, a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL panel includes a Thin Film Transistor (TFT) for driving control.

As a thin film transistor for driving a display, amorphous silicon, low-temperature polysilicon, high-temperature polysilicon, and the like are known. In recent years, with the spread of large-sized liquid crystal displays, smart phones, tablet PCs, and the like, there is an increasing demand for higher resolution displays. The low-temperature polysilicon TFT can meet the requirement, but a high-temperature film forming process at 500-600 ℃ is required. However, in the conventional glass plate, the thermal shrinkage amount becomes large before and after the high-temperature film forming process, and thus, the pattern of the thin film transistor is shifted. Therefore, a glass plate with low thermal shrinkage is required for high resolution of a display. In recent years, further improvement in definition of a display has been studied, and in this case, it is required to further reduce thermal shrinkage of a glass plate.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese patent No. 5769617

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

As methods for reducing the thermal shrinkage of the glass sheet, two methods are mainly used. The first method is a method of annealing a glass plate held at a temperature near the heat treatment temperature of the film forming process in advance. In this method, the glass undergoes structural relaxation during annealing and shrinks, and therefore the amount of thermal shrinkage in the subsequent high-temperature film forming process can be suppressed. However, this method increases the number of manufacturing steps and the manufacturing time, and thus the manufacturing cost of the glass sheet increases.

The second method is a method of increasing the strain point of a glass sheet. The overflow downdraw process typically cools from the melting temperature to the forming temperature in a relatively short period of time. Due to this influence, the virtual temperature of the glass sheet becomes high, and the thermal shrinkage of the glass sheet becomes large. Therefore, if the strain point of the glass plate is increased, the viscosity of the glass plate at the heat treatment temperature of the film formation process increases, and the structure becomes less likely to be relaxed. As a result, thermal shrinkage of the glass sheet can be suppressed. Further, the higher the heat treatment temperature in the film forming process, the greater the effect of increasing the strain point in reducing the thermal shrinkage. Therefore, in the case of a low-temperature polysilicon TFT, it is preferable to increase the strain point of the glass plate as much as possible.

Patent document 1 discloses a composition containing Y₂O₃And/or La₂O₃High strain point glass. However, Y₂O₃And La₂O₃Since rare earth elements are used, the raw material cost is high, and the production cost of the glass plate is increased.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an alkali-free glass plate having a high strain point and capable of reducing the production cost.

Means for solving the problems

The inventors of the present application have conducted intensive studies and as a result have found that the above technical problems can be solved by strictly controlling the contents of the respective components and controlling the strain point to be a predetermined value or more, and have proposed the present invention. That is, the alkali-free glass plate of the present invention is characterized by containing SiO in mol% as a glass composition₂ 55～80％、Al₂O₃ 10～25％、B₂O₃ 0～4％、MgO 0～30％、CaO 0～25％、SrO 0～15％、BaO 0～15％、ZnO 0～5％、Y₂O₃+La₂O₃0% or more and less than 1.0%, and substantially not containing an alkali metal oxide, wherein the alkali-free glass plate has a strain point of 750 ℃ or more. Here, "Y₂O₃+La₂O₃"means Y₂O₃And La₂O₃The total amount of (a) and (b). "substantially free of alkali metal oxide" means an alkali metal oxide (Li) in the glass composition₂O、Na₂O、K₂O) content is less than 0.5 mol%. The "strain point" is a value measured by the method of ASTM C336.

Further, the alkali-free glass plate of the present invention preferably satisfies [ SiO ]₂]+14×[Al₂O₃]-15×[B₂O₃]+6×[MgO]+[CaO]+14×[SrO]+16×[BaO]Not less than 360 mol%. Here, [ SiO ]₂]Refers to SiO₂In mol% [ SiO ]₂]Refers to SiO₂In mol% of [ Al ]₂O₃]Means Al₂O₃In mol% [ B ]₂O₃]Means B₂O₃In mol% [ MgO ]]Means the molar% content of MgO, [ CaO ]]Means the mol% content of CaO, [ SrO ]]Means the mol% content of SrO, [ BaO ]]Refers to the mole% content of BaO.

Further, the alkali-free glass plate of the present invention preferably satisfies 17.8 × [ SiO ]₂]+23.1×[Al₂O₃]+3.7×[B₂O₃]+12.9×[MgO]+14.1×[CaO]+15.5×[SrO]+15.0×[BaO]+7.2×[ZnO]Not less than 1786 mol%.

In addition, the alkali-free glass plate of the present invention preferably has a Rh content of 0.1 to 3 mass ppm. Here, "Rh" includes not only Rh but also RhO₂、Rh₂O₃，RhO₂、Rh₂O₃Expressed in terms of Rh.

Further, the Young's modulus of the alkali-free glass plate of the present invention is preferably 82GPa or more. Here, the "young's modulus" can be measured by a bending resonance method.

Detailed Description

The alkali-free glass plate of the present invention is characterized by containing SiO in mol% as a glass composition₂ 55～80％、Al₂O₃ 10～25％、B₂O₃ 0～4％、MgO 0～30％、CaO 0～25％、SrO 0～15％、BaO 0～15％、ZnO 0～5％、Y₂O₃+La₂O₃0% or more and less than 1.0%, and substantially not containing an alkali metal oxide. The reason why the contents of the respective components are limited as described above is shown below. In the description of the content of each component, the expression% means mol% unless otherwise specified.

SiO₂The component for forming the glass skeleton is a component for increasing the strain point. Thus, SiO₂The content of (b) is preferably 55% or more, 60% or more, 63% or more, 65% or more, 67% or more, particularly 68% or more. On the other hand, if SiO₂When the content (b) is too large, the high-temperature viscosity increases and the meltability tends to decrease. Thus, SiO₂The content of (b) is preferably 80% or less, 78% or less, 75% or less, 74% or less, 73% or less, particularly 72% or less.

Al₂O₃The component forming the glass skeleton is a component for increasing the strain point, and is a component for suppressing phase separation. Thus, Al₂O₃The content of (b) is preferably 10% or more, 10.5% or more, 11% or more, 11.5% or more, particularly 12% or more. On the other hand, if Al₂O₃When the content (b) is too large, the high-temperature viscosity increases and the meltability tends to decrease. Thus, Al₂O₃The content of (b) is preferably 25% or less, 22% or less, 20% or less, 18% or less, 16% or less, 15% or less, particularly 14% or less.

SiO₂With Al₂O₃The total amount of (b) is preferably 70% or more, 75% or more, 80% or more, 81% or more, 82% or more, 83% or more, 84% or more, particularly 85% or more. If SiO₂With Al₂O₃If the total amount of (2) is too small, the strain point is liable to be lowered. On the other hand, if SiO₂With Al₂O₃When the total amount of (A) is too large, the high-temperature viscosity becomes high and the meltability tends to be low. Thus, SiO₂With Al₂O₃The total amount of (b) is preferably 90% or less, 89% or less, 88% or less, 87% or less, particularly 86% or less.

B₂O₃Is an optional component, but if it is introduced in a small amount, the meltability is improved. Thus, B₂O₃The content of (b) is preferably 0.01% or more, 0.1% or more, 0.2% or more, 0.3% or more, 0.4% or more, particularly 0.5% or more. On the other hand, if B₂O₃If the content of (A) is too large, the strain point is greatly lowered, or the beta-OH content is greatly loweredAnd (4) increasing. As will be described in detail later, when the amount of beta-OH increases, the thermal shrinkage increases. Thus, B₂O₃The content of (b) is preferably 4% or less, 3.5% or less, 3% or less, 2.5% or less, 2% or less, 1.5% or less, particularly 1% or less.

MgO is a component that reduces high-temperature viscosity and improves meltability, and is a component that improves devitrification resistance by balancing with other components. Further, from the viewpoint of mechanical properties, the composition is a component for remarkably improving the young's modulus. Accordingly, the content of MgO is preferably 0% or more, 0.5% or more, 1% or more, 1.5% or more, and particularly 2% or more. On the other hand, if the content of MgO is too large, the strain point tends to be lowered, or the composition is not balanced with other components, and the devitrification tendency becomes strong. Accordingly, the content of MgO is preferably 30% or less, 15% or less, 10% or less, 9% or less, 8% or less, 7.5% or less, 7% or less, 6.5% or less, and particularly 6% or less.

CaO is a component that reduces high-temperature viscosity to improve meltability, and is a component that improves devitrification resistance by balancing with other components. Accordingly, the content of CaO is preferably 0% or more, 0.5% or more, 1% or more, 1.5% or more, particularly 2% or more. On the other hand, if the content of CaO is too large, the strain point is easily lowered. Accordingly, the content of CaO is preferably 25% or less, 15% or less, 10% or less, 9% or less, 8% or less, 7.5% or less, 7% or less, 6.5% or less, and particularly 6% or less.

SrO is a component that reduces high-temperature viscosity and improves meltability, and is a component that improves devitrification resistance by balancing with other components. Accordingly, the SrO content is preferably 0% or more, 0.5% or more, 1% or more, 1.5% or more, and particularly 2% or more. On the other hand, if the SrO content is too large, the strain point is likely to decrease. Accordingly, the SrO content is preferably 15% or less, 10% or less, 9% or less, 8% or less, 7% or less, 6% or less, 5% or less, and particularly 4% or less.

BaO is a component that reduces high-temperature viscosity and improves meltability, and is a component that improves devitrification resistance by balancing with other components. Accordingly, the content of BaO is preferably 0% or more, 0.5% or more, 1% or more, 1.5% or more, 2% or more, 2.5% or more, and particularly 3% or more. On the other hand, if the content of BaO is too large, the strain point is likely to decrease. Accordingly, the SrO content is preferably 15% or less, 10% or less, 9% or less, 8% or less, 7.5% or less, 7% or less, 6.5% or less, and particularly 6% or less.

The total amount of SrO and BaO is preferably 0% or more, 2% or more, 3% or more, 4% or more, and particularly 5% or more. If the total amount of SrO and BaO is too small, the meltability tends to decrease. On the other hand, if the total amount of SrO and BaO is too large, the compositional balance of the glass composition is impaired, and the devitrification resistance is likely to decrease. Accordingly, the total amount of SrO and BaO is preferably 20% or less, 16% or less, 14% or less, 12% or less, 10% or less, 9% or less, and particularly 8% or less.

The total amount of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO is preferably 9.9% or more, 12% or more, 12.5% or more, 13% or more, 13.5% or more, and particularly 14% or more. If the total amount of MgO, CaO, SrO, and BaO is too small, the meltability tends to decrease. On the other hand, if the total amount of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO is too large, the strain point decreases, the component balance of the glass composition is impaired, and the devitrification resistance tends to decrease. Accordingly, the total amount of MgO, CaO, SrO, and BaO is preferably 25% or less, 20% or less, 16% or less, 15.5% or less, 15% or less, 14.5% or less, and particularly 14% or less.

Mol% ratio [ B₂O₃]/([SrO]+[BaO]) Preferably 0 to 0.5, 0 to 0.45, 0 to 0.4, 0 to 0.35, 0.01 to 0.3, 0.05 to 0.25, especially 0.1 to 0.2. In a molar% ratio [ B ]₂O₃]/([SrO]+[BaO]) Outside the above range, the glass system of the present invention is unbalanced in the respective components, and the devitrification resistance is liable to be lowered. Note that "[ B ]₂O₃]/([SrO]+[BaO]) "means B₂O₃Is divided by the total amount of SrO and BaO.

[SiO₂]+14×[Al₂O₃]-15×[B₂O₃]+6×[MgO]+[CaO]+14×[SrO]+16×[BaO]Preferably 300% or more, 330% or more, 350% or more, 360% or more, 370% or more, 380% or more, 390% or more, 400% or more, 410% or more, 420% or more, 430% or more. If [ SiO ]₂]+14×[Al₂O₃]-15×[B₂O₃]+6×[MgO]+[CaO]+14×[SrO]+16×[BaO]If the amount is too small, it becomes difficult to achieve a high strain point, a high Young's modulus, and high resistance to devitrification.

17.8×[SiO₂]+23.1×[Al₂O₃]+3.7×[B₂O₃]+12.9×[MgO]+14.1×[CaO]+15.5×[SrO]+15.0×[BaO]+7.2×[ZnO]Preferably 1740% or more, 1750% or more, 1760% or more, 1770% or more, 1780% or more, and particularly 1786% or more. If 17.8 × [ SiO ]₂]+23.1×[Al₂O₃]+3.7×[B₂O₃]+12.9×[MgO]+14.1×[CaO]+15.5×[SrO]+15.0×[BaO]+7.2×[ZnO]If the amount is too large, the glass sheet tends to shrink greatly.

[Al₂O₃]+[B₂O₃]-[CaO]-[SrO]-[BaO]Preferably 0% or more, 0.1% or more, particularly 1.0% or more. If [ Al ]₂O₃]+[B₂O₃]-[CaO]-[SrO]-[BaO]If the amount is too small, the amount of non-crosslinked oxygen in the glass increases, and structural unevenness is likely to occur, so that the glass sheet is likely to thermally shrink in a high-temperature film forming process. On the other hand, [ Al ]₂O₃]+[B₂O₃]-[CaO]-[SrO]-[BaO]If the amount is too large, the melting load increases, or the devitrification resistance decreases, so that the production cost of the glass sheet tends to increase. Thus, [ Al ]₂O₃]+[B₂O₃]-[CaO]-[SrO]-[BaO]Preferably 10.0% or less, 6.0% or less, 5.0% or less, 4.5% or less, 4.0% or less, 3.0% or less, and particularly 2.0% or less.

Y₂O₃The content of the component is too large, which tends to increase the density and the raw material cost. Thus, Y₂O₃The content of (B) is preferably 0 to 0.8%, 0 to 0.7%, 0 to 0.5%, 0 to 0.2%, particularly 0 to 0.1%.

La₂O₃The content of the component is too large, which tends to increase the density and the raw material cost. Thus, La₂O₃The content of (B) is preferably 0 to 0.8%, 0 to 0.7%, 0 to 0.5%, 0 to 0.2%, particularly 0 to 0.1%.

Y₂O₃And La₂O₃The total amount of (A) is preferably 0% or more and less than 1.0%, 0 to 0.8%, 0 to 0.7%, 0 to 0.5%, 0 to 0.2%, particularly 0 to 0.1%. However, if Y₂O₃And La₂O₃When the total amount of (A) is too large, the density and the raw material cost are liable to increase.

The alkali-free glass sheet of the present invention may contain the following components in addition to the above components in the glass composition.

ZnO is a component for improving the meltability, but when ZnO is contained in a large amount, the glass is easily devitrified, and the strain point is easily lowered. The content of ZnO is preferably 0 to 5%, 0 to 3%, 0 to 0.5%, 0 to 0.3%, particularly 0 to 0.2%.

P₂O₅A component whose liquid phase temperature is significantly lowered for devitrifying and crystallizing Al while maintaining the strain point, but if P is contained in a large amount₂O₅The Young's modulus decreases or phase separation of the glass occurs. In addition, P diffuses from the glass and may affect the performance of the TFT. Thus, P₂O₅The content of (B) is preferably 0 to 1.5%, 0 to 1.2%, 0 to 1%, particularly 0 to 0.5%.

TiO₂A component for lowering high-temperature viscosity and improving meltability and a component for suppressing solarization, but if TiO is contained in a large amount₂The glass is colored, and the transmittance is liable to decrease. Thus, TiO₂The content of (B) is preferably 0 to 500 mass ppm, 0.1 to 100 mass ppm, 0.1 to 50 mass ppm, 0.5 to 30 mass ppm, 1 to 20 mass ppm, 3 to 15 mass ppm, particularly 5 to 10 mass ppm.

SnO₂The component has a good clarifying action in a high temperature region, a component for increasing the strain point, and a component for reducing the high temperature viscosity. SnO₂The content of (B) is preferably 0 to 1%, 0.001 to 1%, 0.05 to 0.5%, particularly 0.08 to 0.2%. If SnO₂When the content of (A) is too large, SnO₂The devitrified crystals of (2) are liable to precipitate. If SnO is required₂The content of (b) is less than 0.001%, it becomes difficult to enjoy the above-described effects.

SnO₂Suitable as fining agents, SnO may be used as long as the glass properties are not significantly impaired₂Other clarifying agents. Specifically, As may be added in a total amount of, for example, 0.5%₂O₃、Sb₂O₃、CeO₂、F₂、Cl₂、SO₃And C, metal powder such as Al and Si may be added in an amount of up to 0.5% in total.

As₂O₃And Sb₂O₃Is excellent, but it is preferable not to introduce the compound as much as possible from the viewpoint of environment. Further, if the glass contains As in a large amount₂O₃Since the resistance to solarization tends to decrease, the content thereof is preferably 1000 mass ppm or less, 100 mass ppm or less, particularly less than 30 mass ppm. In addition, Sb₂O₃The content of (B) is preferably 1000 mass ppm or less, 100 mass ppm or less, particularly less than 30 mass ppm.

Cl has an effect of promoting melting of the alkali-free glass, and when Cl is added, the melting temperature can be lowered and the action of a refining agent can be promoted, so that the melting cost can be reduced and the life of the glass manufacturing furnace can be prolonged. However, if the Cl content is too large, the strain point decreases. Accordingly, the Cl content is preferably 0.5% or less, particularly 0.1% or less. As a raw material for introducing Cl, a chloride of an alkaline earth metal oxide such as strontium chloride, aluminum chloride, or the like can be used.

Rh is a component contained in a melting apparatus, and is a component eluted into a glass material when glass is melted at a high temperature. On the other hand, Rh is when it is reacted with SnO₂There are components that color the glass. The preferable content of Rh is 0 to 3 mass ppm, 0.1 to 3 mass ppm, 0.2 to 2.5 mass ppm,0.3 to 2 mass ppm, 0.4 to 1.5 mass ppm, particularly 0.5 to 1 mass ppm. When the melting temperature is lowered, the Rh content is likely to be lowered.

Ir is a component having higher heat resistance than Pt or a Pt — Rh alloy and capable of reducing foaming of the molten glass at the interface with the molten glass. Ir is a component contained in the melting apparatus, and is a component that is eluted into the glass material when the glass is melted at a high temperature. On the other hand, if the amount of Ir eluted increases, there is a possibility that Ir may precipitate as foreign matter in the glass. Therefore, the content of Ir is preferably 0 to 10 mass ppm, 0.01 to 10 mass ppm, 0.02 to 5 mass ppm, 0.03 to 3 mass ppm, 0.04 to 2 mass ppm, particularly 0.05 to 1 mass ppm. In addition, "Ir" includes not only Ir but also IrO₂、Ir₂O₃，IrO₂、Ir₂O₃Expressed in terms of Ir.

Molybdenum is a component used for an electrode in a melting process, and is MoO when glass is melted at a high temperature₃The components in the form of (1) are dissolved into the glass material. MoO₃The content of (B) is preferably 0 to 50 mass ppm, 1 to 50 mass ppm, 3 to 40 mass ppm, 5 to 30 mass ppm, 5 to 25 mass ppm, particularly 5 to 20 mass ppm. It is to be noted that if MoO₃When the content of (b) is too small, it becomes difficult to perform electric heating of the molten glass by the heating electrode, and thus it becomes difficult to reduce β -OH.

ZrO₂The component contained in the refractory in the melting step is a component that is eluted into the glass material when the glass is melted at a high temperature. In addition, ZrO₂The components for improving the liquid phase temperature and the weather resistance. On the other hand, in the case of ZrO₂If the content of (b) is excessively reduced, an expensive refractory needs to be used in the melting step, and the production cost of the glass sheet may be increased. Thereby, ZrO₂The content of (B) is preferably 0 to 2000 mass ppm, 500 to 2000 mass ppm, 550 to 1500 mass ppm, particularly 600 to 1200 mass ppm.

Fe₂O₃A component mixed as a raw material impurity, a component for lowering resistivity。Fe₂O₃The content of (B) is preferably 50 to 300 mass ppm, 80 to 250 mass ppm, particularly 100 to 200 mass ppm. If Fe₂O₃If the content of (b) is too small, the raw material cost tends to increase. On the other hand, if Fe₂O₃When the content of (b) is too large, the resistivity of the molten glass increases, and it becomes difficult to perform electric melting.

The alkali-free glass sheet of the present invention does not substantially contain an alkali metal oxide, but is not excluded from being mixed as an inevitable impurity. The content of alkali metal oxide (Li) in the case where alkali metal oxide is mixed as an inevitable impurity₂O、Na₂O and K₂The total amount of O) is preferably 10 to 1000 mass ppm, 30 to 600 mass ppm, 50 to 300 mass ppm, 70 to 200 mass ppm, particularly 80 to 150 mass ppm. In particular, Na₂The content of O is preferably 30 to 600 mass ppm, 50 to 300 mass ppm, 70 to 200 mass ppm, particularly 80 to 150 mass ppm. If the content of the alkali metal oxide is too small, the use of a high-purity raw material is indispensable, and the batch cost rises. In addition, the conductivity becomes too low, and electric melting becomes difficult. On the other hand, if the content of the alkali metal oxide is too large, alkali ions may diffuse into the semiconductor film in the heat treatment step.

The alkali-free glass sheet of the present invention preferably has the following characteristics.

The thermal expansion coefficient is preferably 46X 10^-742X 10 ℃ C. or lower^-740X 10 ℃ C. or lower^-738X 10 ℃ below/° C^-7Lower than/° C, particularly 26X 10^-736X 10 at a temperature of 36℃ or higher^-7Below/° c. If the thermal expansion coefficient is too high, local dimensional changes tend to occur in the glass plate due to temperature variations in the high-temperature film formation process.

The density is preferably 2.80g/cm³2.75g/cm below³2.70g/cm or less³2.65g/cm below³2.60g/cm below³2.55g/cm below³Below, particularly 2.45 to 2.50g/cm³. If the density is too high, the amount of deflection of the glass plate tends to increase, and therefore, the glass plate is used in a display manufacturing process or the likeBecomes prone to promote pattern shift due to stress.

The strain point is 750 ℃ or more, preferably 760 ℃ or more, 765 ℃ or more, 770 ℃ or more, 775 ℃ or more, 780 ℃ or more, 785 ℃ or more, 790 ℃ or more, 795 ℃ or more, 800 ℃ or more. If the strain point is too low, the glass sheet tends to thermally shrink during the high-temperature film formation process.

The annealing point is preferably 800 ℃ or higher, 805 ℃ or higher, 810 ℃ or higher, 820 ℃ or higher, 830 ℃ or higher, 840 ℃ or higher, particularly 850 ℃ or higher. If the annealing point is too low, the glass sheet tends to thermally shrink in the high-temperature film forming process.

The softening point is preferably 1040 ℃ or higher, 1060 ℃ or higher, 1080 ℃ or higher, particularly 1100 ℃ or higher. If the softening point is too low, the glass sheet tends to thermally shrink in the high-temperature film forming process.

High temperature viscosity 10^2.5The temperature at dPa · s is preferably 1750 ℃ or lower, 1720 ℃ or lower, 1700 ℃ or lower, 1690 ℃ or lower, 1680 ℃ or lower, particularly 1670 ℃ or lower. If 10^2.5When the temperature at dpas is high, the meltability and the clarity are easily reduced, and the production cost of the glass sheet increases.

The Young's modulus is preferably 80GPa or more, 81GPa or more, 82GPa or more, particularly 83GPa or more. If the young's modulus is too low, the amount of deflection of the glass plate tends to increase, and thus pattern shift due to stress tends to be promoted in a manufacturing process of a display or the like.

The specific Young's modulus is preferably 30GPa/g cm^-3Above 31GPa/g cm^-3Above 32GPa/g cm^-3Above, especially 33GPa/g cm^-3The above. If the young's modulus is too low, the amount of deflection of the glass plate tends to increase, and thus pattern shift due to stress tends to be promoted in a manufacturing process of a display or the like.

beta-OH is an index indicating the amount of water in the glass, and when beta-OH is decreased, the strain point can be increased. Even when the glass composition is the same, the smaller the β — OH is, the smaller the thermal shrinkage rate at a temperature equal to or lower than the strain point becomes. The beta-OH is preferably 0.30/mm or less, 0.25/mm or less, 0.20/mm or less, 0.15/mm or less, particularly 0.10/mm or less. If β -OH is too small, the meltability tends to be low. Thus, the beta-OH is preferably 0.01/mm or more, particularly 0.03/mm or more.

The method for reducing β -OH includes the following methods. (1) Selecting raw materials with low water content. (2) Adding components (Cl, SO) for reducing beta-OH to glass₃Etc.). (3) The moisture content in the furnace atmosphere is reduced. (4) N in molten glass₂Bubbling. (5) A small melting furnace is used. (6) The flow rate of the molten glass is increased. (7) An electric melting method is adopted.

Here, "β -OH" means: the transmittance of the glass was measured by using FT-IR, and the value obtained by using the following equation 1 was used.

[ mathematical formula 1]

β-OH＝(1/X)log(T₁/T₂)

X: plate thickness (mm)

T₁: reference wavelength 3846cm^-1Transmittance of (C) (%)

T₂: hydroxyl absorption wavelength of 3600cm^-1Minimum transmittance in the vicinity (%)

The alkali-free glass plate of the present invention preferably has an overflow converging surface at the center in the plate thickness direction. That is, it is preferably formed by an overflow downdraw method. The overflow downdraw method refers to the following method: molten glass is caused to overflow from both sides of a wedge-shaped refractory, and the overflowing molten glass is drawn downward while being merged at the lower end of the wedge to form a flat plate shape. In the overflow down-draw method, the surface of the glass sheet to be formed is formed in a free surface state without contacting the refractory. Therefore, a glass plate having good surface quality and no polishing can be produced at low cost. In addition, the size of the device can be increased and the thickness of the device can be reduced.

In addition to the overflow downdraw method, the forming may be performed by, for example, a slot down draw method, a redraw method, a float method, or a rolling method.

The thickness of the alkali-free glass sheet of the present invention is not particularly limited, but is preferably 1.0mm or less, 0.7mm or less, 0.5mm or less, and particularly 0.05 to 0.4 mm. As the thickness is smaller, the liquid crystal panel and the organic EL panel are more easily reduced in weight. The sheet thickness can be adjusted by the flow rate, forming speed (drawing speed), and the like in glass production.

The method for industrially producing the alkali-free glass sheet of the present invention preferably comprises: a melting step of putting the prepared glass batch into a melting furnace and heating the batch by energization of a heating electrode to obtain molten glass; and a forming step of forming the obtained molten glass into an alkali-free glass plate having a plate thickness of 0.1 to 0.7mm by an overflow down-draw method, wherein the glass batch contains SiO in mol% as a glass composition₂ 55～80％、Al₂O₃ 10～25％、B₂O₃ 0～4％、MgO 0～30％、CaO 0～25％、SrO 0～15％、BaO 0～15％、ZnO 0～5％、Y₂O₃+La₂O₃More than 0% and less than 1.0%, and substantially free of alkali metal oxide.

The glass sheet production process generally includes a melting process, a fining process, a supplying process, a stirring process, and a forming process. The melting step is a step of melting a glass batch obtained by blending glass raw materials to obtain molten glass. The fining step is a step of fining the molten glass obtained in the melting step by the action of a fining agent or the like. The supply step is a step of conveying molten glass between the steps. The stirring step is a step of stirring and homogenizing the molten glass. The forming step is a step of forming the molten glass into a glass plate. If necessary, a step other than the above-described step, for example, a state adjustment step of adjusting the molten glass to a state suitable for forming, may be introduced after the stirring step.

In the case of industrially producing an alkali-free glass sheet, melting is generally performed by heating with a combustion flame of a burner. The burner is generally disposed above the melting furnace, and uses fossil fuel as fuel, specifically, liquid fuel such as heavy oil, gas fuel such as LPG, and the like. The combustion flame may be obtained by mixing fossil fuel with oxygen. However, in this method, a large amount of water is mixed into the molten glass during melting, and therefore β — OH tends to increase. Accordingly, in the production of the alkali-free glass sheet of the present invention, it is preferable to perform electric heating by the heating electrode, and it is preferable to perform melting by electric heating by the heating electrode without heating by combustion flame of a burner, that is, to perform complete electric melting. Therefore, the water content is less likely to be mixed into the molten glass during melting, and therefore, the beta-OH content is easily limited to 0.30/mm or less, 0.25/mm or less, 0.20/mm or less, 0.15/mm or less, and particularly 0.10/mm or less. Further, when the electric heating by the heating electrode is performed, energy per unit mass for obtaining the molten glass is reduced, and the amount of the volatile material to be melted is reduced, so that the environmental load can be reduced.

In addition, in the electric heating, the smaller the moisture content in the glass batch, the more likely the β — OH in the glass plate is to be reduced. And, B₂O₃The introduced raw material (2) is likely to be a source of the largest amount of water. Thus, from the viewpoint of producing a low β -OH glass plate, it is preferable to use B₂O₃In as little glass batch as possible. Further, the smaller the amount of moisture in the glass batch, the more easily the glass batch is spread uniformly in the melting furnace, and therefore, it becomes easy to manufacture a homogeneous and high-quality glass sheet.

The electric heating by the heating electrode is preferably performed by applying an ac voltage to the heating electrode provided at the bottom or the side of the melting furnace so as to be in contact with the molten glass in the melting furnace. The material used for the heating electrode is preferably a material having heat resistance and corrosion resistance to molten glass, and for example, tin oxide, molybdenum, platinum, rhodium, or the like can be used.

The alkali-free glass plate of the present invention contains substantially no alkali metal oxide and thus has a high resistivity. Thus, when the electric heating is performed by the heating electrode, not only the electric current flows through the molten glass, but also the electric current flows through the refractory constituting the melting furnaceWhen an electric current is applied, the refractory constituting the melting furnace may be damaged in advance. In order to prevent this, it is preferable to use zirconia-based refractory having high resistivity as the refractory in the furnace, particularly preferably zirconia fused cast brick, and to introduce a component (Fe) for lowering resistivity into the molten glass (glass composition) in a small amount₂O₃Etc.), Fe₂O₃The content of (B) is preferably 50 to 300 mass ppm, 80 to 250 mass ppm, particularly 100 to 200 mass ppm. In addition, ZrO in the zirconia-based refractory₂The content of (b) is preferably 85 mass% or more, particularly 90 mass% or more.

Example 1

The present invention will be described below based on examples. However, the following examples are only illustrative. The present invention is not limited to the following examples.

Tables 1 to 49 show examples of the present invention (sample Nos. 1 to 679). The glass properties of samples nos. 281 to 679 were calculated from the constituent elements, not actually measured values.

[ Table 1]

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[ Table 47]

[ Table 48]

[ Table 49]

First, glass raw materials were prepared so as to have a glass composition shown in the table, and the thus-obtained glass batch was put into a platinum crucible and then melted at 1600 to 1650 ℃ for 24 hours. While the glass batch was melted, homogenization was performed by stirring with a platinum stirrer. Next, the molten glass was poured onto a carbon plate and formed into a plate shape, and then annealed at a temperature near the annealing point for 30 minutes. For each of the obtained samples, the thermal expansion coefficient, density, strain point, annealing point, softening point, and high-temperature viscosity were 10^4.5Temperature and high temperature viscosity at dPa · s 10^4.0Temperature and high temperature viscosity at dPa · s 10^3.0Temperature and high temperature viscosity at dPa · s 10^2.5Temperature at dPa · s, Young's modulus, specific Young's modulus, and β -OH were evaluated.

The thermal expansion coefficient is a value obtained by measuring an average thermal expansion coefficient in a temperature range of 30 to 380 ℃ by using an dilatometer.

The density is a value measured by a known archimedes method.

The strain point, annealing point and softening point are values measured by the methods of ASTM C336 and ASTM C338.

High temperature viscosity 10^4.5dPa·s、10^4.0dPa·s、10^3.0dPa·s、10^2.5The temperature at dPa · s is a value measured by a platinum ball pulling method.

The young's modulus is a value measured by a flexural resonance method.

The specific Young's modulus is a value obtained by dividing the Young's modulus by the density.

The β -OH is a value measured by the above-mentioned method.

As is clear from tables 1 to 49, samples No.1 to 679 had high strain point and contained no Y in the glass composition₂O₃And La₂O₃Therefore, it is considered that the manufacturing cost can be reduced。

Example 2

Table 50 shows data indicating the relationship between β -OH and heat shrinkage. Samples A and B had the glass composition described in sample No.1, but the beta-OH values were different. The heat shrinkage rate of this sample A, B was measured by holding it at 500 ℃ for 1 hour and by holding it at 600 ℃ for 1 hour.

[ Table 50]

	A	B
			Glass composition	Sample No.1	Sample No.1
β-OH	0.13mm-1	0.36mm-1
			Heat shrinkage of 500-1 hr	8ppm	10ppm
Heat shrinkage of 500-2 hours	31ppm	39ppm

The heat shrinkage can be measured in the following manner.First, two linear scribe lines are scribed in parallel on a glass plate, and then the glass plate is divided in a direction perpendicular to the scribe lines to obtain two glass sheets. Then, one glass sheet was heated from room temperature to 500 ℃ or 600 ℃ at a heating rate of 5 ℃/min, held at 500 ℃ or 600 ℃ for 1 hour, and then cooled to room temperature at a cooling rate of 5 ℃/min. Next, the heat-treated glass sheet and the non-heat-treated glass sheet were aligned in the division plane, fixed by an adhesive tape, and then the amount of scribe line deviation Δ L was measured between the two. Finally, the Delta L/L is determined₀The thermal shrinkage ratio was defined as (1). In addition, L is₀Is the length of the glass sheet before heat treatment.

As is clear from table 50, even when the glass composition is the same, the thermal shrinkage can be reduced when β — OH is low.

Example 3

The glasses having the glass compositions of the above samples nos. 1, 15 and 115 were melted under conventional temperature conditions using conventional equipment, and the glass sheets were molded by the overflow down-draw method, and then the contents of the minor components were measured by fluorescent X-ray analysis. The results are shown in Table 51.

[ Table 51]

(wt：ppm)	No.1	No.15	No.115
				Rh	0.8	0.5	0.6
Pt	0.1	0.1	0.1
				Ir	0.1～1	0.1～1	0.1～1
ZrO2	300	350	320
				Sb2O3	＜30	＜30	＜30
Fe2O3	100	90	110
				MoO3	Not determined	Not determined	Not determined
TiO2	10	8	12
				Na2O	120	90	100

Example 4

The glasses having the glass compositions of the above-mentioned samples nos. 1, 15 and 115 were melted at a temperature higher than the conventional one using a conventional facility different from the facility used in [ example 3], and the glass sheets were molded by the overflow down-draw method, and then the contents of the minor components were measured by fluorescent X-ray analysis. The results are shown in Table 52.

[ Table 52]

(wt：ppm)	No.1	No.15	No.115
				Rh	0.6	0.4	0.9
Pt	Not determined	Not determined	Not determined
				Ir	Not determined	Not determined	Not determined
ZrO2	1200	500	1500
				Sb2O3	Not determined	Not determined	Not determined
Fe2O3	130	300	100
				MoO3	10	3	20
TiO2	Not determined	Not determined	Not determined
				Na2O	Not determined	Not determined	Not determined