CA2626732A1 - Method of manufacturing high performance glass fibers in a refractory lined melter and fiber formed thereby - Google Patents
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Abstract
A method of forming high strength glass fibers in a refractory lined glass melter is disclosed. The refractory lined melter is suited to the batch compositions disclosed for the formation high modulus, and high-strength glass fibers. The glass composition for use in the method of the present invention is up to about 70.5 Weight % SiO2, 24.5 weight % Al2O3, 22 weight % alkaline earth oxides and may include small amounts of alkali metal oxides and ZrO2.
Oxide based refractories included alumina, chromic oxide, silica, alumina-silica, zircon, zirconia-alumina-silica and combinations thereof. By using oxide based refractory lined furnaces the cost of production of glass fibers is substantially reduced in comparison with the cost of fibers using a platinum lined melting furnace. Fibers formed by the present invention are also disclosed.
Oxide based refractories included alumina, chromic oxide, silica, alumina-silica, zircon, zirconia-alumina-silica and combinations thereof. By using oxide based refractory lined furnaces the cost of production of glass fibers is substantially reduced in comparison with the cost of fibers using a platinum lined melting furnace. Fibers formed by the present invention are also disclosed.
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METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HIGH PERFORMANCE GLASS FIBERS IN
A REFRACTORY LINED MELTER AND FIBER FORMED THEREBY
TECHNICAL FIELD AND INDUSTRIAL
The present invention is generally directed to a method of manufacturing continuous glass fibers for use in high-strength applications and fibers made thereby.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The most common glass composition for making continuous glass fiber strands is "E-Glass." The liquidus temperature of E-Glass is approximately 2100 F(1149 C) or lower. One advantage of E-Glass is that its liquidus temperature allows operating temperatures for producing glass fibers to be approximately 1900 F to 2400 F(1038 C
to 1316 C). The ASTM classification for E-glass fiber yarns used in printed circuit boards and aerospace applications defines the coinposition to be 52 to 56 weight % Si02, 16 to 25 weight % CaO, 12 to 16 weight % A12O3, 5 to 10 weight % B203, 0 to 5 weight %
MgO, 0 to 2 weight % Na20 and K2O, 0 to 0.8 weight % TiO2, 0.05 to 0.4 weight % Fe2O3 and 0 to 1.0 weight % Fluorine.
Boron-free fibers are sold under the trademark ADVANTEX (Owens Corning, Toledo, Ohio, USA). Boron-Free fibers, such as are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.
5,789,329, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, offer a significant improvement in operating temperatures over boron-containing E-glass. Boron-Free glass fibers fall under the ASTM definition for E-glass fibers for use in general-use applications.
S-Glass is a family of glasses composed primarily of the oxides of magnesium, aluininum, and silicon with a chemical composition that produces glass fibers having a higher mechanical strength than E-Glass fibers. The composition for forming S-Glass includes approximately 65 weight % SiO2, 25 weight % A1203, and 10 weight %
MgO. S-glass has a composition that was originally designed to be used in high-strength applications such as ballistic armor.
R-Glass is a family of glasses that are composed primarily of the oxides of silicon, aluminum, magnesium, and calcium with a chemical composition that produces glass fibers with a higher mechanical strength than E-Glass fibers. R-Glass has a composition that contains approximately 58 - 60 weight % SiO2, 23.5 - 25.5 weight % A12O3, weight % CaO plus MgO, 0 % B203, 0 % F2 and less than 2 weight % miscellaneous components. R-Glass contains more alumina and silica than E-Glass and requires higher melting and processing temperatures during fiber forming. Typically, the melting and processing temperatures for R-Glass are at least 160 C higher than those for E-Glass.
This increase in processing temperature requires the use of a high-cost platinum-lined melter. In addition, the close proximity of the liquidus temperature to the forming temperature in R-Glass requires that the glass be fiberized at a viscosity lower than E-Glass, which is customarily fiberized at or near 1000 poise: Fiberizing R-Glass at the customary 1000 poise viscosity would likely result in glass devitrification, which causes process interruptions and reduced productivity.
Tables IA- IE set forth the compositions for a number of conventional high-strength glass compositions.
TABLE I-A
Chinese RUSSIAN
High CONTINUOUS NITTOBO "T" NITTOBO "T"
Constituent Strengtli ROVING MAGNESIUM Glass Fabric "B" Glass Fabric glass ALUMINOSILICATE (Yarn) "C"
Si02 55.08 55.81 64.58 64.64 CaO 0.33 0.38 0.44 0.40 A1203 25.22 23.78 24.44 24.57 B203 1.85 0.03 0.03 MgO 15.96 15.08 9.95 9.92 Na20 0.12 0.063 0.08 0.09 Fluoruie 0.03 0.034 0.037 TiO2 0.023 2.33 0.019 0.018 Fez03 1.1 0.388 0.187 0.180 K20 0.039 0.56 0.007 0.010 Zr02 0.007 0.15 Cr2O3 0.011 0.003 0.003 Li2O 1.63 CeOz TABLE I-B
Nitto Nitto Nitto Boseki TE Vetrotex Saint Polotsk Boseki Boseki Gobain SR Glass Constituent Glass RST- STEKLOVOLOKNO
A&P NT6030 220PA-535CS Stratifils SR CG High Strength Glass Yarn Yarn 250 P109 SiOz 65.51 64.60 64.20 63.90 58.64 CaO 0.44 0.58 0.63 0.26 0.61 A1203 24.06 24.60 25.10 24.40 25.41 B203 0.04 MgO 9.73 9.90 9.90 10,00 14.18 NaZO 0.04 0.06 0.020 0.039 0.05 Fluorine 0.07 0.02 Ti02 0.016 0.000 0.000 0.210 0.624 Fe203 0.067 0.079 0.083 0.520 0.253 K20 0.020 0.020 0.020 0.540 0.35 ZrOz 0.079 Cr203 0.0010 0.001 0.023 LiZO
CeOz TABLE I-C
Chiiiese Chinese High High Zentron S-2 SOLAIS Glass Advanced Glass Constituent Strength Yarn Strength Glass Roving Sainple Yarns R Glass (8 micron) Glass Roving Si02 55.22 55.49 64.74 64.81 58.46 CaO 0.73 0.29 0.14 0.55 9.39 A1203 24.42 24.88 24.70 24.51 24.55 B203 3.46 3.52 0.02 0.04 MgO 12.46 12.28 10.24 9.35 5.91 NaZO 0.104 0.06 0.17 0.16 0.079 Fluorine 0.07 0.02 0.054 Ti02 0.32 0.36 0.015 0.04 0.196 Fe203 0.980 0.930 0.045 0.238 0.400 K20 0.240 0.150 0.005 0.03 0.67 Zr02 CrZ03 0.0050 0.007 0.005 Li20 0.59 0.63 CeO2 1.23 1.25 TABLE I-D
Advanced IVG Vertex Culimeta IVG Vertex B96 IVG Vertex Constituent Glass Yarns Outside #1 Glass S Glass Roving 675 Yarn Glass Roving Roving Si02 64.61 59.37 58.34 58.58 58.12 CaO 0.17 0.27 0.31 0.30 0.31 A1203 24.84 25.49 23.81 24.26 24.09 B203 0.04 0.05 MgO 10.11 13.47 14.99 15.02 15.36 Na20 0.118 0.024 0.05 0.02 0.03 Fluorine 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04 TiO2 0.011 0.530 1.380 0.67 0.91 Fe203 0.042 0.374 0.333 0.336 0.303 K20 0.48 0.42 0.28 0.29 ZrO2 0.152 0.129 0.165 0.157 Cr2O3 0.0050 0.0120 0.0100 0.0120 0.0120 Li20 CeO2 TABLE I-E
Constituent IVG Vertex RH CG250 Outside #2 P109 Glass Glass Roving Fiber Strand SiO2 58.69 58.54 CaO 0.29 9.35 A1203 24.3 25.39 MgO 15.06 6.15 Na2O 0.03 0.10 Fluorine 0.04 0.16 TiO2 0.64 0.008 Fe203 0.331 0.069 K2O 0.36 0.14 ZrO2 0.187 0.006 CrzO3 0.0130 Li20 CeO2 R-Glass and S-Glass are produced by melting the constituents of the compositions in a platinuin-lined melting container. The costs of forming R-Glass and S-Glass fibers are dramatically higlZer than E-Glass fibers due to the cost of producing the fibers in such melters. Thus, there is a need in the art for methods of forming glass compositions useful in the formation of high performance glass fibers from a direct-melt process in a refractory-lined furnace and fibers formed by the method.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention, in pa.rt, is a method of manufacturing a glass composition for the formation of continuous glass fibers that are suitable for use in high-strength applications.
The composition useful in the present invention may be inexpensively formed into glass fibers using low-cost, direct melting in refractory-lined furnaces due to the relatively low fiberizing temperature of the glass fibers. Once formed into fibers, the glass composition provides the strength characteristics of higher-priced glass fibers such as S-Glass. The composition of the present invention includes about 60.5 to about 70.5 weight % SiO2, about 10.0 to about 24.5 weight % A12O3, about 6.0 to about 20.0 weight % RO, where RO
equals the sum of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO, and about 0.0 to about 3.0 weight %
alkali metal oxides. In a preferred embodiment, the glass composition is composed of about 61 to about 68 weight % SiO2, about 15 to about 19 weight % A1203, about 15 to about 20 weight % RO, where RO equals the sum of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO, and about 0 to about 3 weight % alkali metal oxides. The composition preferably does not contain more than about 4 weight % of oxides or halogens selected from the group consisting of ZnO, SO3, Fluorine, B203, TiO2, Zr02 and Fe203. The desired properties of the high perfonnance composite fibers manufactured by the present invention include a fiberizing temperature of less than about 2650 F and a liquidus temperature that is preferably below the fiberizing temperature by at least about 80 F, more preferably by at least about 120 F, and most preferably by at least about 150 F.
The present invention includes a process for producing refined glass from a raw glass batch in a refractory lined glass melter. The process includes charging a raw glass batch to a melting zone of a glass melter, melts the raw glass batch within the melting zone and forming fibers from the melt. The present invention also includes fibers formed by such a method BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional longitudinal view of a glass melting furnace useful with the method of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional plan view of the glass melting furnace of FIG. 1 taken along line 2--2;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the glass melting furnace of FIG. 1 taken along line 3--3 illustrating two burners adjacent the upstream end wall of the furnace;
FIG. 4 is an alternate cross-sectional plan view of the glass melting furnace of FIG.
1 taken along line 3--3 illustrating one burner adjacent the upstream end wall of the furnace; and FIG. 5 is a side view, partially in cross section, of a bushing assembly/support structure arrangement for producing continuous glass filaments useful in the method of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION AND PREFERRED
EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION
Fiberizing properties of the glass composition used to form the glass fibers utilized in the method of the present invention include the fiberizing temperature, the liquidus, and delta-T. The fiberizing temperature is defined as the temperature that corresponds to a viscosity of about 1000 Poise. As discussed in more detail below, a lowered fiberizing temperature reduces the production cost of the fibers, allows for a longer bushing life, increases throughput, permits the glass to be melted in a refractory-lined melter, and reduces energy usage. For example, at a lower fiberizing temperature, a bushing operates at a cooler temperature and does not "sag" as quickly. Sag is a phenomenon that occurs in bushings that are held at an elevated temperature for extended periods of time. By lowering the fiberizing temperature, the sag rate of the bushing may be reduced and the bushing life can be increased. In addition, a lower fiberizing temperature allows for a higher throughput since more glass can be melted in a given period at a given energy input. As a result, production cost is reduced. In addition, a lower fiberizing temperature will also permit glass formed with the inventive composition to be melted in a refractory-lined melter since both its melting and fiberizing temperatures are below the upper use temperatures of many cominercially available refractories.
The liquidus is defined as the highest temperature at which equilibrium exists between liquid glass and its primary crystalline phase. At all temperatures above the liquidus, the glass is free from crystals in its primary phase. At temperatures below the liquidus, crystals may form.
Another fiberizing property is delta-T (AT), which is defined as the difference between the fiberizing temperature a.nd the liquidus. A larger AT offers a greater degree of flexibility during the formation of the glass fibers and helps to inhibit devitrification of the glass (that is, the formation of crystals within the melt) during melting and fiberizing.
Increasing the AT also reduces the production cost of the glass fibers by allowing for a greater bushing life and by providing a wider process window for forming fibers.
The glasses of the present invention are suitable for melting in traditional commercially available refractory-lined glass melters which are widely used in the manufacture of glass reinforcement fibers. Starting batch components typically include Si02 (ground silica sand), and A1203 (calcined alumina), as well as chain modifiers from source materials such as MgCO3 (magnesite), CaCO3 (limestone), SrCO3 (strontianite), BaCO3 (witherite), ZrSiO4 (zircon), and Na2CO3 (natrite).
FIGS 1-4 depict a glass melting furnace 10 useful in the method of forming the glass fibers described herein and set forth in the examples and claims below.
The glass melting fu.rnace 10 provides molten glass to a glass forehearth 12. The molten glass is preferably composed of about 60.5 to about 70.5 weight percent Si02, about 10.0 to about 24.5 weight percent A1203, about 6.0 to about 20.0 weight percent RO, where RO
equals the sum of MgO, CaO, and SrO, and about 0.0 to about 3.0 weight percent alkali metal oxides. A fiber formed in accordance with the present invention will typically include small amounts of ZnO, SO3, Fluorine, B203, Ti02 and Fe203, preferably in an amount of less than about 4 weight percent. In addition, a fiber formed in accordance with the method and composition of the present invention will preferably having a fiberizing temperature of less than about 2650 F, a AT of at least about 80 F, preferably a AT of at least about120 F, and most preferably a AT of at least about 150 F, and a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of about 2.28x10-6 in/in/ F to about 2.77 x10"6 in/in/ F. Further, the glass fibers manufactured by the method of the present invention preferably have a strength in excess of about 600 KPSI, preferably a strength in excess of about 630 KPSI, and most preferably a strength in excess of about 695 KPSI. Further, the glass fibers will desirably have a modulus greater than about 12.0 MPSI, preferably greater then about 12.18 MPSI, and most preferably greater then about 12.6 MPSI. It will be appreciated that certain details of construction are not provided in view of such details being conventional and well within the skill of the art.
The method of the present invention is preferably perforined using the glass melting furnace 10, which includes an elongated channel having an upstream end wall 14a, a downstream end wall 16, side walls 18, a floor 20, and a roof 22. Each of the components of the glass melting furnace 10 are made from appropriate refractory materials such as alumina, chromic oxide, silica, alumina-silica, zircon, zirconia-alumina-silica, or similar oxide-based refractory materials. The roof 22 is shown generally as having an arcuate shape transverse to the longitudinal axis of the composition the channel;
however, the roof may have any suitable design. The roof 22 is typically positioned between about 3-10 feet above the surface of the glass batch composition 30.
The glass batch material 30 is a mixture of raw materials used in the manufacture of glass in the accordance with the present invention. The glass melting furnace 10 may optionally include one more bubblers 24 and/or electrical boost electrodes (not shown).
The bubblers 24 and/or electrical boost electrodes increase the temperature of the bulk glass and increase the molten glass circulation under the batch cover.
In addition, the glass melting furnace 10 may include two successive zones, an upstream melting zone 26 and a downstreain refining zone 28. In the melting zone 26, the glass batch composition 30 may be charged into the furnace using a charging device 32 of a type well-known in the art.
In one suitable melter configuration, the glass batch material 30 forms a batch layer of solid particles on the surface of the molten glass in the melting zone 26 of the glass melting furnace 10. The floating solid batch particles of the glass batch composition 30 are at least partially melted by at least one burner 34 having a controlled flame shape and length mounted within the roof 22 of the glass melting furnace 10.
In one preferred embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the glass melting furnace 10 includes three burners 34. A single burner 34 is positioned upstreain of two adjacently positioned downstream burners 34. However, it will be appreciated that any number of burners 34 may be positioned at any suitable location in the roof 22 of the furnace 10 over the batch to melt the glass batch composition 30. For example, two burners 34 may be positioned in a side-by-side relationship (FIG. 3) or a single burner may be used (FIG. 4).
Other conventional melters may be used without departing from the present invention. Conventional melters include Air-Gas melters, Oxygen-Gas melters, electrically fired melters, or any fossil fuel fired melter. It is possible to add electric boost or bubblers to any of the melting processes. It is also possible to include a separate refining zone (as shown in FIG.1 or incorporate the refining zone into the main tank of the melter.
As shown in FIG. 5, a bushing assembly 100 includes a bushing 110 and a bushing frame 210. The bushing 110 includes a bushing main body 120 with sidewalls 122 and a tip plate 124 extending between the sidewalls 122. The main body 120 is positioned below a bushing block 300 that, in turn, is positioned beneath a foreheartli 310. In practicing the method of the present invention, a stream of molten glass is received by the main body 120 from the forehearth 310. The forehearth 310 receives the molten glass from a melter 10 (shown in FIG. 1). A delivery channe140 is positioned between the melter 10 and the forehearth 310 to deliver the molten glass batch composition 30 from the melter ].0 to the forehearth 310. The forehearth 310 and bushing block 300 may be conventional in construction and may be forined from refractory materials.
The tip plate 124 contains a plurality of nozzles 124a (also referred to herein as orifices) through which a plurality of streams of molten glass may be discharged. The streams of molten material may be mechanically drawn from the tip plate 124 to form continuous filainents 125 via a conventional winder device 400. The filaments 125 may be gathered into a single continuous strand 125a after having received a protective coating of a sizing composition from a sizing applicator 410. The continuous filaments 125a may be wound onto a rotating collet 402 of the winder device 400 to form a package 125b. The continuous filaments 125 may also be processed into other desired composite glass materials including, without limitation, wet used chopped strand fibers, dry use chopped strand fibers, continuous filament mats, chopped strand mats, wet formed mats or air laid mats.
Having generally described this invention, a further understanding can be obtained by reference to certain specific examples illustrated below which are provided for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to be all inclusive or limiting unless otherwise specified.
EXAMPLES
The glasses in the examples listed in Tables IIA - IIC were melted in platinum crucibles or in a continuous platinum-lined melter for determining the mechanical and physical properties of the glass and fibers produced therefrom. The units of measurement for the physical properties are: Viscosity ( F), Liquidus temperature ( F) and AT ( F). In some examples the glasses were fiberized and Strength (KPsi), Density (g/cc), Modulus (MPsi), Softening Point ( F) and coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) (in/in/( F)) were measured.
The fiberizing temperature was measured using a rotating spindle viscometer.
The fiberizing viscosity is defined as 1000 Poise. The liquidus was measured by placing a platinum container filled with glass in a thermal gradient f-urnace for 16 hours. The greatest temperature at wllich crystals were present was considered the liquidus temperature. The modulus was measured using the sonic technique on a single fiber of glass. The tensile strength was measured on a pristine single fiber. The CTE
was measured with a dilatometer over the range of temperature from 25 to 600 degrees C. The softening point temperature was measured using the ASTM C338 fiber-elongation method.
Table IIA
Glass Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Ex. 3 Ex. 4 Ex. 5 Ex. 6 Si02 62.63 62.42 61.75 63.01 63.07 63.16 CaO 8.49 8.64 8.57 4.84 4.85 4.8 A1203 18.50 18.54 18.82 19.99 20.03 19.76 Mg0 9.47 9.64 9.65 11.26 11.28 11.33 Na20 0.70 0.69 0.70 0.70 Ti02 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.02 Fe203 0.20 0.05 0.045 0.20 0.05 0.037 Measured Viscosity 2491 na na 2514 na na ( F) Measured 2261 2247 na 2335 na na Liquidus ( F) Measured DT 230 na na 179 na na ( F) Measured 672 na na 695 na na Strength (KPsi) Measured 2.556 na na 2.530 na na Density (g/cc) Measured 12.4 12.6 na 12.6 12.7 na Modulus (MPsi) Softening Point na na na 1765 na na ( ,F) CTE in/in/( F) na na na 2.28x10-6 na na Table II-B
Glass Ex. 7 Ex. 8 Ex. 9 Ex. 10 Ex. 11 Ex. 12 Si02 62.32 63.89 63.14 61.39 61.39 65.00 CaO 11.56 11.21 11.96 11.96 8.71 13.00 A1203 17.25 16.39 16.39 18.14 18.89 15.00 MgO 7.98 6.62 6.62 6.62 9.62 5,00 Na20 0.70 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.25 1.00 TiO2 0.00 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 1.00 Fe203 0.20 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39 Measured Viscosity 2458 2493 2435 2431 2434 2509 ( F) Measured 2301 2268 2294 2353 2261 2226 Li uidus ( F) Measured DT 157 225 141 78 173 283 ( F) Measured 632 636 622 615 682 612 Strengtli (KPsi) Measured 2.573 2.553 2.567 2.567 2.564 na Density (g/cc) Measured 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.6 na Modulus (MPsi) Softening Point 1729 na na na na na ( F) CTE in/in/( F) 2.77x10,6 na na na na na Table II-C
Glass Ex. 13 Ex. 14 Ex. 15 Ex. 16 Ex. 17 Ex.18 Si02 63.89 65.00 64.00 63.89 65.00 65.00 CaO 6.96 14.00 4.00 8.96 14.00 12.50 A1203 18.64 15.00 20.00 18.89 15.00 15.00 MgO 9.62 6.00 11.00 6.62 5.00 5.00 NazO 0.25 0.00 1.00 0.75 0.00 1.00 Ti02 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.75 1.00 1.00 Fe203 0.39 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.00 0.50 Measured Viscosity 2513 2508 2548 2565 2481 2523 ( F) Measured 2337 2373 2401 2288 2403 2227 Liquidus ( F) Measured DT 176 135 147 277 78 296 ( F) Measured 695 624 na na 604 na Strength (KPsi) Measured 2.480 2.554 na na 2.546 na Density (g/cc) Measured Modulus (MPsi) 12.3 12.0 na na 11.9 na Softening Point ( F) na na na na na na CTE in/in/( F) na na na na na na As is understood in the art, the above exemplary inventive compositions do not always total 100% of the listed components due to statistical conventions (such as, rounding and averaging) and the fact that some compositions may include impurities that are not listed. Of course, the actual amounts of all components, including any impurities, in a composition always total 100%. Furthermore, it should be understood that where small quantities of components are specified in the compositions, for example, quantities on the order of about 0.05 weight percent or less, those components may be present in the form of trace impurities present in the raw materials, rather than intentionally added.
Additionally, components may be added to the batch composition, for example, to facilitate processing, that are later eliminated, thereby forming a glass composition that is essentially free of such components. Thus, for instance, minute quantities of components such as fluorine and sulfate may be present as trace impurities in the raw materials providing the silica, calcia, alumina, and magnesia components in commercial practice of the invention or they may be processing aids that are essentially removed during manufacture.
As apparent from the above examples, glass fiber compositions of the invention have advantageous properties, such as low fiberizing temperatures and wide differences between the liquidus temperatures and the fiberizing temperatures (high AT
values).
Other advantages and obvious modifications of the invention will be apparent to the artisan from the above description and further through practice of the invention). The high-performance glass of the present invention melts and refines at relatively low temperatures, has a workable viscosity over a wide range of relatively low temperatures, and a low liquidus temperature range.
The invention of this application has been described above both generically and with regard to specific embodiments. Although the invention has been set forth in what is believed to be the preferred embodiments, a wide variety of alternatives known to those of skill in the art can be selected within the generic disclosure. Other advantages and obvious modifications of the invention will be apparent to the artisan from the above description and further through practice of the invention. The invention is not otherwise limited, except for the recitation of the claims set forth below.
A REFRACTORY LINED MELTER AND FIBER FORMED THEREBY
TECHNICAL FIELD AND INDUSTRIAL
The present invention is generally directed to a method of manufacturing continuous glass fibers for use in high-strength applications and fibers made thereby.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The most common glass composition for making continuous glass fiber strands is "E-Glass." The liquidus temperature of E-Glass is approximately 2100 F(1149 C) or lower. One advantage of E-Glass is that its liquidus temperature allows operating temperatures for producing glass fibers to be approximately 1900 F to 2400 F(1038 C
to 1316 C). The ASTM classification for E-glass fiber yarns used in printed circuit boards and aerospace applications defines the coinposition to be 52 to 56 weight % Si02, 16 to 25 weight % CaO, 12 to 16 weight % A12O3, 5 to 10 weight % B203, 0 to 5 weight %
MgO, 0 to 2 weight % Na20 and K2O, 0 to 0.8 weight % TiO2, 0.05 to 0.4 weight % Fe2O3 and 0 to 1.0 weight % Fluorine.
Boron-free fibers are sold under the trademark ADVANTEX (Owens Corning, Toledo, Ohio, USA). Boron-Free fibers, such as are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.
5,789,329, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, offer a significant improvement in operating temperatures over boron-containing E-glass. Boron-Free glass fibers fall under the ASTM definition for E-glass fibers for use in general-use applications.
S-Glass is a family of glasses composed primarily of the oxides of magnesium, aluininum, and silicon with a chemical composition that produces glass fibers having a higher mechanical strength than E-Glass fibers. The composition for forming S-Glass includes approximately 65 weight % SiO2, 25 weight % A1203, and 10 weight %
MgO. S-glass has a composition that was originally designed to be used in high-strength applications such as ballistic armor.
R-Glass is a family of glasses that are composed primarily of the oxides of silicon, aluminum, magnesium, and calcium with a chemical composition that produces glass fibers with a higher mechanical strength than E-Glass fibers. R-Glass has a composition that contains approximately 58 - 60 weight % SiO2, 23.5 - 25.5 weight % A12O3, weight % CaO plus MgO, 0 % B203, 0 % F2 and less than 2 weight % miscellaneous components. R-Glass contains more alumina and silica than E-Glass and requires higher melting and processing temperatures during fiber forming. Typically, the melting and processing temperatures for R-Glass are at least 160 C higher than those for E-Glass.
This increase in processing temperature requires the use of a high-cost platinum-lined melter. In addition, the close proximity of the liquidus temperature to the forming temperature in R-Glass requires that the glass be fiberized at a viscosity lower than E-Glass, which is customarily fiberized at or near 1000 poise: Fiberizing R-Glass at the customary 1000 poise viscosity would likely result in glass devitrification, which causes process interruptions and reduced productivity.
Tables IA- IE set forth the compositions for a number of conventional high-strength glass compositions.
TABLE I-A
Chinese RUSSIAN
High CONTINUOUS NITTOBO "T" NITTOBO "T"
Constituent Strengtli ROVING MAGNESIUM Glass Fabric "B" Glass Fabric glass ALUMINOSILICATE (Yarn) "C"
Si02 55.08 55.81 64.58 64.64 CaO 0.33 0.38 0.44 0.40 A1203 25.22 23.78 24.44 24.57 B203 1.85 0.03 0.03 MgO 15.96 15.08 9.95 9.92 Na20 0.12 0.063 0.08 0.09 Fluoruie 0.03 0.034 0.037 TiO2 0.023 2.33 0.019 0.018 Fez03 1.1 0.388 0.187 0.180 K20 0.039 0.56 0.007 0.010 Zr02 0.007 0.15 Cr2O3 0.011 0.003 0.003 Li2O 1.63 CeOz TABLE I-B
Nitto Nitto Nitto Boseki TE Vetrotex Saint Polotsk Boseki Boseki Gobain SR Glass Constituent Glass RST- STEKLOVOLOKNO
A&P NT6030 220PA-535CS Stratifils SR CG High Strength Glass Yarn Yarn 250 P109 SiOz 65.51 64.60 64.20 63.90 58.64 CaO 0.44 0.58 0.63 0.26 0.61 A1203 24.06 24.60 25.10 24.40 25.41 B203 0.04 MgO 9.73 9.90 9.90 10,00 14.18 NaZO 0.04 0.06 0.020 0.039 0.05 Fluorine 0.07 0.02 Ti02 0.016 0.000 0.000 0.210 0.624 Fe203 0.067 0.079 0.083 0.520 0.253 K20 0.020 0.020 0.020 0.540 0.35 ZrOz 0.079 Cr203 0.0010 0.001 0.023 LiZO
CeOz TABLE I-C
Chiiiese Chinese High High Zentron S-2 SOLAIS Glass Advanced Glass Constituent Strength Yarn Strength Glass Roving Sainple Yarns R Glass (8 micron) Glass Roving Si02 55.22 55.49 64.74 64.81 58.46 CaO 0.73 0.29 0.14 0.55 9.39 A1203 24.42 24.88 24.70 24.51 24.55 B203 3.46 3.52 0.02 0.04 MgO 12.46 12.28 10.24 9.35 5.91 NaZO 0.104 0.06 0.17 0.16 0.079 Fluorine 0.07 0.02 0.054 Ti02 0.32 0.36 0.015 0.04 0.196 Fe203 0.980 0.930 0.045 0.238 0.400 K20 0.240 0.150 0.005 0.03 0.67 Zr02 CrZ03 0.0050 0.007 0.005 Li20 0.59 0.63 CeO2 1.23 1.25 TABLE I-D
Advanced IVG Vertex Culimeta IVG Vertex B96 IVG Vertex Constituent Glass Yarns Outside #1 Glass S Glass Roving 675 Yarn Glass Roving Roving Si02 64.61 59.37 58.34 58.58 58.12 CaO 0.17 0.27 0.31 0.30 0.31 A1203 24.84 25.49 23.81 24.26 24.09 B203 0.04 0.05 MgO 10.11 13.47 14.99 15.02 15.36 Na20 0.118 0.024 0.05 0.02 0.03 Fluorine 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04 TiO2 0.011 0.530 1.380 0.67 0.91 Fe203 0.042 0.374 0.333 0.336 0.303 K20 0.48 0.42 0.28 0.29 ZrO2 0.152 0.129 0.165 0.157 Cr2O3 0.0050 0.0120 0.0100 0.0120 0.0120 Li20 CeO2 TABLE I-E
Constituent IVG Vertex RH CG250 Outside #2 P109 Glass Glass Roving Fiber Strand SiO2 58.69 58.54 CaO 0.29 9.35 A1203 24.3 25.39 MgO 15.06 6.15 Na2O 0.03 0.10 Fluorine 0.04 0.16 TiO2 0.64 0.008 Fe203 0.331 0.069 K2O 0.36 0.14 ZrO2 0.187 0.006 CrzO3 0.0130 Li20 CeO2 R-Glass and S-Glass are produced by melting the constituents of the compositions in a platinuin-lined melting container. The costs of forming R-Glass and S-Glass fibers are dramatically higlZer than E-Glass fibers due to the cost of producing the fibers in such melters. Thus, there is a need in the art for methods of forming glass compositions useful in the formation of high performance glass fibers from a direct-melt process in a refractory-lined furnace and fibers formed by the method.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention, in pa.rt, is a method of manufacturing a glass composition for the formation of continuous glass fibers that are suitable for use in high-strength applications.
The composition useful in the present invention may be inexpensively formed into glass fibers using low-cost, direct melting in refractory-lined furnaces due to the relatively low fiberizing temperature of the glass fibers. Once formed into fibers, the glass composition provides the strength characteristics of higher-priced glass fibers such as S-Glass. The composition of the present invention includes about 60.5 to about 70.5 weight % SiO2, about 10.0 to about 24.5 weight % A12O3, about 6.0 to about 20.0 weight % RO, where RO
equals the sum of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO, and about 0.0 to about 3.0 weight %
alkali metal oxides. In a preferred embodiment, the glass composition is composed of about 61 to about 68 weight % SiO2, about 15 to about 19 weight % A1203, about 15 to about 20 weight % RO, where RO equals the sum of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO, and about 0 to about 3 weight % alkali metal oxides. The composition preferably does not contain more than about 4 weight % of oxides or halogens selected from the group consisting of ZnO, SO3, Fluorine, B203, TiO2, Zr02 and Fe203. The desired properties of the high perfonnance composite fibers manufactured by the present invention include a fiberizing temperature of less than about 2650 F and a liquidus temperature that is preferably below the fiberizing temperature by at least about 80 F, more preferably by at least about 120 F, and most preferably by at least about 150 F.
The present invention includes a process for producing refined glass from a raw glass batch in a refractory lined glass melter. The process includes charging a raw glass batch to a melting zone of a glass melter, melts the raw glass batch within the melting zone and forming fibers from the melt. The present invention also includes fibers formed by such a method BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional longitudinal view of a glass melting furnace useful with the method of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional plan view of the glass melting furnace of FIG. 1 taken along line 2--2;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the glass melting furnace of FIG. 1 taken along line 3--3 illustrating two burners adjacent the upstream end wall of the furnace;
FIG. 4 is an alternate cross-sectional plan view of the glass melting furnace of FIG.
1 taken along line 3--3 illustrating one burner adjacent the upstream end wall of the furnace; and FIG. 5 is a side view, partially in cross section, of a bushing assembly/support structure arrangement for producing continuous glass filaments useful in the method of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION AND PREFERRED
EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION
Fiberizing properties of the glass composition used to form the glass fibers utilized in the method of the present invention include the fiberizing temperature, the liquidus, and delta-T. The fiberizing temperature is defined as the temperature that corresponds to a viscosity of about 1000 Poise. As discussed in more detail below, a lowered fiberizing temperature reduces the production cost of the fibers, allows for a longer bushing life, increases throughput, permits the glass to be melted in a refractory-lined melter, and reduces energy usage. For example, at a lower fiberizing temperature, a bushing operates at a cooler temperature and does not "sag" as quickly. Sag is a phenomenon that occurs in bushings that are held at an elevated temperature for extended periods of time. By lowering the fiberizing temperature, the sag rate of the bushing may be reduced and the bushing life can be increased. In addition, a lower fiberizing temperature allows for a higher throughput since more glass can be melted in a given period at a given energy input. As a result, production cost is reduced. In addition, a lower fiberizing temperature will also permit glass formed with the inventive composition to be melted in a refractory-lined melter since both its melting and fiberizing temperatures are below the upper use temperatures of many cominercially available refractories.
The liquidus is defined as the highest temperature at which equilibrium exists between liquid glass and its primary crystalline phase. At all temperatures above the liquidus, the glass is free from crystals in its primary phase. At temperatures below the liquidus, crystals may form.
Another fiberizing property is delta-T (AT), which is defined as the difference between the fiberizing temperature a.nd the liquidus. A larger AT offers a greater degree of flexibility during the formation of the glass fibers and helps to inhibit devitrification of the glass (that is, the formation of crystals within the melt) during melting and fiberizing.
Increasing the AT also reduces the production cost of the glass fibers by allowing for a greater bushing life and by providing a wider process window for forming fibers.
The glasses of the present invention are suitable for melting in traditional commercially available refractory-lined glass melters which are widely used in the manufacture of glass reinforcement fibers. Starting batch components typically include Si02 (ground silica sand), and A1203 (calcined alumina), as well as chain modifiers from source materials such as MgCO3 (magnesite), CaCO3 (limestone), SrCO3 (strontianite), BaCO3 (witherite), ZrSiO4 (zircon), and Na2CO3 (natrite).
FIGS 1-4 depict a glass melting furnace 10 useful in the method of forming the glass fibers described herein and set forth in the examples and claims below.
The glass melting fu.rnace 10 provides molten glass to a glass forehearth 12. The molten glass is preferably composed of about 60.5 to about 70.5 weight percent Si02, about 10.0 to about 24.5 weight percent A1203, about 6.0 to about 20.0 weight percent RO, where RO
equals the sum of MgO, CaO, and SrO, and about 0.0 to about 3.0 weight percent alkali metal oxides. A fiber formed in accordance with the present invention will typically include small amounts of ZnO, SO3, Fluorine, B203, Ti02 and Fe203, preferably in an amount of less than about 4 weight percent. In addition, a fiber formed in accordance with the method and composition of the present invention will preferably having a fiberizing temperature of less than about 2650 F, a AT of at least about 80 F, preferably a AT of at least about120 F, and most preferably a AT of at least about 150 F, and a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of about 2.28x10-6 in/in/ F to about 2.77 x10"6 in/in/ F. Further, the glass fibers manufactured by the method of the present invention preferably have a strength in excess of about 600 KPSI, preferably a strength in excess of about 630 KPSI, and most preferably a strength in excess of about 695 KPSI. Further, the glass fibers will desirably have a modulus greater than about 12.0 MPSI, preferably greater then about 12.18 MPSI, and most preferably greater then about 12.6 MPSI. It will be appreciated that certain details of construction are not provided in view of such details being conventional and well within the skill of the art.
The method of the present invention is preferably perforined using the glass melting furnace 10, which includes an elongated channel having an upstream end wall 14a, a downstream end wall 16, side walls 18, a floor 20, and a roof 22. Each of the components of the glass melting furnace 10 are made from appropriate refractory materials such as alumina, chromic oxide, silica, alumina-silica, zircon, zirconia-alumina-silica, or similar oxide-based refractory materials. The roof 22 is shown generally as having an arcuate shape transverse to the longitudinal axis of the composition the channel;
however, the roof may have any suitable design. The roof 22 is typically positioned between about 3-10 feet above the surface of the glass batch composition 30.
The glass batch material 30 is a mixture of raw materials used in the manufacture of glass in the accordance with the present invention. The glass melting furnace 10 may optionally include one more bubblers 24 and/or electrical boost electrodes (not shown).
The bubblers 24 and/or electrical boost electrodes increase the temperature of the bulk glass and increase the molten glass circulation under the batch cover.
In addition, the glass melting furnace 10 may include two successive zones, an upstream melting zone 26 and a downstreain refining zone 28. In the melting zone 26, the glass batch composition 30 may be charged into the furnace using a charging device 32 of a type well-known in the art.
In one suitable melter configuration, the glass batch material 30 forms a batch layer of solid particles on the surface of the molten glass in the melting zone 26 of the glass melting furnace 10. The floating solid batch particles of the glass batch composition 30 are at least partially melted by at least one burner 34 having a controlled flame shape and length mounted within the roof 22 of the glass melting furnace 10.
In one preferred embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the glass melting furnace 10 includes three burners 34. A single burner 34 is positioned upstreain of two adjacently positioned downstream burners 34. However, it will be appreciated that any number of burners 34 may be positioned at any suitable location in the roof 22 of the furnace 10 over the batch to melt the glass batch composition 30. For example, two burners 34 may be positioned in a side-by-side relationship (FIG. 3) or a single burner may be used (FIG. 4).
Other conventional melters may be used without departing from the present invention. Conventional melters include Air-Gas melters, Oxygen-Gas melters, electrically fired melters, or any fossil fuel fired melter. It is possible to add electric boost or bubblers to any of the melting processes. It is also possible to include a separate refining zone (as shown in FIG.1 or incorporate the refining zone into the main tank of the melter.
As shown in FIG. 5, a bushing assembly 100 includes a bushing 110 and a bushing frame 210. The bushing 110 includes a bushing main body 120 with sidewalls 122 and a tip plate 124 extending between the sidewalls 122. The main body 120 is positioned below a bushing block 300 that, in turn, is positioned beneath a foreheartli 310. In practicing the method of the present invention, a stream of molten glass is received by the main body 120 from the forehearth 310. The forehearth 310 receives the molten glass from a melter 10 (shown in FIG. 1). A delivery channe140 is positioned between the melter 10 and the forehearth 310 to deliver the molten glass batch composition 30 from the melter ].0 to the forehearth 310. The forehearth 310 and bushing block 300 may be conventional in construction and may be forined from refractory materials.
The tip plate 124 contains a plurality of nozzles 124a (also referred to herein as orifices) through which a plurality of streams of molten glass may be discharged. The streams of molten material may be mechanically drawn from the tip plate 124 to form continuous filainents 125 via a conventional winder device 400. The filaments 125 may be gathered into a single continuous strand 125a after having received a protective coating of a sizing composition from a sizing applicator 410. The continuous filaments 125a may be wound onto a rotating collet 402 of the winder device 400 to form a package 125b. The continuous filaments 125 may also be processed into other desired composite glass materials including, without limitation, wet used chopped strand fibers, dry use chopped strand fibers, continuous filament mats, chopped strand mats, wet formed mats or air laid mats.
Having generally described this invention, a further understanding can be obtained by reference to certain specific examples illustrated below which are provided for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to be all inclusive or limiting unless otherwise specified.
EXAMPLES
The glasses in the examples listed in Tables IIA - IIC were melted in platinum crucibles or in a continuous platinum-lined melter for determining the mechanical and physical properties of the glass and fibers produced therefrom. The units of measurement for the physical properties are: Viscosity ( F), Liquidus temperature ( F) and AT ( F). In some examples the glasses were fiberized and Strength (KPsi), Density (g/cc), Modulus (MPsi), Softening Point ( F) and coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) (in/in/( F)) were measured.
The fiberizing temperature was measured using a rotating spindle viscometer.
The fiberizing viscosity is defined as 1000 Poise. The liquidus was measured by placing a platinum container filled with glass in a thermal gradient f-urnace for 16 hours. The greatest temperature at wllich crystals were present was considered the liquidus temperature. The modulus was measured using the sonic technique on a single fiber of glass. The tensile strength was measured on a pristine single fiber. The CTE
was measured with a dilatometer over the range of temperature from 25 to 600 degrees C. The softening point temperature was measured using the ASTM C338 fiber-elongation method.
Table IIA
Glass Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Ex. 3 Ex. 4 Ex. 5 Ex. 6 Si02 62.63 62.42 61.75 63.01 63.07 63.16 CaO 8.49 8.64 8.57 4.84 4.85 4.8 A1203 18.50 18.54 18.82 19.99 20.03 19.76 Mg0 9.47 9.64 9.65 11.26 11.28 11.33 Na20 0.70 0.69 0.70 0.70 Ti02 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.02 Fe203 0.20 0.05 0.045 0.20 0.05 0.037 Measured Viscosity 2491 na na 2514 na na ( F) Measured 2261 2247 na 2335 na na Liquidus ( F) Measured DT 230 na na 179 na na ( F) Measured 672 na na 695 na na Strength (KPsi) Measured 2.556 na na 2.530 na na Density (g/cc) Measured 12.4 12.6 na 12.6 12.7 na Modulus (MPsi) Softening Point na na na 1765 na na ( ,F) CTE in/in/( F) na na na 2.28x10-6 na na Table II-B
Glass Ex. 7 Ex. 8 Ex. 9 Ex. 10 Ex. 11 Ex. 12 Si02 62.32 63.89 63.14 61.39 61.39 65.00 CaO 11.56 11.21 11.96 11.96 8.71 13.00 A1203 17.25 16.39 16.39 18.14 18.89 15.00 MgO 7.98 6.62 6.62 6.62 9.62 5,00 Na20 0.70 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.25 1.00 TiO2 0.00 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 1.00 Fe203 0.20 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39 Measured Viscosity 2458 2493 2435 2431 2434 2509 ( F) Measured 2301 2268 2294 2353 2261 2226 Li uidus ( F) Measured DT 157 225 141 78 173 283 ( F) Measured 632 636 622 615 682 612 Strengtli (KPsi) Measured 2.573 2.553 2.567 2.567 2.564 na Density (g/cc) Measured 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.6 na Modulus (MPsi) Softening Point 1729 na na na na na ( F) CTE in/in/( F) 2.77x10,6 na na na na na Table II-C
Glass Ex. 13 Ex. 14 Ex. 15 Ex. 16 Ex. 17 Ex.18 Si02 63.89 65.00 64.00 63.89 65.00 65.00 CaO 6.96 14.00 4.00 8.96 14.00 12.50 A1203 18.64 15.00 20.00 18.89 15.00 15.00 MgO 9.62 6.00 11.00 6.62 5.00 5.00 NazO 0.25 0.00 1.00 0.75 0.00 1.00 Ti02 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.75 1.00 1.00 Fe203 0.39 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.00 0.50 Measured Viscosity 2513 2508 2548 2565 2481 2523 ( F) Measured 2337 2373 2401 2288 2403 2227 Liquidus ( F) Measured DT 176 135 147 277 78 296 ( F) Measured 695 624 na na 604 na Strength (KPsi) Measured 2.480 2.554 na na 2.546 na Density (g/cc) Measured Modulus (MPsi) 12.3 12.0 na na 11.9 na Softening Point ( F) na na na na na na CTE in/in/( F) na na na na na na As is understood in the art, the above exemplary inventive compositions do not always total 100% of the listed components due to statistical conventions (such as, rounding and averaging) and the fact that some compositions may include impurities that are not listed. Of course, the actual amounts of all components, including any impurities, in a composition always total 100%. Furthermore, it should be understood that where small quantities of components are specified in the compositions, for example, quantities on the order of about 0.05 weight percent or less, those components may be present in the form of trace impurities present in the raw materials, rather than intentionally added.
Additionally, components may be added to the batch composition, for example, to facilitate processing, that are later eliminated, thereby forming a glass composition that is essentially free of such components. Thus, for instance, minute quantities of components such as fluorine and sulfate may be present as trace impurities in the raw materials providing the silica, calcia, alumina, and magnesia components in commercial practice of the invention or they may be processing aids that are essentially removed during manufacture.
As apparent from the above examples, glass fiber compositions of the invention have advantageous properties, such as low fiberizing temperatures and wide differences between the liquidus temperatures and the fiberizing temperatures (high AT
values).
Other advantages and obvious modifications of the invention will be apparent to the artisan from the above description and further through practice of the invention). The high-performance glass of the present invention melts and refines at relatively low temperatures, has a workable viscosity over a wide range of relatively low temperatures, and a low liquidus temperature range.
The invention of this application has been described above both generically and with regard to specific embodiments. Although the invention has been set forth in what is believed to be the preferred embodiments, a wide variety of alternatives known to those of skill in the art can be selected within the generic disclosure. Other advantages and obvious modifications of the invention will be apparent to the artisan from the above description and further through practice of the invention. The invention is not otherwise limited, except for the recitation of the claims set forth below.
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1. A process for producing glass fibers from raw glass batch in a refractory lined glass melter, the process comprising the steps of:
charging raw glass batch to the melting zone of the glass melter, the glass batch comprising:
about 60.5 to about 70.5 weight percent SiO2;
about 10 to about 24.5 weight percent Al2O3;
about 6.0 to about 20.0 weight percent RO, where RO equals the sum of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO in the batch composition; and about 0 to about 3 weight percent alkali metal oxides;
heating the glass batch to a forming temperature in excess of the liquidus temperature of a resulting glass to form a fiberizable molten glass; and fiberizing said molten glass.
charging raw glass batch to the melting zone of the glass melter, the glass batch comprising:
about 60.5 to about 70.5 weight percent SiO2;
about 10 to about 24.5 weight percent Al2O3;
about 6.0 to about 20.0 weight percent RO, where RO equals the sum of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO in the batch composition; and about 0 to about 3 weight percent alkali metal oxides;
heating the glass batch to a forming temperature in excess of the liquidus temperature of a resulting glass to form a fiberizable molten glass; and fiberizing said molten glass.
2. The process of claim 1, wherein the glass batch comprises:
less than 4 weight percent of compounds selected from the group consisting of ZnO, SO3, Fluorine, B2O3, TiO2 and Fe2O3.
less than 4 weight percent of compounds selected from the group consisting of ZnO, SO3, Fluorine, B2O3, TiO2 and Fe2O3.
3. The process of claim 1, wherein glass produced from said batch has a fiberizing temperature of less than about 2650° F, and a .DELTA.T of at least about 80° F.
4. The process of claim 3 wherein glass produced from said batch has a .DELTA.T of at least 120° F.
5. The process of claim 1, wherein the glass melter is lined with a refractory material selected from the group consisting essentially of the glass melter is lined with an oxide based refractory materials selected from the group consisting essentially of alumina, silica, chromic oxide, alumina-silica, zircon, zirconia-alumina-silica and combinations thereof.
6. The process of claim 1, wherein glass produced from the batch is fiberized at a forming temperature of less than about 2650° F.
7. A glass fiber formed by melting a glass batch in a refractory lined glass melter, the process comprising:
charging raw glass batch to a melting zone of a glass melter, the glass batch comprising:
about 60.5 to about 70.5 weight percent SiO2;
about 10 to about 24.5 weight percent Al2O3;
about 6.0 to about 20.0 weight percent RO, where RO equals the sum of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO in the batch composition; and about 0 to about 3 weight percent alkali metal oxide.
heating the glass batch to a forming temperature in excess of the liquidus temperature of a resulting glass to form a fiberizable molten glass; and fiberizing said molten glass.
charging raw glass batch to a melting zone of a glass melter, the glass batch comprising:
about 60.5 to about 70.5 weight percent SiO2;
about 10 to about 24.5 weight percent Al2O3;
about 6.0 to about 20.0 weight percent RO, where RO equals the sum of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO in the batch composition; and about 0 to about 3 weight percent alkali metal oxide.
heating the glass batch to a forming temperature in excess of the liquidus temperature of a resulting glass to form a fiberizable molten glass; and fiberizing said molten glass.
8. The glass fiber of claim 7, wherein said glass has a fiberizing temperature of less than about 2650° F, and a .DELTA.T at least about 80° F.
9. The glass fiber of claim 8 wherein the .DELTA.T for the glass is at least about 120° F.
10. The glass fiber of claim 8 wherein the .DELTA.T for the glass is at least about 150° F.
11. The glass fiber of claim 7, wherein said fiber has a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of between about 2.28×10 -6 in/in/° F and about 2.77 ×10 -6 in/in/° F.
12. The glass fiber of claim 7, wherein said fiber has a strength in excess of about 600 KPSI.
13. The glass fiber of claim 7, wherein said fiber has a strength in excess of about about 630 KPSI.
14. The glass fiber of claim 7, wherein said fiber has a strength in excess of about about 695 KPSI.
15. The glass fiber of claim 7, wherein said fiber has a modulus in excess of about 12.0 MPSI
16. The glass fiber of claim 7, wherein said fiber has a modulus in excess of about 12.2 MPSI
17. The glass fiber of claim 7, wherein said fiber has a modulus in excess of about 12.6 MPSI.
18. A process for producing glass from raw glass-forming material in a refractory lined glass melter, the glass melter having a roof, a bottom and side walls, defining an elongated channel having a melting zone and a downstream refining zone, the process comprising the steps of:
charging raw glass batch to the melting zone of the glass melter, the glass batch comprising:
60.5-70.5 weight percent SiO2;
10-24.5 weight percent Al2O3;
6.0 to 20.0 weight percent RO, where RO equals the sum of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO; in the batch composition;
0 to 3 weight percent alkali metal oxides; and 0 to 3 weight percent ZrO2 providing at least one burner within the roof of the glass melter; and melting the glass batch to form a fiberizable molten glass.
charging raw glass batch to the melting zone of the glass melter, the glass batch comprising:
60.5-70.5 weight percent SiO2;
10-24.5 weight percent Al2O3;
6.0 to 20.0 weight percent RO, where RO equals the sum of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO; in the batch composition;
0 to 3 weight percent alkali metal oxides; and 0 to 3 weight percent ZrO2 providing at least one burner within the roof of the glass melter; and melting the glass batch to form a fiberizable molten glass.
19. The process of claim 18, wherein the glass melter is lined with a refractory material selected from the group consisting essentially of alumina, chromic oxide, silica, alumina-silica, zircon, zirconia-alumina-silica and combinations thereof.
20. The process of claim 18, wherein the glass produced from the batch is fiberized at a forming temperature of less than 2650° F.
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