Corning Incorporated
GLASS COMPOSITIONS THAT ENABLE HIGH COMPRESSIVE STRESS

Abstract:

Alkali aluminosilicate glasses that may be ion exchanged to achieve ultra-high peak compressive stress. The glasses may be ion exchanged to achieve a peak compressive stress of at least about 1000 MPa and up to about 1500 MPa. The high peak compressive stress provides high strength for glasses with shallow flaw size distributions. These glasses have high Young's moduli, which correspond to high fracture toughness and improved failure strength and are suitable for high-strength cover glass applications that experience significant bending stresses in use such as, for example, as cover glass in flexible displays.