Corning Incorporated
GRADIENT TINTED ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME

Abstract:

A glass-ceramic, includes a silicate-containing glass comprising a first portion and a second portion. A plurality of crystalline precipitates comprising at least one of W and Mo. The crystalline precipitates are distributed within at least one of the first and second portions of the silicate-containing glass. The glass-ceramic comprises a difference in absorbance between the first and second portions of 0.04 optical density (OD)/mm or greater over a wavelength range of from 400 nm to 1500 nm.