CA1274857A - Lead-free glass frit compositions - Google Patents

Lead-free glass frit compositions

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CA1274857A
CA1274857A CA000550627A CA550627A CA1274857A CA 1274857 A CA1274857 A CA 1274857A CA 000550627 A CA000550627 A CA 000550627A CA 550627 A CA550627 A CA 550627A CA 1274857 A CA1274857 A CA 1274857A
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David A. Klimas
Boyd R. Frazee
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03CCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
    • C03C8/00Enamels; Glazes; Fusion seal compositions being frit compositions having non-frit additions
    • C03C8/02Frit compositions, i.e. in a powdered or comminuted form
    • C03C8/04Frit compositions, i.e. in a powdered or comminuted form containing zinc

Abstract

LEAD-FREE GLASS FRIT COMPOSITIONS
Abstract of the Disclosure Lead-free glass frit compositions for use in vitreous coatings consisting essentially of Na2O-ZnO-B2O3-SiO2 in appropriate concentrations including molar amounts of at most 17.5 mole percent of B2O3 and at least 40 mole percent of SiO2.

Description

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Decorating compositions generally fall into two categories; glazes and enamels. The glazes are usually thought of as clear glasses, while enamels are glazes which contain a coloring material such as a pigment. In actual usage, ~he glazes and enamels are used in a finely divided form called a "frit", which is selectively applied to the surfaces of the glassware, glass-ceramic ware, chinaware and ceramic ware in accordance with the intended decorative or ornamental pattern. Any of several decorating techniques known in the industry can be used to achieve this result. Typically, the frit is in the form of a paste which consists of the finely divided glaze or enamel composition plus a vehicle. After application to the ware by silk screen or other technique, the ware is heated or fired to fuse the frit, to volatilize the vehicle or medium and to firmly bond the decoration to the surface of the ware.

There are a variety of decorating compositions avail-able which are used in the decorating of glassware, china-ware and the like, to produce selected patterns and ornamentation. These available compositions frequently contain lead and/or cadmium oxides. Lead oxide was previously used in these compositions to lower the melting point of the frit so that the frit could be fused onto the surface of the ware at as low a temperature as possible to avoid thermal deformation of the ware. Cadmium oxide had been used in the past as a colorant in certain frits.
However, adverse toxicological effects from these systems have resulted in various prohibitions on the use of lead and cadmium in decorative glazes. It has, therefore, been necessary to formulate glass frit products with e~uivalent or improved performance characteristics but with no lead or cadmium components.

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A number of such lead-free products have been disclosed. By way of illustration, U.S. 4,376,169 discloses frits which require the presence of alkali oxide, B2O3, A12O3, SiO~, F, P2O5, ZnO and TiO2 and which have critical compositional limits; U.S. 4,446,241 discloses frits which require the presence of Li2O, B2O3 and SiO2 among other oxides; U.S. 4,537,862 discloses frits which require the presence of B2O3, SiO2, ZrO2 and rare earth oxides with the weight ratio of ZrO2 to rare earth oxides being critical U.S 4,554,258 discloses frits which require the presence of ~i2O3, B2O3, SiO2 and alkali metal oxides where the alkali metal oxides are necessarily present in specified concentrations and U.S. 4,590,171 discloses frits which require the presence of Li2o, Na2O, BaO, Ba2O3, A1203, Si2~ ZrO2 and F- It is thus seen that the formulations have varied the nature and concentration of the oxide components in an attempt to provide acceptable frit formulations. While such frits are alleged to exhibit a variety of desirable properties, they still exhibit deficiencies in one or more performance areas.

Accordingly~ it is the primary object of this invention to provide lead-free glass frit compositions which exhibit a broad range of improved performance characteristics.

It is a further object to provide such frits which are low melting and are particularly resistant to acid attac~.

Various other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent from the following descriptive material.

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It has now been surprisingly determined that the aforementioned objectives are met by preparing lead-free glass frits which consist of Na2O, ZnO, B2O3 and SiO2 in appropriate concentration ranges. Such systems meet the primary requirement of being operative in vitreous coatings without the presence of lead and cadmium components. In addition, these formulations exhibit a broad range of desirable properties including low melting points, suffi-ciently low thermal expansion to avoid crazing when applied over soda-lime-silica glass and low water solubility to facilitate their use in water based spray mediums. Of particular significance is the excellent resistance to acid attack, such as ~hat encountered from various acid-containing liquids such as juice. As a result, these glass frit compositions are available for a broad range of glazing, enameling and decorating applications on a wide variety of g7assware and chinaware. They can also be applied in a variety of printing methods.

More specifically, the glass frit compositions of this invention consist of Broad Range(mole ~) P erred Range(mole %~

Na2o3.9 - 18.5 5.0 - 14.0 ZnO4.0 - 30.0 8.0 ~ 25~0 B2O33.9 - 17.5 6.0 - 13.0 SiO240.0 - 74.0 45.0 - 60.0 It is particularly to be noted that coatings which significantly exceed the 17.5 mole percent B2O3 concentration do not exhibit the minimum level of acid resistance required for such products~ In addition, coatings which contain less than the minimum 40.0 mole percent Si2 content are likewise deficient in acid resistance.

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In addi~ion to the oxides listed above, the coatings may contain one or more of the following witho~t adversely ! effecting the performance characteristics:
mole percent K20 0- 8.0 Li2O 0- 5.0 CaO 0- 8.0 SrO 0- 8 0 BaO ~ 9 0 Bi23 0-10.0 A1203 0- 4.0 Zr2 0- 6.0 I Ti~2 0- 7.0 WO3 O- l.O

The K2O and Li2O will generally replace a portion of the Na2O content. The K2O will tend to increase the firing temperature and thermal expansion, while the Li2O will lower the firing temperature but may create some thermal stresses. The CaO, SrO and BaO can be added as partial replacement for the ZnO, such components increasing firing temperature and thermal expansion. Addi~ions of ZrO2 will improve alkali resistance, while the TiO2 will improve acid resistance.

The glass frits can be prepared by mixing together the oxide producing materials, such materials being well known to those skilled in the art, charging the raw material mix into a glass melting furnace at temperatures of 1000-1200C to produce the fused glass and then fritting the glass as by pouring into water or passing through water-cooled rolls. If required, the frit can be ground into powder by conventional grinding techniquesO The 12~L8~a'7 resulting products generally haYe melting points in the range of 450 to 600C and coefficients of thermal expansion in the range of 70 to 90 X 10-7 per C.

1, The frits of the present inventlon are particularly useful for vitrifiable glass decorating colors, but they may also be used in related applications such as coatings on ceramic substrates. For example, to use these materials as a glass decorating color, a slip made up of the frit of the present invention, titanium dioxide and an alcohol-water mixture is prepared. This slip is then applied to the exterior of a glass jar or a light bulb (e.g. by spraying) and the coated surface is then fired at 680C for three minutes. The result is a smooth vitreous coating which will resist attack from a variety of acidic and alkaline materials. It is also to be noted that colorants and pigments can be dissolved and/or suspended in the frits to yield colored glazes and enamels.

The following examples further illustrate the embodiments of this invention. In these examples, known techniques are utilized to mix the appropriate raw batch glass compositions, to melt them at generally about 1200C
for about 45 minutes and then to frit the compositions.

Testing is conducted by adding 4.0 grams of the glass frit to 1.0 gram of a pine oil-based medium and screen printing the resulting dispersion onto glass slides at a wet thickness of 2 mils~ The slides are fired at several temperatures to determine "Gloss Temperature", i.e. the lowest temperature which enables the glass powder to flow sufficiently to form a smooth transparent coating.

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Acid resistance is evaluated first by utilizing ASTM
C724-81 and then by immersing the coated glass slides in 4%
~ acetic acid for a period of 24 hours. Coatin~s rated "A"
I in the first test and coatings which are not etched or only marginally etched in the second test are deemed to be acid resistant.

Typical frit formula~ions of this invention and one control ~ormulation and their attendant performance characteristics are noted in the following table.

Ingredient _ Formulation(mole %) Na2O 12.1 11.4 12.1 11.4 11.4 5.7 13.2 ZnO 18.2 17.2 13.7 17.1 8.6 17.2 13.2 B2O3 12.2 11~4 12.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 21.0 SiO2 54.5 51.4 54.6 51.5 51.4 51.4 47.4 TiO2 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.9 Li2o ~ ~ 4.5 K2O - - - - - 5.7 Bi23 _ 5.7 BaO - - - - 8.6 F2 - - - - - - 1.3 Gloss Temp(C) 650 607 621 650 677 650 621 Acid Rating A A A A A A C
not not not sl. sl. sl. coating 4~ Acetic Acid etched etched etched etch etch etch removed These results thus indicate the excellent performance benefits of the instant systems, particularly in ~he area of acid resi~stance. In addition, the results of control Formulation A illustrate the adverse effects obtained by I utilizing B203 in excess of the prescribed amounts.

¦ A similar composition can be prepared using, on a mole percent basis, 13.1% Na20, 19.7% ZnO, 8.2% B203 and 59.0~ SiO2, with the expectation of comparable performance characteristics.

Summarizing, this invention is seen to provide lead-free glass frit compositions exhibiting excellent performance characteristics particularly in the area of acid resistance. Variations may be made in procedures, proportions and materials without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the following claims.

Claims (9)

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. A lead-free glass frit composition consisting essentially of the following components in the indicated molar percent amounts:

Na20 3.9 - 18.5 ZnO 4.0 - 30.0 B2O3 3.9 - 17.5 SiO2 40.0 - 74.0 K2O 0 - 8.0 Li2O 0 - 5.0 CaO 0 - 8.0 SrO 0 - 8.0 BaO 0 - 9.0 Bi2O3 0 - 10.0 A12O3 0 - 4.0 ZrO2 0 - 6.0 TiO2 0 - 7.0 WO3 0 - 1.0
2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the indicated components are present in the indicated molar percent amounts:

Na2O 5.0 - 14.0 ZnO 8.0 - 25.0 B2O3 6.0 - 13.0 SiO2 45.0 - 60.0
3. The composition of claim 1 consisting essentially of the following components in the indicated mole percent amounts.
Na2O 12.1 ZnO 18.2 B2O3 12.2 SiO2 54.5 TiO2 3.0
4. The composition of claim 1 consisting essentially of the following components in the indicated mole percent amounts:
Na2O 11.4 ZnO 17.2 B2O3 11.4 SiO2 51.4 TiO2 2.9 Bi2O3 5.7
5. The composition of claim 1 consisting essentially of the following components in the indicated mole percent amounts:
Na2O 12.1 ZnO 13.7 B2O3 12.1 SiO2 54.6 TiO2 3.0 Li2O 4.5
6. The composition of claim 1 consisting essentially of the following components in the indicated mole percent amounts:
Na2O 11.4 ZnO 17.1 B2O3 17.1 SiO2 51.5 TiO2 2.9
7. The composition of claim 1 consisting essentially of the following components in the indicated mole percent amounts:
Na2O 11.4 ZnO 8.6 B2O3 17.1 SiO2 51.4 TiO2 2.9 BaO 8.6
8. The composition of claim 1 consisting essentially of the following components in the indicated mole percent amounts:
Na2O 5.7 ZnO 17.2 B2O3 17.1 SiO2 51.4 TiO2 2.9 K2O 5.7
9. A process for preparing a lead-free glass frit composition comprising the steps of (a) combining raw materials in amounts such that the glass frit will consist essentially of mole percent Na2O 3.9 - 18.5 ZnO 4.0 - 30.0 B2O3 3.9 - 17.5 SiO2 40.0 - 74.0 K2O 0 - 8.0 Li2O 0 - 5.0 CaO 0 - 8.0 SrO 0 - 8.0 BaO 0 - 9.0 Bi2O3 0 - 10.0 Al2O3 0 - 4.0 ZrO2 0 - 6.0 TiO2 0 - 7.0 WO3 0 - 1.0 (b) melting the raw material at a temperature of from 1000 to 1200°C; and (c) forming a frit from the molten mass.
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