Glass fibers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10899652-B2
Application number	US-201716317357-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 12, 2017
Priority date	Jul 13, 2016
Publication date	Jan 26, 2021
Grant date	Jan 26, 2021

Abstract

Glass fibers have a chemical composition that includes the following constituents, in a weight content that varies within the limits defined below: SiO 2 50-70%, Al 2 O 3 0-5%, CaO+MgO 0-7%, Na 2 O 5-15%, K 2 O 0-10%, BaO 2-10%, SrO 2-10%, ZnO <2%, and B 2 O 3 5-15%.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Glass fibers, the chemical composition of which comprises the following constituents, in a weight content that varies within the limits defined below:

SiO 2
50-70% 

Al 2 O 3
 0-5%

CaO + MgO
 0-7%

Na 2 O
5-15%

K 2 O
0-10%

BaO
2-10%

SrO
2-10%

ZnO
  <2%

B 2 O 3
 5-15%.

wherein the chemical composition is free of bismuth oxide and the fibers are adapted for incorporation into paper sheets to be formed into filters or battery separators, wherein the fibers are adapted for incorporation into the paper sheets by placing the fibers in an aqueous suspension on a filter belt, removing liquid from the aqueous suspension by suction, and drying a resulting fibrous sheet.

2. The glass fibers as claimed in claim 1 , such that the SiO 2 content is within a range extending from 55% to 68%.

3. The glass fibers as claimed in claim 1 , such that the Al 2 O 3 content is within a range extending from 1% to 4%.

4. The glass fibers as claimed in claim 1 , such that the CaO content is within a range extending from 1% to 4%.

5. The glass fibers as claimed in claim 1 , such that the MgO content is within a range extending from 1% to 3%.

6. The glass fibers as claimed in claim 1 , such that the BaO content is within a range extending from 3% to 8%.

7. The glass fibers as claimed in claim 1 , such that the SrO content is within a range extending from 2% to 5%.

8. The glass fibers as claimed in claim 1 , such that the ZnO content is at most 1%.

9. The glass fibers as claimed in claim 1 , such that the B 2 O 3 content is within a range extending from 8% to 13%.

10. The glass fibers as claimed in claim 1 , a mean diameter of which is within a range extending from 0.1 to 3 μm.

11. A sheet of paper comprising fibers as claimed in claim 1 wherein the sheet of paper is made by the placing the fibers in an aqueous suspension on a filter belt, removing liquid from the aqueous suspension by suction, and drying the resulting fibrous sheet.

12. A filter or a battery separator comprising at least one sheet of paper as claimed in claim 11 .

13. An insulation panel core, formed by the superposition of a plurality of sheets of paper or webs as claimed in claim 11 .

14. A vacuum insulation panel, comprising a core as claimed in claim 13 , positioned inside a gastight envelope, generally made of a multilayer plastic film that is aluminized or that incorporates at least one sheet of aluminum, the assembly being placed under vacuum and sealed so that the internal pressure in the envelope is of the order of less than 0.5 mbar.

15. A process for manufacturing a sheet of paper using glass fibers as claimed in claim 1 , comprising melting a glass having substantially the same chemical composition as that of said fibers, then fiberizing the glass, followed by the placing the fibers in an aqueous suspension on a filter belt, removing liquid from the aqueous suspension by suction, and drying the resulting fibrous sheet.

16. The glass fibers as claimed in claim 2 , such that the SiO 2 content is within a range extending from 60% to 67%.

17. The glass fibers as claimed in claim 3 , such that the Al 2 O 3 content is within a range extending from 1.5% to 2.5%.

18. The glass fibers as claimed in claim 4 , such that the CaO content is within a range extending from 1.5% to 3%.

19. The glass fibers as claimed in claim 5 , such that the MgO content is within a range extending from 1% to 2%.

20. The glass fibers as claimed in claim 6 , such that the BaO content is within a range extending from 3% to 6%.

21. The glass fibers as claimed in claim 7 , such that the SrO content is within a range extending from 2% to 4%.

22. The glass fibers as claimed in claim 8 , such that the ZnO content is zero.

23. The glass fibers as claimed in claim 9 , such that the B 2 O 3 content is within a range extending from 9% to 12%.

24. The process as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the fiberizing is done by flame attenuation.

25. Glass fibers, the chemical composition of which comprises the following constituents, in a weight content that varies within the limits defined below:

SiO 2
50-70%

Al 2 O 3
0-5%

CaO + MgO
2.5%-5%     

Na 2 O
 5-15%

K 2 O
 0-10%

BaO
 2-10%

SrO
 2-10%

ZnO
<2%

B 2 O 3
  5-15%.

wherein the chemical composition is free of bismuth oxide the fibers are adapted for incorporation into paper sheets to be formed into filters or battery separators by placing the fibers in an aqueous suspension on a filter belt, removing liquid from the aqueous suspension by suction, and drying a resulting fibrous sheet.

Assignees

• Saint Gobain Isover

Inventors

• Lecomte Emmanuel
• Ellison Christopher

Classifications

• C03C3/091 Primary

  containing aluminium · CPC title

• C03B37/065

  starting from tubes, rods, fibres or filaments · CPC title

• C03C13/00 Primary

  Fibre or filament compositions (manufacture of fibres or filaments C03B37/00) · CPC title

• C03C13/06

  Mineral fibres, e.g. slag wool, mineral wool, rock wool · CPC title

• E04B2001/742

  Use of special materials; Materials having special structures or shape · CPC title