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METHOD OF STRENGTHENING GLASS USING PLASMA TORCHES AND/OR ARC JETS, AND ARTICLES MADE ACCORDING TO THE SAME
METHOD OF STRENGTHENING GLASS USING PLASMA TORCHES AND/OR ARC JETS, AND ARTICLES MADE ACCORDING TO THE SAME
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机译:使用等离子炬和/或电弧强化玻璃的方法,以及根据该方法制成的物品
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Certain example embodiments relate to an improved method of strengthening glass substrates (e.g., soda lime silica glass substrates). In certain examples, a glass substrate may be chemically strengthened by creating an electric field within the glass. In certain cases, the chemical tempering may be performed by surrounding the substrate by a plasma including certain ions, such as Li+, K+, Mg2+, and/or the like. In some cases, these ions may be forced into the glass substrate due to the half-cycles of the electric field generated by the electrodes that formed the plasma. This may advantageously chemically strengthen a glass substrate on a substantially reduced time scale. In other example embodiments, an electric field may be set in a float bath such that sodium ions are driven from the molten glass ribbon into the tin bath, which may advantageously result in a stronger glass substrate with reduced sodium content.
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