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(11)EP 3 319 915 B1

(12)EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION

(45)Mention of the grant of the patent:
27.11.2019 Bulletin 2019/48

(21)Application number: 16733099.2

(22)Date of filing:  01.07.2016
(51)International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C03C 17/245(2006.01)
(86)International application number:
PCT/EP2016/065469
(87)International publication number:
WO 2017/005621 (12.01.2017 Gazette  2017/02)

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GLASS SUBSTRATE WITH INCREASED WEATHERING AND CHEMCIAL RESISTANCE

GLASSUBSTRAT MIT ERHÖHTER WITTERUNGS- UND CHEMIKALIENBESTÄNDIGKEIT

SUBSTRAT DE VERRE PRÉSENTANT UNE MEILLEURE RÉSISTANCE AUX PRODUITS CHIMIQUES ET AUX INTEMPÉRIES


(84)Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30)Priority: 07.07.2015 EP 15175711

(43)Date of publication of application:
16.05.2018 Bulletin 2018/20

(73)Proprietor: AGC Glass Europe
1348 Louvain-La-Neuve (BE)

(72)Inventors:
  • COSIJNS, Bruno
    1653 Dworp (BE)
  • TIXHON, Eric
    4367 Crisnée (BE)
  • MARENNE, Ingrid
    5380 Forville (BE)

(74)Representative: Agustsson, Sveinn Otto 
AGC Glass Europe S.A. Rue Louis Blériot, 12
6041 Gosselies
6041 Gosselies (BE)


(56)References cited: : 
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Note: Within nine months from the publication of the mention of the grant of the European patent, any person may give notice to the European Patent Office of opposition to the European patent granted. Notice of opposition shall be filed in a written reasoned statement. It shall not be deemed to have been filed until the opposition fee has been paid. (Art. 99(1) European Patent Convention).


Description


[0001] This invention relates to glass products that are useful in any application where the glass surface is submitted to weathering and/or chemical strain and in particular when the edge of the glass is visible. The applications comprise for example furniture applications such as table tops or shelving, in particular garden furniture, structural applications such as balustrades and partition walls, and also certain windows, glass doors, shower walls and shower doors. This invention relates in particular to glass products submitted to high humidity environments such as bathrooms, swimming pools and greenhouses for example. In all these applications it is usually desired for the glass transmission and reflection to be as color neutral as possible. This is true not only for the surfaces of the glass sheets, but also for their edges.

[0002] Regular clear soda-lime glass has suitable optical properties concerning the level and color of transmitted light. However, because of the elongated view path, a greenish tint can be observed by the naked eye on the edge of the glass. This color becomes more pronounced as the glass sheet becomes bigger.

[0003] It is known that reducing the iron oxide content of soda-lime glass yields glass sheets that are highly transparent with a bright, often slightly bluish edge color. In these so-called extra-clear glass substrates the iron content is very low with less than 0.04 percent by weight of iron oxide (expressed as Fe2O3), preferably less than 0.02 percent by weight and a redox ratio, measured as the ratio of iron in the ferrous state (expressed as FeO) to the total amount of iron (expressed as Fe2O3) of more than 0.4.

[0004] Although esthetically acceptable or even pleasing, these regular clear and also extra-clear soda-lime glass sheets do not present the degree of chemical resistance that is necessary for outdoor applications or applications in environments where humidity is high, especially in conjunction with temperature above normal room temperature and also where frequent cleaning with sometimes aggressive chemicals is necessary. Such very demanding chemical strain conditions can for example be found in swimming pools and bathrooms where glass is used for doors and enclosures, in particular for shower enclosures and shower doors. As a result these glass-sheets are attacked and show so-called glass corrosion or irisation.

[0005] It is known that diamond-like coatings (DLC) can be used to increase the chemical resistance of soda-lime glass. However, these coatings are light absorbing to such a degree, that both regular clear and extra-clear soda-lime glass sheets covered by these coatings present less suitable optical properties concerning the color of transmitted light and also present an unpleasant yellow or brown edge color.

[0006] Magnetron sputtered aluminum doped silica coatings have also been used to improve the chemical resistance of soda-lime glass. When they are deposited at near room temperature, the resulting glass sheets show a yellow edge color. A pleasant bright, slightly bluish edge color can be obtained but it requires subsequent heat treatment of the coated glass sheets and they can therefore not be used without heat treatment. Furthermore, in order to reach the required resistance, coating thicknesses of about 100 nm at least are necessary. In magnetron sputtering deposition, silica is known to have low deposition rates. Therefore these coatings are expensive to produce.

[0007] Coating deposition by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is known to be cost-efficient in particular when used directly on a float line on a large scale. Silica (SiO2) based coatings can be deposited by CVD with very high yields starting from silane-based precursors. The reactivity of these precursors however is so high that they often react largely before reaching the surface to be coated. This then leads to powder formation in the gas phase which causes clogging of the coating apparatus as well as defects in the substrate's coating. This is especially prone to happen when SiO2 based coatings are deposited using a mixture of monosilane SiH4 and a strong oxidizer such as oxygen.

[0008] In view of the above, it can be seen that there exists a need in the art to provide coatings for glass sheets that increase the chemical resistance of soda-lime glass to weathering and chemical strain, while preferably maintaining suitably neutral optical properties concerning the color of transmitted light and even more preferably also avoiding yellow coloring of the glass edges of the resulting coated glass sheet.

Summary of the invention



[0009] In the present invention, the following conventions are used:
  • The luminous transmission (LT) is the percentage of incident luminous flux, of Illuminant D65/2°, transmitted by the glazing.
  • The luminous reflection (LR) is the percentage of incident luminous flux, of Illuminant D65/2°, reflected by the glazing. It can be measured on coating side (LRc) or substrate side (LRg).
  • CIELAB 1976 values (L*a*b*) are used to define colors for transmission, reflectance on coating side and reflectance on substrate side. They are measured with Illuminant D65/10°.
  • colors in transmittance are the more neutral the closer a* and b* are to 0. They are considered to be suitably neutral when -2 ≤ a* ≤ 0 and 0 ≤ b* ≤ 2
  • When values are said to be "comprised between a and b", they may also be equal to a or b.


[0010] In an embodiment of this invention, a coating for glass substrates is provided that increases the chemical resistance of the glass to weathering and chemical strain, while at the same time maintaining suitably neutral optical properties concerning the color of transmitted light.

[0011] In another embodiment of the invention, a coating is provided for glass substrates that increases the chemical resistance of the glass while at the same time maintaining suitably neutral optical properties concerning the color of transmitted light and avoiding an unpleasant high level of yellow edge color.

[0012] In another embodiment of the invention, there is provided a coated glass substrate that has higher chemical resistance than uncoated glass on its coated side and maintaining suitably neutral optical properties concerning the color of transmitted light and that does not have an unpleasant high level of yellow edge color.

[0013] In another embodiment the invention, there is provided a method for chemically protecting a glass substrate that can maintain neutral optical properties concerning the color of transmitted light and that also can avoid the appearance of an unpleasant high level of yellow edge color.

Detailed description of the invention



[0014] The present invention concerns a silicon oxy-carbide SiOxCy coating for glass wherein the atomic ratio O/Si is comprised between 1.75 and 1.95 and the thickness is comprised between 10 nm and 80 nm, preferably between 10 nm and 50 nm, more preferably between 10 nm and 30 nm. It has been surprisingly found that these SiOxCy coatings, without being hydrophilic, not only significantly increase the resistance to weathering and chemical strain of glass sheets, in particular of soda lime glass sheets, but also provide coated normal clear and extra-clear glass substrates with particularly neutral optical properties concerning the color of transmitted light with -1.5 ≤ a* ≤ 0 and 0 ≤ b* ≤ 1.2.

[0015] Hereinafter ln(x) denotes the natural logarithm of the value x.

[0016] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the color of transmitted light is such that -1.5 ≤ a* ≤ 0 and b* ≤ [1.40 + 0.30 x ln(0.02 -a*)]. It has surprisingly been found that normal clear and extra clear soda-lime glass sheets thus covered have at most only a barely perceptible level of yellow edge color, as observed by the naked eye under an artificial sky as defined in standard EN1096-1:2012 on 10 cm x 10 cm samples.

[0017] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a silicon oxy-carbide SiOxCy coating for glass is provided wherein the atomic ratio O/Si is comprised between 1.85 and 1.95 and the thickness is comprised between 10 nm and 80 nm, preferably between 10 nm and 50 nm, more preferably between 10 nm and 30 nm. It has been surprisingly found that these SiOxCy coatings, without being hydrophilic, significantly increase the resistance to weathering and chemical strain of glass sheets, in particular of soda lime glass sheets, but also provide coated normal clear and extra-clear glass substrates with most neutral optical properties concerning the color of transmitted light with -1.5 ≤ a* ≤ 0 and 0 ≤ b* ≤ 0.8.

[0018] In a more preferred embodiment of the invention, the color of transmitted light is such that -1.5 ≤ a* ≤ 0 and b* ≤ [0.90 + 0.20 x ln(0.02-a*)]. It has surprisingly been found that normal clear and extra clear soda-lime glass sheets thus covered have no perceptible level of yellow edge color, as observed by the naked eye under an artificial sky as defined in standard EN1096-1:2012 on 10 cm x 10 cm samples.

[0019] Regarding stoichiometry, the SiOxCy coatings of the present invention cannot be regarded as mere mixtures of SiO2 and SiC. In the SiOxCy coatings according to the present invention it was found that the average C/Si atomic ratio was comprised between 0.1 and 0.8, preferably between, 0.1 and 0.5, preferably between 0.1 and 0.3. In these coatings the C/Si atomic ratio was found to be higher close to the substrate and decreasing the further one moves away from the substrate surface.

[0020] According to the invention, the glass substrate may be any glass substrate that may be subjected to weathering and/or chemical strain. Preferably the glass substrates are colored, normal clear or extra-clear soda lime glass substrates having a thickness comprised between 2 mm and 25 mm. Uncoated soda lime glass is known to be sensitive to weathering and chemical strain and the resulting degradation becomes visible with the appearance of haze.

[0021] In certain example embodiments of the invention, the glass substrates are normal clear or extra-clear soda-lime glass sheets having a thickness comprised between 2 mm and 12 mm. Normal clear and extra-clear glass substrates have been found to be particularly prone to show unpleasant high levels of yellow edge colors when coated with certain coatings. Normal clear glass is glass having an content of iron, expressed as Fe2O3, comprised between 0.04 % and 0.4 % by weight. In extra-clear glass the iron content, expressed as Fe2O3, is less than 0.04 % by weight, preferably less than 0.02 % by weight and the redox ratio, measured as the ratio of iron in the ferrous state (expressed as FeO) to the total amount of iron (expressed as Fe2O3) is more than 0.4. Extra-clear glass is particularly advantageous as it has low visible light absorption, which leads to particularly bright edges.

[0022] In certain embodiments of the invention, the coated glass substrates are heat treated, for example annealed or tempered and/or bended. In an embodiment of the present invention the coated glass sheets present a pleasant edge color both before and after heat treatment. Typically this involves heating the coated sheet in a furnace to a temperature of at least 580 °C, more preferably of at least about 600 °C and still more preferably of at least 620 °C before rapidly cooling down the glass substrate. An example heat treating furnace temperature is from 600 to 700 °C. This tempering and/or bending can take place for a period of at least 4 minutes, at least 5 minutes, or more in different situations.

[0023] In an embodiment of the invention, the SiOxCy coated glass substrate of the present invention is present on at least one of the substrate's two sides.

[0024] In an embodiment of the current invention, the SiOxCy coating is the uppermost coating on the glass substrate.

[0025] In another embodiment of the invention, a SiOxCy coated glass substrate is provided having an uppermost hydrophobic coating on the SiOxCy coating, the resulting water contact angle is at least 100°. Preferably the hydrophobic coating is in located directly on and in contact with the SiOxCy coating. If the SiOxCy coated glass substrate is a heat treated glass substrate the hydrophobic coating is preferably deposited after the heat treatment.

[0026] In an embodiment of the invention, the SiOxCy coating is deposited directly on the glass substrate's surface. In a preferred embodiment no additional essentially inorganic coating is deposited on the SiOxCy coating. In another preferred embodiment of the present invention the SiOxCy coating is the only coating deposited on the SiOxCy coated side of the glass substrate, with no additional coating deposited on the SiOxCy coating.

[0027] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the SiOxCy is a coating deposited by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) with a gaseous mixture comprising a carrier gas, a silicon precursor, an oxygen source and a hydro-carbon based radical scavenger. In a preferred embodiment the SiOxCy coating is deposited with a gaseous mixture comprising monosilane SiH4 as silicon precursor, carbon dioxide CO2 as oxygen source and ethylene C2H4 as radical scavenger. The carrier gas may be nitrogen and/or helium. Preferably the carrier gas is essentially comprised of nitrogen.

[0028] The present invention also concerns a glazing having at least one glass sheet wherein the glass sheet is coated on a side facing a humid environment with a silicon oxy-carbide SiOxCy coating wherein the atomic ratio O/Si is comprised between 1.85 and 1.95 and the thickness is comprised between 10 nm and 80 nm, preferably between 10 nm and 50 nm, more preferably between 10 nm and 30 nm. It has been surprisingly found that this glazing's coated side, without being hydrophilic, presents a significantly increased resistance to weathering and chemical strain of a humid environment, in comparison to an uncoated glass sheet, in particular if it is made of soda lime glass.

[0029] Preferably the humid environment is such that it presents at least occasionally an ambient temperature above 20°C and presents the possibility of formation of water droplets on the substrate's coated surface through condensation and/or water sprays or splashes. In an example embodiment the humid environment is the inside atmosphere of an indoor swimming pool, a sauna, a bathroom or a greenhouse.

[0030] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the glass sheet of the glazing is a normal clear or extra-clear glass substrate. It was found that normal clear and extra-clear glass sheets comprising this SiOxCy coating have neutral optical properties concerning the color of transmitted light with -1.5 ≤ a* ≤ 0 and 0 ≤ b* ≤ 2, preferably with -1.5 ≤ a* ≤ 0 and 0 ≤ b* ≤ 1.2, more preferably with -1.5 ≤ a* ≤ 0 and 0 ≤ b* ≤ 0.8. The inventors surprisingly found, in addition to the colors in transmission being neutral, that for SiOxCy coated normal clear and extra-clear glass substrates according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, there exists a relationship between the colors in transmittance and the level of yellow edge color.

[0031] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the color of transmitted light is such that -1.5 ≤ a* ≤ 0 and b* ≤ [2.54 + 0.56 x ln(0.02-a*)], preferably such that -1.5 ≤ a* ≤ 0 and b* ≤ [1.40 + 0.30 x ln(0.02 -a*)], more preferably such that -1.5 ≤ a* ≤ 0 and b* ≤ [0.90 + 0.20 x ln(0.02-a*)]. It has surprisingly been found that normal clear and extra clear soda-lime glass sheets thus covered do not have an unpleasant high level of yellow edge color but at most only a low level of yellow edge color, as observed by the naked eye under an artificial sky as defined in standard EN1096-1:2012 on 10 cm x 10 cm samples.

[0032] In another embodiment of the invention, the glazing's a SiOxCy coated glass sheet has a hydrophobic coating on the SiOxCy coating, the resulting water contact angle is at least 100°. Preferably the hydrophobic coating is in direct contact with the SiOxCy coating. If the SiOxCy coated glass substrate is a heat treated glass substrate, the hydrophobic coating is preferably deposited after the heat treatment.

[0033] In an embodiment of the invention, the glazing's SiOxCy coated glass sheet has the SiOxCy coating deposited directly on the glass substrate's surface. In another preferred embodiment no additional essentially inorganic coating is deposited on the SiOxCy coating. In another preferred embodiment of the invention, the SiOxCy coating is the only coating deposited on the SiOxCy coated side of the glass substrate, with no additional coating deposited on the SiOxCy coating

[0034] The present invention in particular also concerns a structural glazing having at least one glass sheet wherein the glass sheet is coated on a side exposed to weathering and/or chemical strain with a silicon oxy-carbide SiOxCy coating wherein the atomic ratio O/Si is comprised between 1.2 and 1.95 and the thickness is comprised between 10 nm and 80 nm, preferably between 10 nm and 50 nm, more preferably between 10 nm and 30 nm..

[0035] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the glass sheet of the glazing is a normal clear or extra-clear glass substrate. It was found that normal clear and extra-clear glass sheets comprising this SiOxCy coating have neutral optical properties concerning the color of transmitted light with -1.5 ≤ a* ≤ 0 and 0 ≤ b* ≤ 2, preferably with -1.5 ≤ a* ≤ 0 and 0 ≤ b* ≤ 1.2, more preferably with -1.5 ≤ a* ≤ 0 and 0 ≤ b* ≤ 0.8. The inventors surprisingly found, in addition to the colors in transmission being neutral, that for SiOxCy coated normal clear and extra-clear glass substrates according to a preferred embodiment of present invention there exists a relationship between the colors in transmittance and the level of yellow edge color.

[0036] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, at least one edge of the structural glazing is visible.

[0037] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the color of transmitted light is such that -1.5 ≤ a* ≤ 0 and b* ≤ [2.54 + 0.56 x ln(0.02-a*)], preferably such that - 1.5 ≤ a* ≤ 0 and b* ≤ [1.40 + 0.30 x ln(0.02 -a*)], more preferably such that -1.5 ≤ a* ≤ 0 and b* ≤ [0.90 + 0.20 x ln(0.02-a*)]. It has surprisingly been found that normal clear and extra clear soda-lime glass sheets thus covered do not have an unpleasant high level of yellow edge color but at most only a low level of yellow edge color, as observed by the naked eye under an artificial sky as defined in standard EN1096-1:2012 on 10 cm x 10 cm samples.

[0038] In another particular embodiment of the invention, the structural glazing is a laminated and/or heat treated structural glazing.

[0039] In a particular embodiment of the invention, the structural glazing is a laminated glazing element having two glass sheets exposed to weathering and/or chemical strain that are both coated on their side exposed to weathering and/or chemical strain with a SiOxCy coating according to the present invention. In an example embodiment the structural glazing is a floor element, a partition wall, a façade element or a balustrade.

[0040] The invention also concerns a process for obtaining a glass substrate with increased chemical resistance with neutral colors in transmittance and reflectance comprising providing a glass substrate, coating the glass substrate by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) with a gaseous mixture comprising a carrier gas, a silicon precursor, an oxygen source and a hydro-carbon based radical scavenger.

[0041] In an embodiment of the invention, there is provided a process for obtaining a glass substrate with increased chemical resistance with neutral colors in transmittance and reflectance and with low levels of yellow edge color, comprising providing a glass substrate, coating the glass substrate by chemical vapor deposition with a gaseous mixture comprising a carrier gas, a silicon precursor, an oxygen source and a hydro-carbon based radical scavenger.

[0042] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, monosilane SiH4 is used as silicon precursor, carbon dioxide CO2 as oxygen source and ethylene C2H4 as radical scavenger. The carrier gas may be nitrogen and/or helium. Preferably the carrier gas is essentially comprised of nitrogen.

[0043] The deposition is typically performed at a glass temperature comprised between 600°C and 750°C, preferably between 650°C and 740°C, most preferably between 700°C and 730°C. The deposition may also be performed at temperatures below 600°C, but at lower deposition rates. Using plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition the deposition may be performed at a glass temperature between 20°C and 300°C with deposition rates similar to those at a temperature between 600°C and 750°C without plasma enhancement of the chemical vapor deposition process.

[0044] In an embodiment of the invention, the glass substrate is the glass ribbon of a glass production float line. The deposition may be performed after the glass has passed the tin bath enclosure, but is preferably performed within the tin bath enclosure in order to benefit from the higher glass temperatures as well as the higher cleanliness of the glass surface. Most preferably the deposition is performed in the tin bath enclosure using a coating beam as described in EP305102. However the deposition may also be performed on a glass coating line separate from the glass production line without departing from the present invention.

[0045] The gases are distributed and contacted with the glass trough a coating beam stretching across the glass ribbon. The total flow rate of the gases is comprised between 41 and 70 standard liters per minute per meter of coating beam length. The monosilane molar concentration in the total gas flow is comprised between 2 and 12 mol%, the ethylene to monosilane molar ratio is comprised between 3 and 10 and the carbon dioxide to monosilane molar ratio is comprised between 3 and 24. The remainder of the total gas flow is made up of the carrier gas nitrogen.

[0046] Preferably the total flow rate of the gases is comprised between 41 and 70 standard liters per minute per meter of coating beam length. The monosilane molar concentration in the total gas flow is comprised between 2 and 7.5 mol%, the ethylene to monosilane molar ratio is comprised between 5 and 10 and the carbon dioxide to monosilane molar ratio is comprised between 5.5 and 24. The remainder of the total gas flow is made up of the carrier gas nitrogen.

[0047] More preferably the total flow rate of the gases is comprised between 41 and 70 standard liters per minute per meter of coating beam length. The monosilane molar concentration in the total gas flow is comprised between 2 and 6 mol%, the ethylene to monosilane molar ratio is comprised between 7 and 10 and the carbon dioxide to monosilane molar ratio is comprised between 9 and 24. The remainder of the total gas flow is made up of the carrier gas nitrogen.

[0048] The deposition is preferably performed at atmospheric pressure, to keep production costs low. However it may also be performed at pressures lower than atmospheric pressure.

Examples



[0049] The glass substrates for all examples were regular clear or extra-clear soda-lime glass substrates of 4 mm or 8 mm thickness. The deposition was performed on the moving glass ribbons during their production on a float glass production line, within the tin bath enclosure at a glass temperature comprised between 700°C and 730°C. The properties of the four different glass substrates used for the examples below are shown in table 1.
Table 1: Properties of glass substrates
substrateOptical properties
refthicknesstypeLTLRcLRgColors transmissionColors reflectance coated sideColors reflectance substrate side
 [mm] %%%a*b*a*b*a*b*
A 4 clear 89.6 8.1 8.0 -0.58 0.62 -0.24 -0.80 -0.21 -0.69
B 4 clear 89.8 8.0 8.0 -0.96 0.27 -0.45 -0.52 -0.45 -0.52
C 4 extra-clear 91.2 8.1 8.1 -0.21 0.22 -0.14 -0.54 -0.14 -0.54
D 8 clear 88.0 8.1 8.1 -1.48 0.48 -0.65 -0.43 -0.65 -0.43


[0050] SiOxCy coatings were obtained using a gaseous mixture comprising monosilane SiH4 as silicon precursor, carbon dioxide CO2 as oxygen source, ethylene C2H4 as radical scavenger, and nitrogen as carrier gas. The gas mixtures for all the examples are shown in table 2.

[0051] Examples 8 and 11 to 14 are examples according to the present invention. Example 1 to 7, 9 to 10 and 15 to 16 are counterexamples. Table 2 shows the deposition conditions for the SiOxCy coatings according to the present invention as well as for the counterexamples.
Table 2
examplesubstrateglass speedtotal gas flowSiH4 %C2H4/ SiH4CO2/ SiH4
  m/minslm/mmol%mol/molmol/mol
1 A 15 46.5 9% 4.0 4.8
2 A 15 46.5 9% 4.0 4.8
3 A 15 47.6 9% 4.0 4.8
4 A 15 45.5 9% 4.0 4.8
5 A 15 53.9 8% 4.9 5.7
6 A 15 47.4 11% 3.4 4.0
7 A 15 45.7 7% 5.1 5.9
8 A 15 63.8 5% 8.7 10.2
9 B 15 47.4 11% 3.4 4.0
10 B 15 46.5 9% 4.0 4.8
11 C 11 42.0 5% 8.7 10.2
12 C 11 59.4 3% 7.1 22.5
13 C 11 59.4 3% 7.1 22.5
14 D 7.25 57.3 2.4% 9.5 16.7
15 A 15 39.1 11% 3.2 3.8
16 C 11 29.6 10% 4.0 4.8


[0052] The composition of the SiOxCy coatings of the present examples and in particular the atomic ratios were determined using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). For the thickness measurement, the erosion crater depth of the XPS measurement was determined with a step profiler. Constant erosion speed was assumed throughout the eroded depth. The haze level of all examples are below 0.5%. All samples were not hydrophilic and show water contact angles similar to uncoated soda lime glass, between 35° and 45°.

[0053] Two different chemical tests and one combined mechanical and chemical test were used for evaluating the samples. After exposure to each type of test, the samples were evaluated by measuring the haze level, as described in standard ASTM D 1003-61. This standard defines the haze as the percentage of transmitted light, which, while passing through the sample, deviates from the incident beam by an angle of more than 2.5°.

[0054] In test 1, a chemical resistance test, the glass substrates are submitted to a Humid chamber test according to the procedure for exposing test specimens in condensation-water test atmospheres with constant humidity of standard ISO6270-2:2005. The test conditions of this standard have been slightly modified insofar as the duration of the test was 40 days and the temperature in the humid chamber was kept at 60°C. The uncoated side is covered with a protective film to avoid deterioration during this test.

[0055] In test 2, a chemical resistance test, samples were first immersed in an aqueous solution of NaOH of 0.1 M concentration for 24 hours at 20°C. Thereafter the samples were thoroughly rinsed with deionized water, dried and then submitted to chemical resistance test 1.

[0056] In test 3, a combined mechanical and chemical resistance test, samples were first submitted to a scrub resistance test based on standard ASTM D2486:2000 using a nylon bristle brush (total weight with accessories 400g) with a fixed number of 1000 cycles without abrasive scrub medium. Thereafter the samples were thoroughly rinsed with deionized water, dried and then submitted to chemical resistance test 1.

[0057] A glass substrate is considered chemically resistant or resistant to weathering and chemical strain if its haze level after all three tests is not higher than 0.5%.
Table 3
exampleCoating propertiestest 1test 2Test 3
 thickness [nm]O/Si atomic ratioHazeHazeHaze
1 70 1.3 ≤ 0.5 % ≤ 0.5 % ≤ 0.5 %
2 70 1.3 ≤ 0.5 % ≤ 0.5 % ≤ 0.5 %
3 70 1.3 ≤ 0.5 %    
4 70 1.3 ≤ 0.5 %    
5 70 1.4 ≤ 0.5 %    
6 75 1.2 ≤ 0.5 %    
7 60 1.4 ≤ 0.5 %    
8 30 1.9 ≤ 0.5 % ≤ 0.5 % ≤ 0.5 %
9 70 1.3 ≤ 0.5 %    
10 70 1.3 ≤ 0.5 %    
11 35 1.9 ≤ 0.5 % ≤ 0.5 % ≤ 0.5 %
12 25 1.97 ≤ 0.5 % ≤ 0.5 % ≤ 0.5 %
13 20 1.97 ≤ 0.5 % ≤ 0.5 % ≤ 0.5 %
14 23 1.94 ≤ 0.5 %    
15 65 1.1 ≤ 0.5 %    
16 70 1.3 ≤ 0.5 %    


[0058] The coating resistance was additionally tested according to standard EN1096-2 test method for durability of class A coatings and the test results fulfill all requirements of this standard.
Standard EN1096-2:2012Result
Condensation resistance OK
Acid resistance OK
Neutral salt spray resistance OK
Abrasion resistance OK


[0059] Uncoated glass substrates A, B, C, and D have haze values between 2% and 40% after tests 1, 2, and 3. As can be seen in table 3, all coated glass samples have haze values below 0.5% after all three tests. The coated glass samples according to the present invention therefore show a much higher weathering and chemical resistance than uncoated glass substrates.
Table 4
exampleOptical properties without heat treatment tempering
 LTLRcLRgColors transmissionColors reflectance coated sideColors reflectance substrate sideLevel of yellow edge color
        a* b* a* b* a* b*  
1 86.6 10.8 10.9 -0.47 1.36 -0.86 -2.45 -0.81 -2.26 Low
2 87.2 10.4 10.3 -0.5 1.21 -0.74 -2.02 -0.76 -2.19 Low
3 87.0 10.6 10.5 -0.5 1.42 -0.68 -2.74 -0.76 -2.76 Low
4 86.9 10.7 10.6 -0.5 1.48 -0.71 -2.84 -0.77 -2.87 Low
5 87.7 10.0 9.9 -0.51 1.22 -0.6 -2.32 -0.63 -2.33 Low
6 84.1 13.2 13.1 -0.37 1.96 -1.23 -2.5 -1.26 -3.02 Low
7 88.7 9.0 9.0 -0.56 0.96 -0.41 -1.76 -0.43 -1.75 Barely perceptible
8 89.8 8.0 8.0 -0.59 0.55 -0.24 -0.56 -0.21 -0.58 Not perceptible
9 83.3 13.6 13.3 -0.6 2.46 -1.51 -1.73 -1.54 -2.67 High
10 84.5 13.0 12.8 -0.61 1.84 -1.24 -2.78 -1.38 -3.23 Low
11 90.4 8.7 8.7 -0.19 0.48 -0.2 -0.83 -0.17 -0.96 Not perceptible
12 90.8 8.4 8.4 -0.2 0.4 -0.14 -0.73 -0.09 -0.79 Not perceptible
13 90.9 8.3 8.3 -0.2 0.36 -0.1 -0.6 -0.08 -0.64 Not perceptible
14                    
15 84.8 12.6 12.4 -0.42 2.14 -1.06 -3.39 -1.11 -3.66 High
16 86.2 12.7 12.8 -0.01 0.85 -1.05 -0.46 -0.97 -1.27 High


[0060] Table 4 shows that samples according to the present invention show neutral colors in transmission and in reflectance and acceptable levels of yellow edge color. Counterexamples 9, 15 and 16, which have transmission colors where b* > [2.54 + 0.56 x ln(0.02-a*)], show non-neutral colors in transmission and an unacceptably high level of yellow edge color as well as .

[0061] Samples 1 to 6, and 10 having colors in transmittance where a* < 0 and b* ≤ [2.54 + 0.56 x ln(0.02-a*)] show a low level of yellow edge color. The refractive index of these coatings is comprised between 1.65 and 1.75.

[0062] Sample 7 having colors in transmittance where a* < 0 and b* ≤ [1.40 + 0.30 x ln(0.02-a*)] shows a barely perceptible level of yellow edge color. The refractive index of these coatings is comprised between 1.55 and 1.65.

[0063] Samples 8, 11, 12, and 13 having colors in transmittance where a* < 0 and b* ≤ [0.90 + 0.20 x ln(0.02-a*)] show no perceptible yellow edge color. The refractive index of these coatings is comprised between 1.45 and 1.55.

[0064] The samples were also submitted to a heat treatment. Table 5 below shows the resulting optical properties. Heat treatment consisted in heating the glass substrates for a duration of 45 seconds per mm of glass thickness at 675°C.
Table 5
exampleOptical properties after heat treatment
 LTLRcLRgColors transmissionColors reflectance coated sideColors reflectance substrate sideLevel of yellow edge color
  % % % a* b* a* b* a* b*  
1 85.9 11.8 11.7 -0.45 1.34 -0.93 -2.34 -1.00 -2.56 Low
2 86.2 11.6 11.5 -0.47 1.31 -0.90 -2.39 -0.97 -2.56 Low
3 85.8 11.8 11.7 -0.46 1.59 -0.88 -3.14 -0.97 -3.20 Low
4 85.7 11.9 11.8 -0.45 1.66 -0.88 -3.35 -0.97 -3.38 Low
5 87.0 10.8 10.7 -0.50 1.27 -0.70 -2.73 -0.79 -2.70 Low
6 83.6 13.9 13.8 -0.34 1.73 -1.30 -2.19 -1.36 -2.71 Low
7 87.5 10.2 10.1 -0.52 1.18 -0.61 -2.47 -0.67 -2.46 Barely perceptible
8 89.4 8.5 8.5 -0.60 0.66 -0.32 -1.01 -0.30 -1.00 Not perceptible
9 83.9 13.1 13.0 -0.59 2.42 -1.46 -1.92 -1.49 -2.72 High
10 85.5 12.1 12.0 -0.63 1.62 -1.14 -2.54 -1.26 -2.98 Low
11 90.9 8.2 8.2 -0.18 0.32 -0.06 -0.67 -0.12 -0.52 Not perceptible
12 91.3 8.1 8.0 -0.18 0.24 -0.06 -0.52 -0.02 -0.59 Not perceptible
13 91.2 8.0 8.1 -0.17 0.21 -0.03 -0.52 -0.01 -0.57 Not perceptible
14 87.9 7.9 7.9 -1.47 0.58 -0.66 -0.67 -0.58 -0.68 Not perceptible
15 84.1 13.4 13.3 -0.39 2.08 -1.13 -3.53 -1.22 -3.76 High
16 86.9 12.0 12.1 -0.02 0.78 -0.97 -0.46 -0.85 -1.24 High


[0065] Table 5 shows that, after heat treatment, the samples according to the present invention still show neutral colors in transmission and acceptable levels of yellow edge color.

[0066] Counterexamples 9, 15 and 16, which have transmission colors where b* > [2.54 + 0.56 x ln(0.02-a*)], show non-neutral colors in transmission and/or an unacceptably high level of yellow edge color also after heat treatment.

[0067] After heat treatment, samples 1 to 6, and 10 having colors in transmittance where a* < 0 and b* ≤ [2.54 + 0.56 x ln(0.02-a*)] show a low level of yellow edge color.

[0068] After heat treatment, sample 7 having colors in transmittance where a* < 0 and b* ≤ [1.40 + 0.30 x ln(0.02-a*)] still shows a barely perceptible level of yellow edge color.

[0069] After heat treatment, samples 8, 11, 12, 13, and 14 having colors in transmittance where a* < 0 and b* ≤ [0.90 + 0.20 x ln(0.02-a*)] still show no perceptible yellow edge color.


Claims

1. Glass substrate comprising an SiOxCy coating chemically resistant to weathering and with no perceptible yellow edge color wherein the O/Si atomic ratio is comprised between 1.75 and 1.95 and the SiOxCy coating thickness is comprised between 10 nm and 80 nm, wherein the water contact angle is comprised between 35° and 45° and wherein there is no additional essentially inorganic coating on the SiOxCy coating.
 
2. Glass substrate comprising an SiOxCy coating according to claim 1 wherein the O/Si atomic ratio is comprised between 1.85 and 1.95.
 
3. Glass substrate comprising an SiOxCy coating according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the C/Si atomic ratio is comprised between 0.1 and 0.8, preferably between 0.1 and 0.5, more preferably between 0.1 and 0.3.
 
4. Glass substrate comprising an SiOxCy coating according to claims 1 to 3 wherein the SiOxCy coating is deposited directly on the glass.
 
5. Glass substrate comprising an SiOxCy coating according to any of the preceding claims wherein the SiOxCy coated glass substrates are heat treated.
 
6. Glass substrate comprising an SiOxCy coating according to any of the preceding claims wherein the SiOxCy coating or a hydrophobic coating located directly on the SiOxCy coating is the uppermost coating on the glass substrate.
 
7. Glass substrate comprising an SiOxCy coating according to any of the preceding claims wherein the SiOxCy coating is the only coating deposited on the SiOxCy coated side of the glass substrate.
 
8. Glass substrate comprising an SiOxCy coating according to any of the preceding claims wherein the SiOxCy coating thickness is comprised between 10 nm and 50 nm, preferably between 10 and 30 nm, preferably between 20 nm and 30 nm.
 
9. Glass substrate comprising an SiOxCy coating according to any of the preceding claims wherein the SiOxCy coating is deposited by chemical vapor deposition from a gaseous mixture comprising a silane precursor, an unsaturated hydro-carbon based radical scavenger, an oxygen source and a carrier gas.
 
10. Glass substrate comprising an SiOxCy coating according to claim 9 wherein the silane precursor is monosilane SiH4, the unsaturated hydro-carbon based radical scavenger is ethylene C2H4, the oxygen source is carbon dioxide CO2 and the carrier gas is nitrogen, helium or a mixture of both.
 
11. Glass substrate comprising an SiOxCy coating according to any of the preceding claims wherein the glass substrate is a colored, clear or extra-clear soda lime glass substrate.
 
12. Glass substrate comprising an SiOxCy coating according to any of the preceding claims wherein the glass substrate is a clear or an extra-clear soda lime glass substrate and wherein the colors in transmission a* and b* are such that a* < 0 and b* ≤ [1.40 + 0.30 x ln(0.02-a*)].
 
13. Glass substrate comprising an SiOxCy coating according to claim 12 wherein the colors in transmission where a* and b* are such that a* < 0 and b* ≤ [0.90 + 0.20 x ln(0.02-a*)].
 
14. Process for obtaining a glass substrate with increased chemical and mechanical resistance with low levels of yellow edge color, comprising

a. providing a glass substrate,

b. coating the glass substrate by chemical vapor deposition performed at a glass substrate temperature comprised between 650 and 720°C, with a gaseous mixture comprising monosilane SiH4, carbon dioxide CO2, ethylene C2H4, and nitrogen as carrier gas, wherein the total flow rate of the gases is comprised between 41 and 70 standard liters per minute per meter of coating beam length, the SiH4 molar concentration in the total gas flow is comprised between 2 and 7.5 mol%, the C2H4 to SiH4 molar ratio is comprised between 5 and 10, and the CO2 to SiH4 molar ratio is comprised between 5.5 and 24, the remainder of the total gas flow being made up of the carrier gas nitrogen.


 
15. Process according to claim 14 wherein the total flow rate of the gases is comprised between 41 and 70 standard liters per minute per meter of coating beam length, the SiH4 molar concentration in the total gas flow is comprised between 2 and 6 mol%, the C2H4 to SiH4 molar ratio is comprised between 7 and 10, and the CO2 to SiH4 molar ratio is comprised between 9 and 24, the remainder of the total gas flow is made up of the carrier gas nitrogen.
 
16. Process according to claim 14 or 15 wherein the chemical vapor deposition is performed at a glass substrate temperature comprised between 680°C and 710°C.
 
17. Process according to claims 14 to 16 comprising, after coating the glass substrate by chemical vapor deposition, heat treating the glass substrate.
 
18. Process according to claims 14 to 17 comprising, after coating the glass substrate by chemical vapor deposition and possibly heat treating the glass substrate, coating with a hydrophobic layer.
 
19. Use of SiOxCy coating wherein the O/Si atomic ratio is comprised between 1.2 and 1.95 and the SiOxCy coating thickness is comprised between 10 nm and 80 nm for increasing the weathering and chemical resistance of a glass substrate and wherein there is no additional essentially inorganic coating on the SiOxCy coating.
 
20. Use of a glass substrate according to claims 1 to 13 as a substrate with increased weathering and chemical resistance and low level of yellow edge color.
 
21. Chemically resistant glazing comprising a glass substrate comprising on a side facing a humid environment an SiOxCy coating wherein the O/Si atomic ratio is comprised between 1.85 and 1.95 and the SiOxCy coating thickness is comprised between 10 nm and 80 nm and wherein there is no additional essentially inorganic coating on the SiOxCy coating.
 
22. Chemically resistant structural glazing with at least one visible edge comprising a glass substrate comprising on a side facing a humid environment an SiOxCy coating wherein the O/Si atomic ratio is comprised between 1.85 and 1.95 and the SiOxCy coating thickness is comprised between 10 nm and 80 nm and wherein there is no additional essentially inorganic coating on the SiOxCy coating.
 


Ansprüche

1. Glassubstrat, umfassend eine SiOxCy-Beschichtung, die chemisch witterungsbeständig ist und keine wahrnehmbare gelbe Kantenfarbe aufweist, wobei das O/Si-Atomverhältnis zwischen 1,75 und 1,95 beträgt und die Dicke der SiOxCy-Beschichtung zwischen 10 nm und 80 nm beträgt, wobei der Wasser-Kontaktwinkel zwischen 35° und 45° beträgt und wobei keine zusätzliche im Wesentlichen anorganische Beschichtung auf der SiOxCy-Beschichtung vorliegt.
 
2. Glassubstrat, umfassend eine SiOxCy-Beschichtung gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei das O/Si-Atomverhältnis zwischen 1,85 und 1,95 beträgt.
 
3. Glassubstrat, umfassend eine SiOxCy-Beschichtung gemäß Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei das C/Si-Atomverhältnis zwischen 0,1 und 0,8 beträgt, vorzugsweise zwischen 0,1 und 0,5, bevorzugter zwischen 0,1 und 0,3.
 
4. Glassubstrat, umfassend eine SiOxCy-Beschichtung gemäß Ansprüchen 1 bis 3, wobei die SiOxCy-Beschichtung direkt auf dem Glas aufgebracht ist.
 
5. Glassubstrat, umfassend eine SiOxCy-Beschichtung gemäß einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die SiOxCy-beschichteten Glassubstrate wärmebehandelt sind.
 
6. Glassubstrat, umfassend eine SiOxCy-Beschichtung gemäß einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die SiOxCy-Beschichtung oder eine direkt auf der SiOxCy-Beschichtung angeordnete hydrophobe Beschichtung die oberste Beschichtung auf dem Glassubstrat ist.
 
7. Glassubstrat, umfassend eine SiOxCy-Beschichtung gemäß einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die SiOxCy-Beschichtung die einzige Beschichtung ist, die auf der SiOxCy-beschichteten Seite des Glassubstrats aufgebracht ist.
 
8. Glassubstrat, umfassend eine SiOxCy-Beschichtung gemäß einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Dicke der SiOxCy-Beschichtung zwischen 10 nm und 50 nm beträgt, vorzugsweise zwischen 10 und 30 nm, vorzugsweise zwischen 20 nm und 30 nm.
 
9. Glassubstrat, umfassend eine SiOxCy-Beschichtung gemäß einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die SiOxCy-Beschichtung durch chemische Dampfabscheidung aus einem Gasgemisch, das einen Silan-Vorläufer, einen Radikalfänger auf ungesättigter-Kohlenwasserstoff-Basis, eine Sauerstoffquelle und ein Trägergas umfasst, aufgebracht ist.
 
10. Glassubstrat, umfassend eine SiOxCy-Beschichtung gemäß Anspruch 9, wobei der Silan-Vorläufer Monosilan SiH4 ist, der Radikalfänger auf ungesättigter-Kohlenwasserstoff-Basis Ethylen C2H4 ist, die Sauerstoffquelle Kohlendioxid CO2 ist und das Trägergas Stickstoff, Helium oder ein Gemisch von beiden ist.
 
11. Glassubstrat, umfassend eine SiOxCy-Beschichtung gemäß einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Glassubstrat ein gefärbtes, klares oder extraklares Kalknatronglassubstrat ist.
 
12. Glassubstrat, umfassend eine SiOxCy-Beschichtung gemäß einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Glassubstrat ein klares oder ein extraklares Kalknatronglassubstrat ist und wobei bei den Farben in Transmission a* und b* so sind, dass a* < 0 und b* ≤ [1,40 + 0,30 x ln(0,02-a*)].
 
13. Glassubstrat, umfassend eine SiOxCy-Beschichtung gemäß Anspruch 12, wobei die Farben in Transmission a* und b* so sind, dass a* < 0 und b* ≤ [0,90 + 0,20 x ln(0,02-a*)].
 
14. Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Glassubstrats mit erhöhter chemischer und mechanischer Beständigkeit mit niedrigen Niveaus an gelber Kantenfarbe, umfassend

a. Bereitstellen eines Glassubstrats,

b. Beschichten des Glassubstrats durch chemische Dampfabscheidung, durchgeführt bei einer Glassubstrattemperatur, die zwischen 650 und 720 °C beträgt, mit einem Gasgemisch, das Monosilan SiH4, Kohlendioxid CO2, Ethylen C2H4 und Stickstoff als Trägergas umfasst, wobei die Gesamtflussrate der Gase zwischen 41 und 70 Standardliter pro Minute pro Meter Beschichtungsstrahllänge beträgt, die molare SiH4-Konzentration in dem gesamten Gasfluss zwischen 2 und 7,5 mol-% beträgt, das Molverhältnis von C2H4 zu SiH4 zwischen 5 und 10 beträgt und das Molverhältnis von CO2 zu SiH4 zwischen 5,5 und 24 beträgt, wobei der Rest des gesamten Gasflusses aus dem Trägergas Stickstoff besteht.


 
15. Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 14, wobei die gesamte Flussrate der Gase zwischen 41 und 70 Standardliter pro Minute pro Meter Beschichtungsstrahllänge beträgt, die molare SiH4-Konzentration in dem gesamten Gasfluss zwischen 2 und 6 mol-% beträgt, das Molverhältnis von C2H4 zu SiH4 zwischen 7 und 10 beträgt und das Molverhältnis von CO2 zu SiH4 zwischen 9 und 24 beträgt, wobei der Rest des gesamten Gasflusses aus dem Trägergas Stickstoff besteht.
 
16. Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 14 oder 15, wobei die chemische Dampfabscheidung bei einer Glassubstrattemperatur, die zwischen 680 °C und 710 °C beträgt, durchgeführt wird.
 
17. Verfahren gemäß Ansprüchen 14 bis 16, umfassend Wärmebehandeln des Glassubstrats nach dem Beschichten des Glassubstrats durch chemische Dampfabscheidung.
 
18. Verfahren gemäß Ansprüchen 14 bis 17, umfassend Beschichten mit einer hydrophoben Schicht nach dem Beschichten des Glassubstrats durch chemische Dampfabscheidung und gegebenenfalls Wärmebehandeln des Glassubstrats.
 
19. Verwendung einer SiOxCy-Beschichtung, wobei das O/Si-Atomverhältnis zwischen 1,2 und 1,95 beträgt und die Dicke der SiOxCy-Beschichtung zwischen 10 nm und 80 nm beträgt, zum Erhöhen der Witterungsbeständigkeit und chemischen Beständigkeit eines Glassubstrats, und wobei keine zusätzliche im Wesentlichen anorganische Beschichtung auf der SiOxCy-Beschichtung vorliegt.
 
20. Verwendung eines Glassubstrats gemäß Ansprüchen 1 bis 13 als Substrat mit erhöhter Witterungsbeständigkeit und chemischer Beständigkeit und niedrigem Niveau an gelber Kantenfarbe.
 
21. Chemisch beständige Verglasung, umfassend ein Glassubstrat umfassend eine SiOxCy-Beschichtung auf einer Seite, die einer feuchten Umgebung zugewandt ist, wobei das O/Si-Atomverhältnis zwischen 1,85 und 1,95 beträgt und die Dicke der SiOxCy-Beschichtung zwischen 10 nm und 80 nm beträgt und wobei keine zusätzliche im Wesentlichen anorganische Beschichtung auf der SiOxCy-Beschichtung vorliegt.
 
22. Chemisch beständige Strukturverglasung mit wenigstens einer sichtbaren Kante, umfassend eine SiOxCy-Beschichtung auf einer Seite, die einer feuchten Umgebung zugewandt ist, wobei das O/Si-Atomverhältnis zwischen 1,85 und 1,95 beträgt und die Dicke der SiOxCy-Beschichtung zwischen 10 nm und 80 nm beträgt und wobei keine zusätzliche im Wesentlichen anorganische Beschichtung auf der SiOxCy-Beschichtung vorliegt.
 


Revendications

1. Substrat de verre comprenant un revêtement de SiOxCy résistant chimiquement aux intempéries et sans aucune couleur de bord jaune perceptible, dans lequel le rapport atomique O/Si est compris entre 1,75 et 1,95 et l'épaisseur de revêtement de SiOxCy est comprise entre 10 nm et 80 nm, dans lequel l'angle de contact avec l'eau est compris entre 35° et 45° et dans lequel il n'y a aucun revêtement essentiellement inorganique supplémentaire sur le revêtement de SiOxCy.
 
2. Substrat de verre comprenant un revêtement de SiOxCy selon la revendication 1 dans lequel le rapport atomique O/Si est compris entre 1,85 et 1,95.
 
3. Substrat de verre comprenant un revêtement de SiOxCy selon la revendication 1 ou 2 dans lequel le rapport atomique C/Si est compris entre 0,1 et 0,8, de préférence entre 0,1 et 0,5, mieux encore entre 0,1 et 0,3.
 
4. Substrat de verre comprenant un revêtement de SiOxCy selon les revendications 1 à 3, le revêtement de SiOxCy étant déposé directement sur le verre.
 
5. Substrat de verre comprenant un revêtement de SiOxCy selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, les substrats de verre revêtus de SiOxCy étant traités thermiquement.
 
6. Substrat de verre comprenant un revêtement de SiOxCy selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, le revêtement de SiOxCy ou un revêtement hydrophobe situé directement sur le revêtement de SiOxCy étant le revêtement de dessus sur le substrat de verre.
 
7. Substrat de verre comprenant un revêtement de SiOxCy selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, le revêtement de SiOxCy étant le seul revêtement déposé sur la face revêtue de SiOxCy du substrat de verre.
 
8. Substrat de verre comprenant un revêtement de SiOxCy selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel l'épaisseur de revêtement de SiOxCy est comprise entre 10 nm et 50 nm, de préférence entre 10 nm et 30 nm, de préférence entre 20 nm et 30 nm.
 
9. Substrat de verre comprenant un revêtement de SiOxCy selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, le revêtement de SiOxCy étant déposé par dépôt chimique en phase vapeur à partir d'un mélange gazeux comprenant un précurseur de silane, un piège à radicaux à base d'hydrocarbure insaturé, une source d'oxygène et un gaz vecteur.
 
10. Substrat de verre comprenant un revêtement de SiOxCy selon la revendication 9, le précurseur de silane étant le monosilane SiH4, le piège à radicaux à base d'hydrocarbure insaturé étant l'éthylène C2H4, la source d'oxygène étant le dioxyde de carbone CO2 et le gaz vecteur étant l'azote, l'hélium ou un mélange des deux.
 
11. Substrat de verre comprenant un revêtement de SiOxCy selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, le substrat de verre étant un substrat de verre sodocalcique coloré, clair ou extraclair.
 
12. Substrat de verre comprenant un revêtement de SiOxCy selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, le substrat de verre étant un substrat de verre sodocalcique clair ou extraclair et les couleurs en transmission a* et b* étant telles que a* < 0 et b* ≤ [1,40+0,30×ln(0,02-a*)].
 
13. Substrat de verre comprenant un revêtement de SiOxCy selon la revendication 12 dans lequel les couleurs en transmission a* et b* sont telles que a* < 0 et b* ≤ [0,90+0,20×ln(0,02-a*)].
 
14. Procédé d'obtention d'un substrat de verre avec une résistance chimique et mécanique accrue avec de faibles niveaux de couleur de bord jaune, comprenant

a. l'obtention d'un substrat de verre,

b. le revêtement du substrat de verre par dépôt chimique en phase vapeur effectué à une température de substrat de verre comprise entre 650 et 720 °C, avec un mélange gazeux comprenant du monosilane SiH4, du dioxyde de carbone CO2, de l'éthylène C2H4 et de l'azote comme gaz vecteur, le débit total des gaz étant compris entre 41 et 70 litres normaux par minute et par mètre de longueur de faisceau de revêtement, la concentration molaire de SiH4 dans l'écoulement gazeux total étant compris entre 2 et 7,5 % en moles, le rapport molaire entre C2H4 et SiH4 étant compris entre 5 et 10, et le rapport molaire entre CO2 et SiH4 étant compris entre 5,5 et 24, le reste de l'écoulement gazeux total étant constitué du gaz vecteur azote.


 
15. Procédé selon la revendication 14 dans lequel le débit total des gaz est compris entre 41 et 70 litres normaux par minute et par mètre de longueur de faisceau de revêtement, la concentration molaire de SiH4 dans l'écoulement gazeux total est comprise entre 2 et 6 % en moles, le rapport molaire entre C2H4 et SiH4 est compris entre 7 et 10, et le rapport molaire entre CO2 et SiH4 est compris entre 9 et 24, le reste de l'écoulement gazeux total est constitué du gaz vecteur azote.
 
16. Procédé selon la revendication 14 ou 15 dans lequel le dépôt chimique en phase vapeur est effectué à une température de substrat de verre comprise entre 680 °C et 710 °C.
 
17. Procédé selon les revendications 14 à 16 comprenant, après le revêtement du substrat de verre par dépôt chimique en phase vapeur, le traitement thermique du substrat de verre.
 
18. Procédé selon les revendications 14 à 17 comprenant, après le revêtement du substrat de verre par dépôt chimique en phase vapeur et éventuellement le traitement thermique du substrat de verre, un revêtement avec une couche hydrophobe.
 
19. Utilisation d'un revêtement de SiOxCy dans laquelle le rapport atomique O/Si est compris entre 1,2 et 1,95 et l'épaisseur de revêtement de SiOxCy est comprise entre 10 nm et 80 nm pour accroître la résistance aux intempéries et chimique d'un substrat de verre, et dans laquelle il n'y a aucun revêtement essentiellement inorganique supplémentaire sur le revêtement de SiOxCy.
 
20. Utilisation d'un substrat de verre selon les revendications 1 à 13 comme substrat avec une résistance aux intempéries et chimique accrue et un faible niveau de couleur de bord jaune.
 
21. Vitrage résistant chimiquement comprenant un substrat de verre comprenant sur une face faisant face à un environnement humide un revêtement de SiOxCy dans lequel le rapport atomique O/Si est compris entre 1,85 et 1,95 et l'épaisseur de revêtement de SiOxCy est comprise entre 10 nm et 80 nm et dans lequel il n'y a aucun revêtement essentiellement inorganique supplémentaire sur le revêtement de SiOxCy.
 
22. Vitrage structural résistant chimiquement avec au moins un bord visible comprenant un substrat de verre comprenant sur une face faisant face à un environnement humide un revêtement de SiOxCy dans lequel le rapport atomique O/Si est compris entre 1,85 et 1,95 et l'épaisseur de revêtement de SiOxCy est comprise entre 10 nm et 80 nm et dans lequel il n'y a aucun revêtement essentiellement inorganique supplémentaire sur le revêtement de SiOxCy.
 






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