Fluorine-free, zirconia-free, X-ray absorbing silica based glass, containing oxides of lead, barium and strontium plus oxides of calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, cerium, titanium, arsenic and antimony

摘要

A fluorine-free glass composition is disclosed especially adapted for forming the faceplate of a cathode ray tube such as a television tube. The glass is silica based and includes a fluorine-free flux and an X-ray absorber which may comprise lead oxide, barium oxide, strontium oxide, and mixtures thereof. Optionally, the glass may contain still other oxides to impart desired physical properties. The absence of fluorine avoids the usual problems of that ingredient in melting and processing the glass. In addition, the resultant glass as a faceplate provides improved protection to a viewer of a cathode ray tube by excellent absorption of X-rays.