The invention relates to
microcrystalline glass as well as a method and application for improving
ion exchange performance of the
microcrystalline glass. The preparation method comprises the following steps: firstly, carrying out Na-Li
ion exchange on uncrystallized Li-containing glass by using Na-containing
molten salt, then carrying out heat treatment to crystallize the Li-containing glass to obtain
microcrystalline glass of which the
surface layer only contains a
lithium disilicate
crystal phase and the interior contains
lithium disilicate and
petalite crystal phases, and finally, carrying out K-Na
ion exchange on the microcrystalline glass by using K-containing
molten salt to obtain the
lithium-ion-doped microcrystalline glass of which the
surface layer only contains a
lithium disilicate crystal phase and the interior contains
lithium disilicate and
petalite crystal phases. The
surface pressure stress of the high-performance
glass ceramic product is not lower than 400 MPa, the depth of an
ion exchange layer is not lower than 6 microns, and the Vickers
hardness is not lower than 800 kgf / mm < 2 >. The
ion exchange performance, especially the K-Na
ion exchange performance, of the microcrystalline glass is effectively improved, stress fringes of the prepared microcrystalline glass product can be observed through a stress meter, and the K-Na ion exchange effect of the microcrystalline glass product can be accurately measured and evaluated; the method has a good application prospect in electronic display equipment such as a
mobile phone and intelligent wearable terminals such as a watch.