Magnetic-disk glass substrate

US2016372147A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2016372147-A1
Application numberUS-201515122377-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateMar 31, 2015
Priority dateMar 31, 2014
Publication dateDec 22, 2016
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An edge surface of a magnetic-disk glass substrate containing an alkali metal component as a glass composition is a mirror surface, and in a bearing ratio curve of roughness cross-sectional areas obtained by measuring a surface roughness of the edge surface obtained by etching the edge surface by 2.5 μm, a roughness percentage when a bearing ratio of a roughness cross-sectional area is 50% is 40% or more.

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1 . A magnetic-disk glass substrate containing an alkali metal component as a glass composition, the magnetic-disk glass substrate comprising: an edge surface that is a mirror surface, the edge surface including a surface with a roughness percentage that is 40% or more when a bearing ratio of a roughness cross-sectional area is 50%, in a bearing ratio curve of roughness cross-sectional areas obtained when a surface roughness of the edge surface obtained by etching the edge surface by 2.5 μm is measured. 2 . The magnetic-disk glass substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the roughness percentage is 60% or less. 3 . The magnetic-disk glass substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the edge surface includes a side wall surface and a chamfered surface arranged between the side wall surface and a main surface of the magnetic-disk glass substrate, and the side wall surface and the chamfered surface include a surface with the roughness percentage that is 40% or more when the bearing ratio of the roughness cross-sectional area is 50% in the bearing ratio curve. 4 . The magnetic-disk glass substrate according to claim 1 , wherein an arithmetic average surface roughness of the mirror surface is 0.015 μm or less. 5 . The magnetic-disk glass substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the edge surface includes a side wall surface and a chamfered surface arranged between the side wall surface and a main surface of the magnetic-disk glass substrate, and when a measurement point is provided every 30 degrees in a circumferential direction, referenced on a center of the magnetic-disk glass substrate, and a radius of curvature of a cross-sectional shape of a portion at which the side wall surface and the chamfered surface are connected to each other at the measurement point is obtained, a difference in the radius of curvature between measurement points is 0.01 mm or less. 6 . The magnetic-disk glass substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the glass substrate is configured to be mounted on a hard disk drive together with a magnetic head on which a head disc interface sensor is mounted and that is configured to control a protrusion amount of at least one of a recording element and a reproduction element based on a signal from the head disc interface sensor. 7 . The magnetic-disk glass substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the glass substrate is configured for use as a magnetic disk for an energy-assisted magnetic recording method. 8 . The magnetic-disk glass substrate according to claim 2 , wherein the edge surface includes a side wall surface and a chamfered surface arranged between the side wall surface and a main surface of the magnetic-disk glass substrate, and the side wall surface and the chamfered surface include a surface with the roughness percentage that is 40% or more when the bearing ratio of the roughness cross-sectional area is 50%, in the bearing ratio curve. 9 . The magnetic-disk glass substrate according to claim 2 , wherein an arithmetic average surface roughness of the mirror surface is 0.015 μm or less. 10 . The magnetic-disk glass substrate according to claim 3 , wherein an arithmetic average surface roughness of the mirror surface is 0.015 μm or less. 11 . The magnetic-disk glass substrate according to claim 2 , wherein the edge surface includes a side wall surface and a chamfered surface arranged between the side wall surface and a main surface of the magnetic-disk glass substrate, and when a measurement point is provided every 30 degrees in a circumferential direction, referenced on a center of the magnetic-disk glass substrate, and a radius of curvature of a cross-sectional shape of a portion at which the side wall surface and the chamfered surface are connected to each other at the measurement point is obtained, a difference in the radius of curvature between measurement points is 0.01 mm or less. 12 . The magnetic-disk glass substrate according to claim 3 , wherein the edge surface includes a side wall surface and a chamfered surface arranged between the side wall surface and a main surface of the magnetic-disk glass substrate, and when a measurement point is provided every 30 degrees in a circumferential direction, referenced on a center of the magnetic-disk glass substrate, and a radius of curvature of a cross-sectional shape of a portion at which the side wall surface and the chamfered surface are connected to each other at the measurement point is obtained, a difference in the radius of curvature between measurement points is 0.01 mm or less. 13 . The magnetic-disk glass substrate according to claim 4 , wherein the edge surface includes a side wall surface and a chamfered surface arranged between the side wall surface and a main surface of the magnetic-disk glass substrate, and when a measurement point is provided every 30 degrees in a circumferential direction, referenced on a center of the magnetic-disk glass substrate, and a radius of curvature of a cross-sectional shape of a portion at which the side wall surface and the chamfered surface are connected to each other at the measurement point is obtained, a difference in the radius of curvature between measurement points is 0.01 mm or less. 14 . The magnetic-disk glass substrate according to claim 2 , wherein the glass substrate is configured to be mounted on a hard disk drive together with a magnetic head on which a head disc interface sensor is mounted and that is configured to control a protrusion amount of at least one of a recording element and a reproduction element based on a signal from the head disc interface sensor. 15 . The magnetic-disk glass substrate according to claim 3 , wherein the glass substrate is configured to be mounted on a hard disk drive together with a magnetic head on which a head disc interface sensor is mounted and that is configured to control a protrusion amount of at least one of a recording element and a reproduction element based on a signal from the head disc interface sensor. 16 . The magnetic-disk glass substrate according to claim 4 , wherein the glass substrate is configured to be mounted on a hard disk drive together with a magnetic head on which a head disc interface sensor is mounted and that is configured to control a protrusion amount of at least one of a recording element and a reproduction element based on a signal from the head disc interface sensor. 17 . The magnetic-disk glass substrate according to claim 5 , wherein the glass substrate is configured to be mounted on a hard disk drive together with a magnetic head on which a head disc interface sensor is mounted and that is configured to control a protrusion amount of at least one of a recording element and a reproduction element based on a signal from the head disc interface sensor. 18 . The magnetic-disk glass substrate according to claim 2 , wherein the glass substrate is configured for use as a magnetic disk for an energy-assisted magnetic recording method. 19 . The magnetic-disk glass substrate according to claim 3 , wherein the glass substrate is configured for use as a magnetic disk for an energy-assisted magnetic recording method. 20 . The magnetic-disk glass substrate according to claim 4 , wherein the glass substrate is configured for use as a magnetic disk for an energy-assisted magnetic recording method.

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What does patent US2016372147A1 cover?
An edge surface of a magnetic-disk glass substrate containing an alkali metal component as a glass composition is a mirror surface, and in a bearing ratio curve of roughness cross-sectional areas obtained by measuring a surface roughness of the edge surface obtained by etching the edge surface by 2.5 μm, a roughness percentage when a bearing ratio of a roughness cross-sectional area is 50% is 4…
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Hoya Corp
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Primary CPC classification C03C15/00. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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Publication date Thu Dec 22 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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