JP2007213724A - Method of manufacturing glass substrate for magnetic disk, glass substrate for magnetic disks, and method of manufacturing magnetic disk - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform alignment of a glass substrate at high accuracy, and suppress damage to the glass substrate when an inner, circumferential end face and/or an outer, circumferential end face of a glass substrate for a magnetic disk are/is polished. <P>SOLUTION: The method of manufacturing the glass substrate for the magnetic disk has a substrate preparation step of preparing a circular glass substrate 10 having a circular hole 12 in a central portion, and an end-face polishing step of polishing at least one of an inner, circumferential end face 14 and an outer circumferential end face 16 of the glass substrate 10 while performing alignment of the glass substrate 10 by inserting an inner-diameter supporting rod for supporting inner diameter of the glass substrate 10 into the circular hole 12 of the glass substrate 10, wherein a surface of the inner-diameter supporting rod, which is to be contacted to the inner circumferential end face 14 of the glass substrate, has surface roughness of 5 μm or less in arithmetic mean surface roughness Ra. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk, a glass substrate for a magnetic disk, and a method for manufacturing a magnetic disk.

In recent years, glass substrates have been used as substrates for magnetic disks. As this glass substrate, for example, a disk-shaped substrate having a circular hole in the center is used. Conventionally, a method of polishing the inner peripheral end face and / or the outer peripheral end face of such a glass substrate for the purpose of preventing thermal asperity (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). ).
JP-A-11-221742 JP 2000-185927 A

  In recent years, with the diversification of applications of the recording density of magnetic recording disks, high quality at a level different from the conventional level is required for glass substrates for magnetic disks. For this reason, for example, with respect to scratches (cracks, cracks, etc.) on the end face, those that have not been recognized as defective in the past have been recognized as defective.

  In particular, in a high-speed rotation type magnetic disk having a rotation speed of 5400 rpm or more, or in a magnetic disk used for an application that is susceptible to an impact when using a portable terminal or the like, there is a possibility that the damage may be enlarged during use. Is a problem. For example, in a small-diameter magnetic disk having a diameter of 2.5 inches or less, the glass substrate is thinned. When the glass substrate is thinned, the glass substrate may be cracked due to a smaller scratch, and therefore a smaller scratch becomes a problem. Furthermore, when the process is simplified in order to reduce the cost of the magnetic disk, a process of strengthening the glass substrate such as a chemical strengthening process may be omitted. When the chemical strengthening step is omitted, since the glass substrate is not strengthened, smaller scratches become a problem.

  In recent years, with the increase in the recording density of magnetic disks, the required accuracy with respect to alignment accuracy when polishing the inner peripheral end surface and / or outer peripheral end surface of the glass substrate has been increased. As a method capable of positioning the glass substrate with high accuracy, for example, a method of positioning based on the inner diameter of the glass substrate can be considered. In this method, for example, an inner diameter support rod that supports the inner diameter of the glass substrate is inserted into a circular hole of the glass substrate, thereby aligning the position of the glass substrate. However, when aligning the position of the glass substrate by this method, the inner peripheral end surface of the glass substrate may be caught by the inner diameter support rod when the inner diameter support rod is inserted, and the inner peripheral end surface of the glass substrate may be damaged.

  An object of this invention is to provide the manufacturing method of the glass substrate for magnetic discs, the glass substrate for magnetic discs, and the manufacturing method of a magnetic disc which can solve said subject.

From the background as described above, the inventor of the present application diligently studied a method for aligning a glass substrate with high accuracy by a method in which the glass substrate is less likely to be damaged. This invention is made | formed as a result of the said earnest research, and has the following structures.
(Structure 1) A method of manufacturing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk, comprising: a substrate preparation step for preparing a disk-shaped glass substrate having a circular hole in the center; and an inner diameter support rod for supporting the inner diameter of the glass substrate. The glass substrate is aligned by inserting into the circular hole, and an end surface polishing step for polishing at least one of the inner peripheral end surface and the outer peripheral end surface of the glass substrate, and an inner diameter to be in contact with the inner peripheral end surface of the glass substrate The surface of the support rod has a surface roughness of 5 μm or less in terms of arithmetic average surface roughness Ra.

  In this way, the glass substrate can be aligned with high accuracy by the contact between the inner peripheral end face of the glass substrate and the inner diameter support rod. Thereby, the inner peripheral end surface and / or outer peripheral end surface of the glass substrate can be polished with high accuracy. In the end surface polishing step, for example, the outer peripheral end surface of the glass substrate held with the inner diameter support bar inserted is mirror-polished. In the end surface polishing step, for example, after aligning the glass substrate, the inner diameter support rod is extracted from the circular hole, and the inner peripheral end surface is mirror-polished.

  Moreover, since the surface roughness of the surface of the inner diameter support rod is small and the friction coefficient is small, it is difficult to cause catching or the like when the inner diameter support rod is inserted into the circular hole. Therefore, the inner peripheral end face of the glass substrate is not damaged when the inner diameter support rod is inserted. Therefore, if it is made like the structure 1, generation | occurrence | production of the damage | wound of a glass substrate can be suppressed appropriately. Further, dust generation due to contact between the inner diameter support bar and the inner peripheral end surface of the glass substrate can be prevented. Therefore, with the configuration 1, the production yield of the magnetic disk glass substrate can be greatly improved.

The surface of the inner diameter support rod is preferably formed of a material having a smaller coefficient of thermal expansion than, for example, metal. Thermal expansion coefficient of the surface of the inner diameter support rod, within the temperature range inside diameter support rod near reaches during polishing, for example, 10 × 10- 6 ^/ ℃ less, more preferably 7.5 × 10- 6 ^/ ℃ below is there. When the coefficient of thermal expansion of the surface of the inner diameter support bar is large, the inner diameter support bar may expand due to heat generated during polishing, and may press the inner peripheral end surface of the glass substrate. If the inner diameter support bar presses the inner peripheral end face of the glass substrate, there is a possibility that minute scratches on the inner peripheral end face are enlarged or new scratches are generated. However, if the surface of the inner diameter support rod is formed of a material having a small coefficient of thermal expansion as described above, there is no possibility that the inner peripheral end face is pressed. Thereby, the expansion | swelling of the damage | wound of an inner peripheral end surface and generation | occurrence | production of a new damage | wound can be prevented.

  The glass substrate for magnetic disk is preferably a glass substrate for magnetic disk having a diameter of 2.5 inches, a diameter of 1.8 inches, a diameter of less than 2.5 inches such as 1 inch, and the like. In such a small-diameter glass substrate for a magnetic disk, the size of the circular hole is also reduced. Further, since the required positional accuracy is also increased, the clearance (tolerance) that can be secured between the inner diameter support rod and the inner peripheral end surface is reduced. Therefore, if the surface of the inner diameter support rod is rough, the inner peripheral end surface of the glass substrate is likely to be damaged when the inner diameter support rod is inserted. However, with the configuration 1, it is possible to appropriately suppress the occurrence of scratches when inserting the inner diameter support rod.

  Further, the glass substrate for magnetic disk is preferably a glass substrate for magnetic disk that is used for applications that are susceptible to impact when using a portable terminal or the like (for example, a portable music player, a notebook computer, etc.). This glass substrate for magnetic disks may be manufactured without performing a chemical strengthening process, for example. In these cases as well, necessary quality can be satisfied by appropriately suppressing the occurrence of scratches on the glass substrate. The magnetic disk glass substrate may be a magnetic disk glass substrate for a magnetoresistive head (MR head) or a large magnetic recording head (GMR head), for example. It may be a glass substrate for a magnetic disk for a perpendicular magnetic recording disk.

  The magnetic disk glass substrate is preferably a magnetic disk glass substrate having a rotational speed of 5400 rpm or more. In a magnetic disk having a high rotational speed, a smaller scratch on the glass substrate may cause a problem. However, if it is made the structure 1, the generation | occurrence | production of the damage | wound of a glass substrate can be suppressed appropriately. Thereby, the reliability of the magnetic disk can be improved.

  In the substrate preparation step, for example, a glass substrate to be polished to a thickness of 0.635 mm or less is prepared. If the glass substrate is thin, smaller scratches on the glass substrate may become a problem. However, if it is made the structure 1, the generation | occurrence | production of the damage | wound of a glass substrate can be suppressed appropriately. The thickness to be polished of the glass substrate is, for example, the thickness when the glass substrate for a magnetic disk is completed (for example, at the time of shipment).

  (Configuration 2) A method of manufacturing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk, comprising: a substrate preparing step for preparing a disk-shaped glass substrate having a circular hole in the center; and an inner diameter support rod for supporting the inner diameter of the glass substrate. The glass substrate is aligned by inserting into the circular hole, and an end surface polishing step for polishing at least one of the inner peripheral end surface and the outer peripheral end surface of the glass substrate, and an inner diameter to be in contact with the inner peripheral end surface of the glass substrate The surface of the support bar is made of ceramic.

  In this way, the surface roughness of the surface of the inner diameter support rod can be appropriately reduced. Further, the friction coefficient of the surface of the inner diameter support rod can be appropriately reduced. Therefore, generation | occurrence | production of the damage | wound of a glass substrate can be suppressed appropriately. Further, dust generation due to contact between the inner diameter support bar and the inner peripheral end surface of the glass substrate can be prevented. Therefore, with the configuration 2, the production yield of the magnetic disk glass substrate can be greatly improved.

  (Configuration 3) The surface of the inner diameter support rod has an arithmetic average surface roughness Ra of 5 μm or less in surface roughness. In this way, the same effect as in Configuration 1 can be obtained.

  (Configuration 4) The coefficient of friction of the surface of the inner diameter support rod is 0.5 or less. In this way, the generation of scratches on the glass substrate can be suppressed more appropriately.

  (Configuration 5) The surface of the inner diameter support rod is formed of a material having higher hardness than the glass constituting the glass substrate. In this way, it is possible to appropriately prevent the surface of the inner diameter support bar from being damaged.

  (Configuration 6) The surface of the inner diameter support rod is formed of a ceramic mainly composed of aluminum oxide or chromium oxide. In this way, the surface roughness of the surface of the inner diameter support rod can be appropriately reduced. Further, the friction coefficient of the surface of the inner diameter support rod can be appropriately reduced. Furthermore, the corrosion resistance, oxidation resistance, wear resistance, and seizure resistance of the surface of the inner diameter support rod can be improved.

  (Configuration 7) The inner diameter support rod includes a metal rod-shaped portion and a ceramic portion whose surface is ceramic-coated. In this way, the rigidity of the inner diameter support bar can be increased while reducing the surface roughness of the inner diameter support bar and reducing the friction coefficient. Further, for example, the inner diameter support bar can be formed with higher dimensional accuracy than when the entire inner diameter support bar is made of ceramic.

  (Structure 8) A magnetic disk glass substrate manufactured by the method for manufacturing a magnetic disk glass substrate according to any one of structures 1 to 7. If comprised in this way, the effect similar to the structures 1-7 can be acquired.

  (Structure 9) A method of manufacturing a magnetic disk, wherein at least a magnetic recording layer is formed on the magnetic disk glass substrate according to Structure 8. In this way, the same effect as in the configuration 8 can be obtained. Moreover, thermal asperity can be prevented appropriately.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when grind | polishing the inner peripheral end surface and / or outer peripheral end surface of the glass substrate for magnetic discs, position alignment of a glass substrate can be performed with high precision. Moreover, generation | occurrence | production of the damage | wound of a glass substrate can be suppressed appropriately.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view when a glass substrate 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is cut. The glass substrate 10 is a glass substrate for a magnetic disk having a diameter of 2.5 inches, for example, and has a circular hole 12 penetrating the center. In the glass substrate 10, the main surface, the inner peripheral end face 14, and the outer peripheral end face 16 are mirror-polished. The inner peripheral end surface 14 and the outer peripheral end surface 16 each include a chamfered chamfered portion and a side wall portion.

  The glass substrate 10 is a glass substrate for a magnetic disk having a rotational speed of 5400 rpm or more (for example, 7200 rpm, 10000 rpm or more). The thickness of the glass substrate 10 is 0.635 mm or less (for example, 0.2 to 0.6 mm), more preferably 0.3 to 0.55 mm, and still more preferably 0.4 to 0.51 mm (for example, 0.508 mm). Degree).

  Hereinafter, the manufacturing method of the glass substrate 10 will be described in more detail. The glass substrate 10 of this example is manufactured through a substrate preparation step, an inner peripheral end surface polishing step, an outer peripheral end surface polishing step, a main surface polishing step, and a chemical strengthening step. The inner peripheral end surface polishing step and the outer peripheral end surface polishing step are examples of the end surface polishing step.

  The substrate preparation step is a step of preparing a disk-shaped glass substrate 10 having a circular hole 12 in the center. In the substrate preparation step, for example, the glass substrate 10 that has been ground and lapped to a predetermined roughness is prepared.

  The inner peripheral end surface polishing step is a step of mirror polishing the inner peripheral end surface 14 of the glass substrate 10. The arithmetic average surface roughness Ra of the mirror-polished inner peripheral end face 14 is 0.5 μm or less, more preferably 0.4 μm or less, and still more preferably 0.3 μm or less. Further, the maximum height Rmax of the inner peripheral end face 14 subjected to mirror polishing is 0.5 μm or less, more preferably 0.4 μm or less, and still more preferably 0.3 μm or less. The arithmetic average surface roughness Ra and the maximum height Rmax are calculated based on, for example, the arithmetic average surface roughness Ra and the maximum height Rmax of the Japanese Industrial Standard JIS B0601, respectively.

  The outer peripheral end surface polishing step is a step of mirror polishing the outer peripheral end surface 16 of the glass substrate 10. The arithmetic average surface roughness Ra of the outer peripheral end face 16 subjected to mirror polishing is 0.5 μm or less, more preferably 0.4 μm or less, and still more preferably 0.3 μm or less. Further, the maximum height Rmax of the outer peripheral end face 16 subjected to mirror polishing is 0.5 μm or less, more preferably 0.4 μm or less, and still more preferably 0.3 μm or less.

  The main surface polishing step is a step of mirror polishing the main surface of the glass substrate 10. The arithmetic average surface roughness Ra of the mirror-polished main surface is 0.5 nm or less, more preferably 0.4 nm or less, and still more preferably 0.3 nm or less. The maximum height Rmax of the mirror-polished main surface is 5 nm or less, more preferably 4 nm or less, and still more preferably 3 nm or less. The chemical strengthening step is a step of chemically strengthening the glass substrate 10.

  The main surface polishing step and the chemical strengthening step can be performed, for example, by the same or similar method as the known main surface polishing step and the chemical strengthening step. Moreover, in order to reduce the manufacturing cost of the glass substrate 10, it is also conceivable to omit the chemical strengthening step.

  The glass substrate 10 is completed through the above steps. The completed glass substrate 10 is used for manufacturing a magnetic disk. In the magnetic disk manufacturing process, at least a magnetic recording layer is formed on the glass substrate 10.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an inner peripheral end face polishing step. Fig.2 (a) shows an example of the method of alignment of the glass substrate 10 in an inner periphery grinding | polishing process. In this example, the inner peripheral end face polishing step simultaneously polishes the inner peripheral end faces 14 of the plurality of laminated glass substrates 10. Further, in order to align the positions of the plurality of laminated glass substrates 10, a round bar-shaped inner diameter support bar 20 is used.

  In the inner peripheral end face polishing step, first, the glass substrate 10 is aligned by inserting the inner diameter support rod 20 into the circular holes 12 of the laminated glass substrates 10. Then, the plurality of glass substrates 10 with the inner diameter support rods 20 inserted into the circular holes 12 are installed and fixed to a substrate holder (not shown). Thereby, the some glass substrate 10 can be hold | maintained in the state by which alignment was made. Then, the inner diameter support rod 20 is extracted from the circular holes 12 of the plurality of glass substrates 10 held by the substrate holder. The difference between the diameter of the circular hole 12 before mirror polishing of the inner peripheral end face 14 and the diameter of the cross section of the inner diameter support rod 20 is, for example, 0.01 to 0.06 mm. In this way, alignment of the glass substrate 10 can be performed with high accuracy.

  In the inner peripheral end surface polishing step, the plurality of glass substrates 10 held by the substrate holder are subsequently installed in the polishing apparatus, and the polishing liquid is supplied to the inner peripheral end surface 14 of the glass substrate 10. Then, a rotating brush or a polishing pad is inserted into the circular hole 12, and the inner peripheral end face 14 of the glass substrate 10 is mirror-polished. When polishing is performed using a rotating brush, the temperature of the polishing liquid is preferably controlled to about 35 ° C. (for example, about 30 to 40 ° C.). In this way, the life of the rotating brush can be extended. Further, uneven polishing can be reduced.

  Here, the configuration of the inner diameter support rod 20 will be described in more detail. FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the inner diameter support rod 20 used in the inner peripheral end surface polishing step. In this example, the inner diameter support rod 20 includes a metal rod-shaped portion 30 and a ceramic portion 32 that is ceramic-coated on the surface of the rod-shaped portion 30. As the metal constituting the rod-shaped part 30, for example, stainless steel, aluminum, iron or the like can be used. The rod-shaped part 30 may be a metal cylindrical body. The ceramic portion 32 formed on the surface of the inner diameter support rod 20 is formed of a ceramic mainly composed of aluminum oxide or chromium oxide. The thickness of the ceramic part 32 is preferably 5 μm or more. The ceramic part 32 is formed on the surface of the rod-like part 30 by, for example, a thermal spraying method.

  The surface of the ceramic portion 32 has an arithmetic average surface roughness Ra of 5 μm or less, preferably 1 μm or less, and a friction coefficient of 0.5 or less, preferably 0.15 or less. If comprised in this way, since the surface roughness of the surface of the internal diameter support rod 20 is small and a friction coefficient is small, when the internal diameter support rod 20 is inserted in the circular hole 12, it is hard to produce a catch. Therefore, the inner peripheral end face 14 of the glass substrate 10 is not damaged when the inner diameter support rod 20 is inserted. Therefore, generation | occurrence | production of the damage | wound of the glass substrate 10 can be suppressed appropriately. Further, dust generation due to contact between the inner diameter support rod 20 and the inner peripheral end face 14 of the glass substrate 10 can be prevented.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the surface of the inner diameter support rod 20 is formed of a material having a hardness higher than that of the glass constituting the glass substrate, for example. If the hardness of the surface of the inner diameter support bar 20 is low, scratches may occur due to impacts during handling and the like, which may cause catching on the inner peripheral end surface of the glass substrate 10. However, if the surface of the inner diameter support bar is formed of a material having high hardness as described above, the surface of the inner diameter support bar 20 can be appropriately prevented from being damaged.

The ceramic mainly composed of aluminum oxide is, for example, a ceramic containing Al ₂ O ₃ of 80% or more, more preferably 90% or more, and still more preferably 98% or more. The ceramic containing chromium oxide as a main component is, for example, a ceramic containing 80% or more of Cr ₂ O ₃ , more preferably 90% or more, and still more preferably 98% or more.

  The surface roughness of the inner diameter support rod 20 is 5 μm or less, preferably 1 μm or less, in terms of arithmetic average surface roughness Ra. The coefficient of friction is 0.5 or less, preferably 0.15 or less. The hardness of the surface of the inner diameter support bar 20 is, for example, 500 or more, more preferably 1000 or more, and still more preferably 2000 or more in terms of Vickers hardness HV.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the outer peripheral end face polishing step. Fig.3 (a) shows an example of the method of alignment of the glass substrate 10 in an outer periphery grinding | polishing process. In the outer peripheral end surface polishing step, the outer peripheral end surfaces 16 of the plurality of laminated glass substrates 10 are simultaneously polished. Moreover, in order to align the position of the laminated | stacked several glass substrate 10, the round-bar-shaped internal diameter support bar 22 is used. FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the inner diameter support rod 22 used in the outer peripheral end surface polishing step. Except for the points described below, the inner diameter support bar 22 has the same or similar configuration as the inner diameter support bar 20 (see FIG. 2). Further, the rod-shaped portion 34 and the ceramic portion 36 of the inner diameter support rod 22 have the same or similar configurations as the rod-shaped portion 30 and the ceramic portion 32 (see FIG. 2) of the inner diameter support rod 20.

  In this example, in the outer peripheral end surface polishing step, first, the inner diameter support rod 22 is inserted into the circular hole 12 of the laminated glass substrate 10. Thereby, the position of the some glass substrate 10 is match | combined. Then, a caulking member 24 is attached to the tip of the inner diameter support rod 22 that has passed through the circular holes 12 of the plurality of glass substrates 10, and the plurality of glass substrates 10 are caulked and fixed. In this way, the plurality of glass substrates 10 can be fixed with high accuracy. At the time of the outer peripheral end surface polishing step, the difference between the diameter of the circular hole 12 of the glass substrate 10 and the diameter of the cross section of the inner diameter support rod 22 is, for example, 0.02 to 0.07 mm. In this way, alignment of the glass substrate 10 can be performed with high accuracy. Further, as in this example, when the outer peripheral end surface polishing step is performed after the inner peripheral end surface polishing step, the diameter of the inner diameter support rod 22 for outer peripheral end surface polishing is larger than the inner diameter support rod 20 for inner peripheral end surface polishing. It can be big.

  In the outer peripheral end surface polishing step, a plurality of glass substrates 10 fixed using the inner diameter support rod 22 and the caulking member 24 are subsequently installed in the polishing apparatus, and a polishing liquid is supplied to the outer peripheral end surface 16 of the glass substrate 10. . Then, the outer peripheral end surface 16 of the glass substrate 10 is mirror-polished by contacting a rotating brush or a polishing pad. When polishing with a polishing brush, the temperature of the polishing liquid is preferably controlled to about 35 ° C. (for example, about 30 to 40 ° C.).

  Here, in this example, the ceramic portion 36 on the surface of the inner diameter support rod 20 has a smaller thermal expansion coefficient than that of metal or the like. Therefore, even if the temperature in the vicinity of the glass substrate 10 is increased by heat generated during polishing, the inner peripheral end face 14 is not pressed by the expansion of the inner diameter support rod 22. For this reason, there is no expansion of scratches on the inner peripheral end face 14 or new scratches. Therefore, according to this example, generation | occurrence | production of the damage | wound of the glass substrate 10 can be suppressed appropriately.

  For example, even when the temperature of the polishing liquid is controlled, it is conceivable that the temperature in the vicinity of the glass substrate 10 is higher due to the heat generated during polishing. Therefore, the surface of the inner diameter support rod 20 is preferably formed of a material having a smaller thermal expansion coefficient than, for example, metal.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to Examples and Comparative Examples.
Example 1
The glass substrate which concerns on Example 1 was manufactured through the following processes.
(1) Substrate preparation step A glass substrate having a circular hole was prepared by the following steps. First, a glass substrate made of aluminosilicate glass cut into a disk shape having a diameter of 66 mmφ and a thickness of 1.5 mm from a sheet glass formed by a downdraw method is ground with a relatively rough diamond grindstone. , 65 mm (2.5 inch) diameter, and 0.6 mm thick. In this case, instead of the downdraw method, the molten glass may be directly pressed using an upper mold, a lower mold, and a body mold to obtain a disk-shaped glass substrate. As the aluminosilicate glass, SiO ₂ is 57 to 74%, ZrO ₂ is 0 to 2.8%, Al ₂ O ₃ is ₃ to 15%, LiO ₂ is 7 to 16%, Na ₂ O in mol%. The glass for chemical strengthening which contains 4-14% as a main component was used.

  Subsequently, the glass substrate was sanded. This sanding step is intended to improve dimensional accuracy and shape accuracy. The sanding process was performed using a lapping apparatus, and the grain size of the abrasive grains was # 400. Specifically, by using alumina abrasive grains having a particle size of # 400, the load L is set to about 100 kg, and the inner rotation gear and the outer rotation gear are rotated, so that both surfaces of the glass substrate housed in the carrier have surface accuracy of 0 to 0. Wrapping to about 1 μm and surface roughness (Rmax) (measured by JIS B 0601) of about 6 μm.

  Next, a circular hole (diameter 20 mmφ) was opened in the center of the glass substrate using a cylindrical grindstone, and predetermined chamfering was performed on the outer peripheral end face and the inner peripheral end face. The surface roughness of the inner and outer peripheral end faces of the glass substrate at this time was about 14 μm in Rmax.

  Next, lapping is performed by using alumina abrasive grains having a particle size of # 1000, setting the load L to about 100 kg, and rotating the inner rotation gear and the outer rotation gear, and the surface roughness of both surfaces of the glass substrate ( Rmax) was about 2 μm. And the glass substrate which finished sanding was immersed in each washing tank of neutral detergent and water sequentially, and was washed.

(2) Inner peripheral end face polishing step The inner peripheral end face of the glass substrate was mirror-polished by the method described with reference to FIG. The rotating brush was inserted into the circular hole 12 of the glass substrate 10, and the rotating brush was rotated while supplying the polishing liquid into the circular hole 12. As the polishing liquid, a polishing liquid containing cerium oxide abrasive grains was used. The surface roughness of the inner peripheral end face was 0.5 μm or less in terms of arithmetic average surface roughness Ra and 0.5 μm or less in terms of the maximum height Rmax.

Also, an inner diameter support rod provided with an iron cylindrical rod-shaped portion and a ceramic portion was used. The ceramic part was formed on the surface of the rod-like part by thermal spraying. This ceramic is a ceramic containing aluminum oxide as a main component and containing titanium oxide, and contains 94.85% of Al ₂ O ₃ and 2.69% of TiO ₂ . As other components, this ceramic contains, for example, 0.74% of Fe ₂ O ₃ , 0.25% of CaO, and 0.11% of MgO. Thermal expansion coefficient of the surface of the inner diameter support rod is in the range of 21-1480 ° C., is about 7.4 × 10- ⁶ / ℃. Moreover, the thickness of the ceramic part was 5 μm. The surface roughness of the ceramic portion was 5 μm or less in terms of arithmetic average surface roughness Ra. The diameter of the cross section of the inner diameter support rod was 19.960 to 19.970 mm (median value 19.965 mm).

(3) Outer peripheral end surface polishing step The outer peripheral end surface of the glass substrate was mirror-polished using a rotating brush by the method described with reference to FIG. In addition, an inner diameter support rod similar to the inner diameter support rod for polishing the inner peripheral end face was used except for the diameter. The diameter of the cross section of the inner diameter support rod is 19.967 to 19.980 mm (median value 19.974 mm).

(4) Main surface polishing step First, the first polishing step was performed. This first polishing step is intended to remove scratches and distortions remaining in the above-described sanding step, and was performed using a polishing apparatus. Specifically, a hard polisher (cerium pad MHC15: manufactured by Speed Fam Co., Ltd.) was used as the polisher (polishing pad, polishing cloth), and the first polishing step was performed under the following polishing conditions.
Polishing liquid: cerium oxide + water load: 300 g / cm ² (L = 238 kg)
Polishing time: 15 minutes Removal amount: 30 μm
Lower platen rotation speed: 40rpm
Upper platen rotation speed: 35rpm
Inner gear speed: 14rpm
Outer gear speed: 29rpm

  Moreover, the glass substrate which finished the said 1st grinding | polishing process was immersed in each washing | cleaning tank of neutral detergent, a pure water, a pure water, IPA (isopropyl alcohol), and IPA (steam drying) sequentially, and was wash | cleaned.

Next, using the polishing apparatus used in the first polishing step, the second polishing step was performed by changing the polisher from a hard polisher to a soft polisher (Porelax: manufactured by Speedfam). The polishing conditions were the same as those in the first polishing step, except that a polishing liquid containing cerium oxide polishing grains and water was used, the load was 100 g / cm ² , the polishing time was 5 minutes, and the removal amount was 5 μm. Moreover, the glass substrate which finished the said 2nd grinding | polishing process is immersed in each washing tank of a neutral detergent, a neutral detergent, a pure water, a pure water, IPA (isopropyl alcohol), and IPA (steam drying) sequentially, and is wash | cleaned. did. An ultrasonic wave was applied to each cleaning tank.

(5) Chemical strengthening process Next, the glass substrate was chemically strengthened. For chemical strengthening, a chemical strengthening solution prepared by mixing potassium nitrate (60%) and sodium nitrate (40%) is prepared, and the chemically strengthened solution is heated to 400 ° C., and the cleaned glass substrate preheated to 300 ° C. is reduced to about It was immersed for 3 hours. In this immersion, in order to chemically strengthen the entire surface of the glass substrate, the plurality of glass substrates were stored in a holder so as to be held by the end surfaces.

  Thus, by immersing in the chemical strengthening solution, the lithium ions and sodium ions on the surface of the glass substrate are replaced with sodium ions and potassium ions in the chemical strengthening solution, respectively, and the glass substrate is strengthened. The thickness of the compressive stress layer formed on the surface layer of the glass substrate was about 100 to 200 μm.

  Moreover, the glass substrate which finished the said chemical strengthening was immersed in a 20 degreeC water tank, rapidly cooled, and maintained for about 10 minutes. The glass substrate after the rapid cooling was washed by immersing it in concentrated sulfuric acid heated to about 40 ° C. Further, the glass substrate that had been subjected to the sulfuric acid cleaning was immersed in each cleaning bath of pure water, pure water, IPA (isopropyl alcohol), and IPA (steam drying) in order and cleaned. An ultrasonic wave was applied to each cleaning tank.

(Comparative Example 1)
A glass substrate was manufactured using an inner diameter support rod used in each of the inner peripheral end surface polishing step and the outer peripheral end surface polishing step, wherein the surface roughness of the ceramic portion was larger than 5 μm in arithmetic average surface roughness Ra. .

(Evaluation)
In Example 1, the friction coefficient could be reduced to 0.5 or less by reducing the surface roughness of the surface of the inner diameter support bar. Therefore, the inner peripheral end surface of the glass substrate was not caught by the inner diameter support rod when the inner diameter support rod was inserted. Therefore, in Example 1, the end surface quality of the manufactured glass substrate was able to be maintained at a high level. Thereby, in Example 1, the yield of the inner peripheral end face polishing step and the outer peripheral end face polishing step could be maintained at 99% or more. In addition, since the surface of the inner diameter support bar has sufficient hardness, the inner diameter support bar of Example 1 has a configuration in which the surface is hardly damaged. Moreover, even if an impact was received, no chipping occurred on the surface, and the impacted part was only recessed. Only the dent is generated, and the inner peripheral end face of the glass substrate is not damaged in the subsequent polishing.

  On the other hand, in Comparative Example 1, the inner peripheral end surface of the glass substrate was caught by the inner diameter support rod when the inner diameter support rod was inserted, and the end surface quality of the glass substrate might be deteriorated. As a result, the yield in the inner peripheral end surface polishing step and the outer peripheral end surface polishing step was lower than that in Example 1.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using embodiment, the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the range as described in the said embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications or improvements can be added to the above embodiment. It is apparent from the scope of the claims that the embodiments added with such changes or improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  The present invention can be suitably used for, for example, a method for manufacturing a magnetic disk glass substrate, a magnetic disk glass substrate, and a magnetic disk manufacturing method.

It is a perspective view when the glass substrate 10 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is cut | disconnected. It is a figure explaining an inner peripheral end surface grinding | polishing process. Fig.2 (a) shows an example of the method of alignment of the glass substrate 10 in an inner periphery grinding | polishing process. FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the inner diameter support rod 20 used in the inner peripheral end surface polishing step. It is a figure explaining an outer periphery end surface grinding | polishing process. Fig.3 (a) shows an example of the method of alignment of the glass substrate 10 in an outer periphery grinding | polishing process. FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the inner diameter support rod 22 used in the outer peripheral end surface polishing step.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Glass substrate, 12 ... Circular hole, 14 ... Inner peripheral end surface, 16 ... Outer peripheral end surface, 20 ... Inner diameter support rod, 22 ... Inner diameter support rod, 24 ... Caulking Member 30 ... Bar-shaped part 32 ... Ceramic part 34 ... Bar-shaped part 36 ... Ceramic part

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A method of manufacturing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk,
A substrate preparation step of preparing a disk-shaped glass substrate having a circular hole in the center;
By inserting an inner diameter support rod for supporting the inner diameter of the glass substrate into the circular hole of the glass substrate, the glass substrate is aligned, and at least one of the inner peripheral end surface and the outer peripheral end surface of the glass substrate is polished. An end face polishing step,
The method of manufacturing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk, wherein the surface of the inner diameter support rod to be brought into contact with the inner peripheral end surface of the glass substrate has an arithmetic average surface roughness Ra of 5 μm or less. A method of manufacturing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk,
A substrate preparation step of preparing a disk-shaped glass substrate having a circular hole in the center;
By inserting an inner diameter support rod for supporting the inner diameter of the glass substrate into the circular hole of the glass substrate, the glass substrate is aligned, and at least one of the inner peripheral end surface and the outer peripheral end surface of the glass substrate is polished. An end face polishing step,
The method of manufacturing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk, wherein a surface of the inner diameter support rod to be brought into contact with the inner peripheral end surface of the glass substrate is made of ceramic.   3. The method of manufacturing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk according to claim 2, wherein the surface of the inner diameter support rod has a surface roughness of 5 [mu] m or less in terms of arithmetic average surface roughness Ra.   4. The method for manufacturing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk according to claim 1, wherein a friction coefficient of the surface of the inner diameter support rod is 0.5 or less. 5.   5. The glass substrate for a magnetic disk according to claim 1, wherein a surface of the inner diameter support bar is formed of a material having a hardness higher than that of the glass constituting the glass substrate. Production method.   6. The method of manufacturing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk according to claim 1, wherein a surface of the inner diameter support bar is made of a ceramic mainly composed of aluminum oxide or chromium oxide. . The inner diameter support rod is
A metal bar,
The method for manufacturing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a ceramic portion coated with a ceramic on a surface of the rod-shaped portion.   A glass substrate for a magnetic disk manufactured by the method for manufacturing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk according to any one of claims 1 to 7. A method for manufacturing a magnetic disk, comprising forming at least a magnetic recording layer on the glass substrate for a magnetic disk according to claim 8.

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