JP2008198285A - Manufacturing method of glass substrate for magnetic disk, and manufacturing method of magnetic disk - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a manufacturing method of a glass substrate for a magnetic disk securing smoothness of a principal surface of the glass substrate while inner and outer peripheral end surfaces thereof are efficiently chemically strengthened and satisfying requirements of high recording density. <P>SOLUTION: A layered body 120 is penetrated by circular holes 130 of respective glass substrates 140 which constitute the layered body. Holes 142A and 142 B and holes 240A and 240B are provided to upper and lower dummy members 150A and 150B and pressing members 220A and 220B. Thereby, even when the layered body is immersed in a chemical strengthening vessel 100 together with a supporting frame 200, a chemical strengthening liquid comes into contact with the inner peripheral surfaces 134 of the glass substrates 140 and chemical strengthening is performed and the chemical strengthening liquid comes into contact with exposed outer peripheral end surfaces 136 and chemical strengthening is performed. On the other hand, since principal surfaces 132 of the glass substrates 140 adhesively come close to each other, the chemical strengthening liquid does not come into contact with principal surfaces, chemical strengthening is not performed and smoothness is maintained. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

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

  In recent years, the recording density of magnetic disks has been increasing. In order to achieve a high recording density, the flying height from the magnetic disk to the read head has a very small value, and currently a flying height of 10 nm or less is required. In order to realize such a flying height, it is necessary to improve the smoothness of the glass substrate for the magnetic disk and reduce defects on the main surface of the glass substrate.

On the other hand, unless the magnetic disk has sufficient strength, the function cannot be maintained and the reliability cannot be ensured when processing such as recording is performed by the magnetic recording apparatus. Therefore, the glass substrate for magnetic disks is chemically strengthened to improve the strength. Here, chemical strengthening refers to exchanging ions contained in the glass substrate with ions having a larger ion radius by bringing the glass substrate into contact with the chemical strengthening treatment liquid. Compressive stress is generated in the ion-exchanged surface layer, and a tempered glass is obtained.
However, if the chemical strengthening conditions are inadequate, it will be affected by compressive stress, resulting in fine irregularities on the main surface of the magnetic disk. Thermal asperity failure that can cause read errors when heated can result.

  By the way, it is considered that the portion of the glass substrate for magnetic disk that requires chemical strengthening is first the inner peripheral end face. The inner peripheral end surface of the magnetic disk manufactured from the glass substrate is held in contact with the hub in the magnetic recording apparatus, and when the magnetic disk rotates by the rotation of the spindle motor, no force is applied to the contact portion between the inner peripheral end surface and the hub. This is because it is considered that the strength is most required among the glass substrates.

  In addition, originally, chemical strengthening of a glass substrate is performed when a drive is incorporated, as described in Patent Document 2 (paragraphs 0007 to 0008), or during sputtering when a magnetic layer is formed on a glass substrate to produce a magnetic disk. This is a process performed to prevent breakage in handling. All the damages in this case are damages due to the progress or contact of cracks from the inner and outer peripheral end faces of the glass substrate, and there are few cases in which the origin is generated and damaged. Therefore, it is important to reinforce the inner and outer peripheral end surfaces where breakage occurs.

  In other words, the portion of the glass substrate that needs to be strengthened is located on the inner and outer peripheral end faces. There is no risk of generating a minute uneven shape on the surface on the main surface, and it is possible to satisfy the recent demand for high recording density while achieving both strength and smoothness.

  Until now, as described in Patent Document 1, after the chemical strengthening process of the glass substrate for magnetic disk, a technique for polishing the main surface of the glass substrate again, removing the stress layer, and removing the compressive stress of the main surface has been proposed. ing.

Further, Patent Document 2 does not reinforce the main surface by masking the main surface in advance of the chemical strengthening step in order to prevent deformation such as warpage of the glass substrate by balancing the compressive stress between the front and back of the glass substrate. Proposed method.
JP 2000-207730 A JP 2003-89551 A

  However, in the method as disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the stress layer to be removed after chemical strengthening is as large as several tens to several hundreds of μm, productivity is poor.

  In that respect, if the method of masking the main surface as in Patent Document 2, the main surface of the glass substrate is not chemically strengthened, smoothness deterioration of the main surface does not occur, and there are several in the polishing step after strengthening. A process for removing the reinforcing layer having a thickness of 10 μm to several hundred μm is also unnecessary.

  However, in the method as disclosed in Patent Document 2, in addition to the need to mask the glass substrate main surface one by one before the chemical strengthening step, a step of removing the mask is also required after the chemical strengthening step. The work is not efficient.

  In view of such a problem, the present invention can secure the smoothness of the main surface while efficiently chemically strengthening the inner and outer peripheral end surfaces other than the main surface for a plurality of glass substrates, and also does not cause warpage of the glass substrate. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for manufacturing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk and a method for manufacturing a magnetic disk.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a disk-shaped magnetic disk glass substrate manufacturing method comprising a main surface having a circular hole formed in the center, an inner peripheral end surface, and an outer peripheral end surface. An adhesion process for forming a laminated body in which the main surfaces of adjacent glass substrates are adhered to each other by overlapping the glass substrates, and by bringing the laminated body into contact with the chemical strengthening treatment liquid, And a chemical strengthening step of chemically strengthening the ions by replacing them with ions in the chemical strengthening treatment liquid.

  According to said structure, the intensity | strength of the inner-periphery end surface which should be strengthened among glass substrates can be improved selectively.

  According to another configuration of the present invention, in a method of manufacturing a disk-shaped glass substrate for a magnetic disk comprising a main surface having a circular hole formed in the center, an inner peripheral end surface, and an outer peripheral end surface, a plurality of glasses An adhesion process for alternately laminating a substrate and a spacer that substantially covers the main surface of the glass substrate to form a laminate in which the main surfaces of the adjacent glass substrate and the spacer are in close contact, and a chemical strengthening treatment of the laminate And a chemical strengthening step of chemically strengthening by bringing some ions contained in the plurality of glass substrates into substitution with ions in the chemical strengthening treatment liquid by contacting with the liquid.

  According to said structure, the intensity | strength of the inner-periphery end surface which should be strengthened among glass substrates can be selectively improved, and also the crack which may arise in a main surface by superimposing glass substrates directly is spacer. Is prevented by.

  In the above-described chemical strengthening step, the glass substrate is held using a holding unit capable of bringing the inner peripheral end face and the outer peripheral end face into contact with the chemical strengthening treatment liquid among the plurality of glass substrates. The end face and the outer peripheral end face may be chemically strengthened.

  Moreover, in the above-mentioned chemical strengthening process, a glass substrate is hold | maintained using the holding means which can make an inner peripheral end surface contact a chemical strengthening process liquid among several glass substrates, An inner peripheral end surface is comprised among glass substrates. It may be chemical strengthening.

  The holding means capable of bringing the inner peripheral end face and the outer peripheral end face into contact with the chemical strengthening treatment liquid, or the holding means capable of bringing the inner peripheral end face into contact with the chemical strengthening treatment liquid is formed by superposing glass substrates. In order to prevent displacement of the laminated body, only a glass substrate, or a frame body or a container in which a glass substrate and a spacer can be installed alternately may be used.

  In each configuration of the method for manufacturing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk according to the present invention described above, in the adhesion step, the main surface located at the outermost part of the laminate is further adhered to a plate-shaped covering member having a hole formed in the center. It's okay.

  According to said coating | coated member, the outermost main surface of a glass substrate is also coat | covered and it avoids from chemical strengthening.

  The covering member preferably has a shape that substantially covers the main surface of the glass substrate. This is because the covering member plays a role of covering the main surface of the glass substrate, and also because the glass substrate is convenient for alignment using the central circular hole.

  Moreover, in each structure of the manufacturing method of the glass substrate for magnetic discs by the above-mentioned this invention, in a close_contact | adherence process, in order to maintain close_contact | adherence, it is good to apply force in the direction substantially perpendicular | vertical to a main surface.

  The “adhesion” to be maintained herein means any one of adhesion between glass substrates, adhesion between a glass substrate and a spacer, adhesion between a glass substrate or a spacer and a covering member. The force to be applied is typically in a direction perpendicular to the main surface.

  By applying a force as described above, displacement of the laminated body in which the glass substrates are stacked is prevented. As a means for applying such force, a jig for pressing both ends of the laminate may be used.

  The material of the jig, frame, or container that pressurizes both ends of the spacer or the laminate described above is preferably a material that does not adversely affect the salt or the glass substrate even when brought into contact with the chemically strengthened salt. For example, titanium or stainless steel may be used.

  Furthermore, the magnetic disk manufacturing method according to the present invention is characterized in that at least a magnetic layer is formed on the glass substrate manufactured by the above-described method for manufacturing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk.

  The magnetic disk manufactured by such a method is made of a glass substrate having a smooth main surface that is not chemically strengthened, so that the flying height can be reduced and a high recording density can be secured. is there.

  According to the present invention, there is no need for a complicated process such as accurate polishing of the glass substrate after the chemical strengthening process and mask / mask removal of the main surface before and after the chemical strengthening process, and it is efficient for a large number of glass substrates. The method can prevent the deterioration of smoothness caused by chemical strengthening of the main surface while chemically strengthening the inner and outer peripheral end surfaces that require strength. Since the main surface is not substantially chemically strengthened, the minute uneven shape on the main surface of the magnetic disk does not occur. And since the magnetic disk manufactured using this glass substrate is excellent in the smoothness of the main surface and does not warp, its flying height can be made smaller and the demand for higher density can be satisfied.

  Next, embodiments of a method for manufacturing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk and a method for manufacturing a magnetic disk according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the figure, elements not directly related to the present invention are not shown. Similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

(First Embodiment of Manufacturing Method of Magnetic Disk Glass Substrate)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of a method for producing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk according to the present invention. This embodiment is characterized by a chemical strengthening process. The chemical strengthening tank 100 is filled with a chemical strengthening solution 110, and a laminated body 120 in which a plurality of glass substrates 140 are stacked is supported by the support frame 200 and immersed therein.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram of a disk-shaped glass substrate for a magnetic disk constituting the laminate 120 shown in FIG. The glass substrate 140 includes a main surface 132 having a circular hole 130 formed in the center, an inner peripheral end surface 134, an outer peripheral end surface 136, and a chamfered surface 138 provided between the main surface 132 and the inner and outer peripheral end surfaces. Prepare. The laminated body 120 of FIG. 1 is formed by stacking a plurality of such glass substrates 140 and bringing the main surfaces 132 of the adjacent glass substrates 140 into close contact with each other.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 1, by immersing the laminate 120 in the chemical strengthening treatment liquid 110, some ions included in the inner peripheral end surface 134 and the outer peripheral end surface 136 among the plurality of glass substrates 140 are chemically strengthened. The inner peripheral end face 134 and the outer peripheral end face 136 are chemically strengthened by substitution with ions in the liquid.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the strength of the inner and outer peripheral end surfaces 134 and 136 of the glass substrate 140 that should be strengthened can be selectively improved. This is because, as described above, the main surfaces 132 of the adjacent glass substrates 140 are in close contact with each other, so that the chemical strengthening treatment liquid 110 does not contact the main surface 132.

  FIG. 3 is a view showing the laminate 120 shown in FIG. 1 and the dummy members 150A and 150B that are further closely attached to the outermost part. The laminated body 120 is composed of a glass substrate 140 in which the main surfaces 132 are in close contact with each other, and the main surface 132 positioned at the outermost part of the laminated body 120 is formed of a plate-like dummy member 150A having holes 142A and 142B formed in the center. It is further in close contact with 150B.

  In this way, the outermost main surface 132 is also covered with the dummy members 150A and 150B, and is avoided from chemical strengthening. The dummy members 150A and 150B desirably have a shape that substantially covers the main surface 132 of the glass substrate 140, that is, a disk shape in which a circular hole 142A and 142B is formed at the center. This is because the dummy member 150 serves to cover the main surface 132 of the glass substrate 140, and also because the glass member 140 is convenient for alignment using the central circular holes 142A and 142B.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a modification of the laminate shown in FIG. The laminated body 160 in FIG. 4 has a plurality of glass substrates 140 and adjacent glass substrates 140 that are alternately overlapped with each other, typically disk-shaped spacers 170 that substantially cover the main surface 132 of the glass substrate 140. And the main surface of the spacer 170 are brought into close contact with each other. The spacer 170 may be slightly larger in inner diameter and slightly smaller in outer diameter than the glass substrate 140.

  The stacked body 120 in FIG. 1 may be replaced with the above-described stacked body 160. In that case, the strength of the inner and outer peripheral end surfaces 134 and 136 can be selectively improved, and the spacer 170 prevents scratches that may occur on the main surface 132 by directly overlapping the glass substrates 140. . The spacer 170 may be made of titanium, for example.

  4 is the same as FIG. 3 in that the outermost main surface is covered with dummy members 150A and 150B. At this time, the main surface located on the outermost side may be the main surface 132 of the glass substrate or the main surface of the spacer 170. The dummy members 150A and 150B are originally intended to cover the main surface outside the outermost glass substrate 140 to avoid chemical strengthening, but the dummy members 150A and 150B cover the main surface of the spacer 170. There is no problem even if it is covered.

  FIG. 5 to FIG. 9 are diagrams showing a process of setting the laminate 120 shown in FIG. 1 on the support frame 200 for chemical strengthening. The support frame 200 applies the axial force to the three struts 210A to 210C with the male threads cut off and the dummy member 150A, 150B to the laminated body 120 to bring the main surfaces 132 of the glass substrate 140 into close contact with each other. It includes two pressing plates 220A and 220B to be maintained.

  The “contact” to be maintained here is the close contact between the glass substrates 140 as described above, but in the case of the laminate 160 of FIG. 4 with the spacer 170 interposed, the glass substrate 140 and the spacer 170 Means close contact. It also means the close contact between the glass substrate 140 or the spacer 170 and the dummy members 150A and 150B. The axial force to be applied is a direction perpendicular to the main surface 132.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an initial state before the laminated body 120 is set on the support frame 200 shown in FIG. Three struts 210A, 210B, and 210C are fixed to one pressing plate 220B by nuts 230D to 230F, respectively. As shown in FIG. 5, when the support frame 200 is placed vertically, the pressing plate 220B is adjusted by the nuts 230D to 230F so as to be horizontal.

  FIG. 6 is a view of the pressing plate 220B as viewed from below in FIG. The pressing plate 220B has a disk shape with a circular hole 240B provided at the center, and also has holes provided at positions corresponding to the apexes of the equilateral triangle, and the nuts are inserted through the columns 210A to 210C, respectively. Fix with 230D-230F. As will be described later, the columns 210A to 210C arranged in an equilateral triangle shape are held in a state where force is applied so that the glass substrate 140 of the laminated body 120 set on the upper surface of the pressing plate 220B is not displaced. Serves as a means.

  In addition, in this embodiment, although the number of support | pillars is three of support | pillar 210A-210C, arbitrary multiple pieces may be sufficient. Moreover, the arrangement | positioning of a support | pillar does not need to be an equilateral triangle like this embodiment, and can hold | maintain the glass substrate 140 in the state which applied the force so that it might become the cylindrical laminated body 120. Any arrangement may be used as long as it is.

  In other words, the support frame 200 is a holding unit that holds the glass substrate 140 in a state where the inner peripheral end face and the outer peripheral end face can be brought into contact with the chemical strengthening treatment liquid. The support columns 210A to 210C are not in contact with the side surface of the stacked body 120, and the outer peripheral end surfaces 136 of the plurality of glass substrates 140 are substantially exposed. Therefore, both the inner peripheral end surface 134 and the outer peripheral end surface 136 of the glass substrate 140 are chemically strengthened.

  FIG. 7 is a view in which a glass substrate 140 is set on the support frame 200 shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a setting method and order of the disk-shaped members shown in FIG. The setting is performed using a center shaft 250 as shown in FIG. The center shaft 250 includes a main shaft portion 250A having a diameter substantially equal to the circular hole 130 of the glass substrate 140, and a base portion 250B having a diameter larger than that of the main shaft portion 250A. Then, the lower dummy member 150B, the laminated body 120 of a predetermined number of glass substrates 140, and the upper dummy member 150A are inserted and laminated so as to be placed on the base portion 250B. Thereby, the laminated body 120 of the glass substrate 140 and the upper and lower dummy members 150A and 150B are aligned so that the central axes coincide. Then, each member aligned in FIG. 8 is placed on the lower pressing member 220B already fixed in FIG. 5 in the initial state, and the upper pressing plate 220A is further placed. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the nuts 230A to 230C are attached to the respective struts 210A to 210C while being rotated and temporarily fixed.

  FIG. 9 is a view showing a jig 300 that presses the support frame 200 after the setting shown in FIG. 7 is completed. The support frame 200 fixes the laminated body 120 of the glass substrate 140 by tightening the upper nuts 230A to 230C. At this time, the jig 300 shown in FIG. 9 is used.

  A jig 300 shown in FIG. 9 includes a gantry 320 on which the support frame 200 can be placed in an upright state at the lower part of the frame 310, and the upper pressing plate 220A of the support frame 200 is pressed downward on the upper part of the frame 310. A press portion 330 that presses toward the plate 220B is provided. Here, “upright” means that the central axis of the support frame 200 is perpendicular to the mounting surface (upper surface) of the gantry 320.

  The press part 330 is an air cylinder, and the pusher 340 can be advanced and retracted with respect to the support frame 200. The pusher 340 is configured to press the laminated body 120 via the upper pressing plate 220A and the dummy member 150A. Note that the pressing direction by the press unit 330 (the moving direction of the pusher 340) coincides with the central axis of the support frame 200 placed.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the support frame 200 is placed on the gantry 320 and pressed downward by the press unit 330. Both the lower surface of the pusher 340 and the upper surface of the pressing plate 220 </ b> A in contact with the pusher 340 are perpendicular to the central axis of the support frame 200. Therefore, when the pusher 340 presses the pressing plate 220A, the glass substrate 140 is pressed evenly. In this state, the nuts 230 </ b> A to 230 </ b> C are turned to fasten and fix the upper pressing plate 220 </ b> A to the support frame 200.

  In the case of the laminated body 160 of FIG. 4 in which the spacer 170 is sandwiched between the glass substrates 140, the pressing may be performed in the same manner as the laminated body 120.

  FIG. 10 is a view showing the support frame 200 after the pressing shown in FIG. 9 is completed. As shown in FIG. 10, the laminated body 120 is penetrated by the circular hole 130 of each glass substrate 140 which comprises this. Furthermore, holes 142A, 142B and 240A, 240B are provided in the upper and lower dummy members 150A, 150B and the pressing members 220A, 220B, respectively. Accordingly, even when the entire support frame 200 is immersed in the chemical strengthening tank 100 as shown in FIG. 1, the chemical strengthening solution comes into contact with the inner peripheral end surface 134 of the glass substrate 140 and the chemical strengthening is performed. Needless to say, the chemical strengthening liquid is brought into contact with the exposed outer peripheral end surface 136 to perform chemical strengthening.

  On the other hand, since the adhesion between the glass substrates 140 is maintained by the force applied by the jig and the stack 120 is prevented from shifting, the chemical strengthening liquid does not substantially contact the main surface 132 of the glass substrate 140.

(Second Embodiment of Manufacturing Method of Glass Substrate for Magnetic Disk)
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of a method for producing a glass substrate for magnetic disk according to the present invention. The chemical strengthening tank 100 is filled with a chemical strengthening solution 110, and a laminated body 120 in which a plurality of glass substrates are stacked is accommodated in a cylindrical container 400 and immersed therein.

  FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the container 400 shown in FIG. 11, and the container 400 includes a lid 410. FIG. 13 is a view of the lid 410 viewed from above in FIG. The lid portion 410 has a disc shape with a circular hole 420 provided in the center, and is provided with two screw holes in which a female screw is cut. By inserting screws 440A and 440B respectively, the lid portion 410 410 is fixed to the container body 430.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the laminated body 120 is set in the container main body 430 while being sandwiched between the upper and lower dummy members 150A and 150B. The inside of the container body 430 is a cylindrical cavity, and a circular hole 450 is provided at the bottom of the container body 430. Through this circular hole 450, the laminated body 120 is aligned using the center shaft 250 (not shown in FIG. 12) shown in FIG. As a result, the glass substrates 140 are positioned without being displaced from each other. Thereafter, the center shaft 250 is removed from the hole 450, and the lid 410 is fixed with screws 440A and 440B, whereby a force is applied to the stacked body 120 via the dummy member 150A to maintain the close contact between the glass substrates 140.

  In other words, the container 400 is a holding unit that holds the glass substrate 140 in a state where the inner peripheral end face can be brought into contact with the chemical strengthening treatment liquid. As shown in FIG. 12, a circular hole 450 is provided at the bottom of the container body 430. And the laminated body 120 is penetrated by the circular hole 130 of each glass substrate 140 which comprises this. Furthermore, holes 142A and 142B are provided in the upper and lower dummy members 150A and 150B, respectively. Therefore, even if the entire container 400 is immersed in the chemical strengthening tank 100 as shown in FIG. 11, the chemical strengthening liquid comes into contact with the inner peripheral end surface 134 of the glass substrate 140 and the chemical strengthening is performed.

  On the other hand, as described above, since force is applied from the cover 410 to the dummy member 150A, there is no gap between the cover 410 and the dummy member 150A, and the dummy member 150B and the container body There is no gap between the bottom of 430. Therefore, the chemical strengthening solution does not contact the outer peripheral end surfaces 136 of the plurality of glass substrates 140. Therefore, only the inner peripheral end surface 134 of the glass substrate 140 is selectively chemically strengthened.

  When the container 400 is used, the inner peripheral end surface is not immersed in the chemical strengthening tank 100, and the chemical strengthening liquid is caused to flow from the central hole 420 of the lid 410 toward the circular hole 450 at the bottom of the main body 430. 134 may be chemically strengthened.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the inner peripheral end surface 134 of the glass substrate 140 can be selectively chemically strengthened, while the main surface 132 and the outer peripheral end surface 136 are not in contact with the chemical strengthening solution and are chemically strengthened. Absent.

(Magnetic disk manufacturing method)
The magnetic disk manufacturing method according to the present invention is characterized in that at least a magnetic layer is formed on a glass substrate manufactured by the above-described method for manufacturing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk. Since the magnetic disk manufactured by such a method is made of a glass substrate having a main surface excellent in smoothness that has not been chemically strengthened, the flying height can be reduced and a high recording density can be ensured.

[Example]
Embodiments of a method for manufacturing a magnetic disk glass substrate and a method for manufacturing a magnetic disk to which the present invention is applied will be described below. This glass substrate for magnetic disk and magnetic disk are 0.8 inch type disk (inner diameter 6 mm, outer diameter 21.6 mm, plate thickness 0.381 mm), 1.0 inch type disk (inner diameter 7 mm, outer diameter 27.4 mm, It is manufactured as a magnetic disk having a predetermined shape such as a plate thickness of 0.381 mm) and a 1.8 inch type magnetic disk (inner diameter of 12 mm, outer diameter of 48 mm, plate thickness of 0.508 mm). Further, it may be manufactured as a 2.5 inch type disc or a 3.5 inch type disc.

(1) Shape processing step and first lapping step In the method of manufacturing a magnetic disk glass substrate according to this example, first, the surface of the plate glass is lapped (ground) to obtain a glass base material. Cut the material and cut out the glass disc. Various plate glasses can be used as the plate glass. This plate-like glass can be manufactured by using a known manufacturing method such as a press method, a float method, a downdraw method, a redraw method, or a fusion method using a molten glass as a material. Of these, plate glass can be produced at low cost by using the pressing method. As the material of the plate glass, amorphous glass or glass ceramics (crystallized glass) can be used. As the material for the plate glass, aluminosilicate glass, soda lime glass, borosilicate glass, or the like can be used. In particular, as an amorphous glass, an aluminosilicate glass can be preferably used in that it can be chemically strengthened and a magnetic disk substrate excellent in flatness of the main surface and substrate strength can be supplied.

In this example, the melted aluminosilicate glass was molded into a disk shape by direct pressing using an upper mold, a lower mold, and a barrel mold to obtain an amorphous plate glass. As the aluminosilicate _glass, SiO 2: 58 to 75 _{wt%, Al} 2 O 3: _{5~23 wt%,} Li 2 O: 3 to 10 _wt%, Na 2 O: 4 to 13 principal component weight% Chemically strengthened glass contained as

  Next, both main surfaces of the plate glass were lapped to form a disk-shaped glass base material. This lapping process was performed using alumina free abrasive grains with a double-sided lapping apparatus using a planetary gear mechanism. Specifically, the lapping platen is pressed on both sides of the plate glass from above and below, the grinding liquid containing free abrasive grains is supplied onto the main surface of the plate glass, and these are moved relative to each other for lapping. went. By this lapping process, a glass base material having a flat main surface was obtained.

(2) Cutting process (coring, forming, chamfering)
Next, the glass base material was cut using a diamond cutter, and a disk-shaped glass substrate was cut out from the glass base material. Next, using a cylindrical diamond drill, an inner hole was formed in the center of the glass substrate to obtain an annular glass substrate (coring). Then, the inner peripheral end face and the outer peripheral end face were ground with a diamond grindstone and subjected to predetermined chamfering (forming, chamfering).

(3) Second Lapping Step Next, a second lapping process was performed on both main surfaces of the obtained glass substrate in the same manner as in the first lapping step. By performing this second lapping step, it is possible to remove in advance the fine unevenness formed on the main surface in the cutting step and end surface polishing step, which are the previous steps, and shorten the subsequent polishing step on the main surface. Will be able to be completed in time.

(4) End surface grinding | polishing process Next, mirror polishing was performed with the brush grinding | polishing method about the outer peripheral end surface of the glass substrate. At this time, as the abrasive grains, a slurry (free abrasive grains) containing cerium oxide abrasive grains was used.

  And the glass substrate which finished the end surface grinding | polishing process was washed with water. By this end face polishing step, the end face of the glass substrate was processed into a mirror state that can prevent the precipitation of sodium and potassium. In particular, the inner peripheral end face was in a good state without a decrease in tolerance and roundness of the inner hole even when a large number of about 200 to 300 sheets were laminated and polished.

(5) Main surface polishing step As the main surface polishing step, first, a first polishing step was performed. This first polishing step is mainly intended to remove scratches and distortions remaining on the main surface in the lapping step described above. In the first polishing step, the main surface was polished using a hard resin polisher by a double-side polishing apparatus having a planetary gear mechanism. As the abrasive, cerium oxide abrasive grains were used.

  The glass substrate which finished this 1st grinding | polishing process was immersed in each washing tank of neutral detergent, a pure water, and IPA (isopropyl alcohol) one by one, and was wash | cleaned.

  Next, a second polishing step was performed as the main surface polishing step. The purpose of this second polishing step is to finish the main surface into a mirror surface. In the second polishing step, mirror polishing of the main surface was performed using a soft foamed resin polisher by a double-side polishing apparatus having a planetary gear mechanism. As the abrasive, cerium oxide abrasive grains finer than the cerium oxide abrasive grains used in the first polishing step were used.

  The glass substrate which finished this 2nd grinding | polishing process was immersed in each washing tank of neutral detergent, a pure water, and IPA (isopropyl alcohol) sequentially, and was wash | cleaned. Note that ultrasonic waves were applied to each cleaning tank.

(6) Chemical strengthening process Next, the glass substrate which finished the above-mentioned lapping process and polishing process 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 is preheated to 300 ° C. And was immersed in the chemical strengthening solution for about 3 hours. This immersion was performed using the support frame 200 and the container 400 for the glass substrate laminates 120 and 160 formed in the embodiment of the present invention.

  Thus, by immersing in the chemical strengthening solution, when the support frame 200 is used, the inner peripheral end surface and the outer peripheral end surface of the glass substrate are chemically strengthened, and when the container 400 is used, the glass substrate The inner peripheral end face was chemically strengthened. Specifically, the lithium ions and sodium ions on these end faces were replaced with sodium ions and potassium ions in the chemical strengthening solution, respectively, and the portions of the glass substrate other than the main statement were strengthened.

  The glass substrate that had been subjected to the chemical strengthening treatment was immersed in a 20 ° C. water bath and rapidly cooled, and maintained for about 10 minutes. And the glass substrate which finished quenching was immersed in the concentrated sulfuric acid heated at about 40 degreeC, and was wash | cleaned. Further, the glass substrate after the sulfuric acid cleaning was cleaned by immersing in a cleaning bath of pure water and IPA (isopropyl alcohol) sequentially.

  As described above, a flat and smooth, high-rigidity magnetic disk is obtained by performing the first lapping step, the cutting step, the second lapping step, the end surface polishing step, the first and second polishing steps, and the chemical strengthening step. A glass substrate was obtained. In particular, in the chemical strengthening process, the main surface is not chemically strengthened, thereby effectively chemically strengthening the inner and outer peripheral edges that require strength for a large number of glass substrates, while the main surface is caused by chemical strengthening. It was possible to prevent a decrease in smoothness.

(7) Magnetic disk manufacturing process On both surfaces of the glass substrate obtained through the above-described processes, an adhesion layer made of a Cr alloy, a soft magnetic layer made of a CoTaZr-based alloy, an underlayer made of Ru, and a CoCrPt group on the surface of the glass substrate A perpendicular magnetic recording disk was manufactured by sequentially forming a perpendicular magnetic recording layer made of an alloy, a protective layer made of hydrogenated carbon, and a lubricating layer made of perfluoropolyether. Although this configuration is an example of a configuration of a perpendicular magnetic disk, a magnetic layer or the like may be configured as an in-plane magnetic disk.

  As described above, the glass substrate produced according to the embodiment of the present invention is excellent in smoothness because the main surface is not chemically strengthened. Further, there is no warpage caused by a difference in chemical strengthening between the main surfaces of the front and back sides. When a magnetic disk manufactured using such a glass substrate was tested, it was confirmed that a bending strength equivalent to that of the conventional one was achieved, and that a read / write process was possible with a magnetic recording device without any problem.

  In addition, with regard to the above magnetic disk, it was confirmed that the glide height (Glide Height) achieved 6 nm which sufficiently cleared the standard of 8 nm or less normally required in the glide height test, and could satisfy the demand for higher density. ing.

  Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to such examples. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

  The present invention is applicable to a method for manufacturing a magnetic disk glass substrate and a method for manufacturing a magnetic disk manufactured using such a glass substrate.

It is a figure which shows 1st Embodiment of the manufacturing method of the glass substrate for magnetic discs by this invention. It is a figure of the disk-shaped glass substrate for magnetic discs which comprises the laminated body 120 shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the laminated body shown in FIG. 1, and the dummy member further closely_contact | adhered to the outermost part. It is a figure which shows the modification of the laminated body shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the initial state before setting a laminated body to the support frame shown in FIG. It is the figure of the press board which looked at FIG. 5 from the downward direction. It is the figure which set the glass substrate to the support frame shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the set order of the disk-shaped member shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the jig | tool which presses the support frame which the setting shown in FIG. 7 was completed. It is a figure which shows the support frame which the press shown in FIG. 9 was completed. It is a figure which shows 2nd Embodiment of the manufacturing method of the glass substrate for magnetic discs by this invention. It is sectional drawing of the container shown in FIG. It is the figure of the cover part which looked at FIG. 12 from upper direction.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Chemical strengthening tank 120,160 Laminated body 132 Main surface 134 Inner peripheral end surface 136 Outer peripheral end surface 140 Glass substrate 150A, 150B Dummy member 170 Spacer 200 Support frame 210A, 210B, 210C Post column 220A, 220B Press plate 400 Container 410 Cover part

Claims (7)

In the manufacturing method of a disk-shaped magnetic disk glass substrate comprising a main surface with a circular hole formed in the center, an inner peripheral end surface, and an outer peripheral end surface,
An adhesion process for forming a laminate in which the main surfaces of adjacent glass substrates are adhered to each other by overlapping a plurality of the glass substrates;
And a chemical strengthening step of chemically strengthening by bringing the laminate into contact with a chemical strengthening treatment liquid to replace some of the ions contained in the plurality of glass substrates with ions in the chemical strengthening treatment liquid. A method for producing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk. In the manufacturing method of a disk-shaped magnetic disk glass substrate comprising a main surface with a circular hole formed in the center, an inner peripheral end surface, and an outer peripheral end surface,
An adhesion step of alternately stacking a plurality of the glass substrates and a spacer that substantially covers the main surface of the glass substrate to form a laminated body in which the main surfaces of the adjacent glass substrate and the spacer are adhered;
And a chemical strengthening step of chemically strengthening by bringing the laminate into contact with a chemical strengthening treatment liquid to replace some of the ions contained in the plurality of glass substrates with ions in the chemical strengthening treatment liquid. A method for producing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk.   In the chemical strengthening step, among the plurality of glass substrates, the glass substrate is held using a holding unit capable of bringing an inner peripheral end surface and an outer peripheral end surface into contact with a chemical strengthening treatment liquid, and among the glass substrates, The method for producing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk according to claim 1, wherein the inner peripheral end face and the outer peripheral end face are chemically strengthened.   In the chemical strengthening step, among the plurality of glass substrates, the glass substrate is held using a holding unit capable of bringing the inner peripheral end surface into contact with the chemical strengthening treatment liquid, and the inner peripheral end surface of the glass substrate. The method for producing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk according to claim 1, wherein the glass substrate is chemically strengthened.   5. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the adhesion step, the main surface located at the outermost part of the laminate is further adhered to a plate-shaped covering member having a hole formed in the center. The manufacturing method of the glass substrate for magnetic disks of description.   6. The magnetic disk glass substrate according to claim 1, wherein in the adhesion step, a force is applied in a direction substantially perpendicular to the main surface in order to maintain the adhesion. Production method.   A method for producing a magnetic disk, comprising: forming at least a magnetic layer on a glass substrate produced by the method for producing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk according to claim 1.

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