Abstract:
It is to provide a glass substrate for a magnetic disk to be a source of a magnetic disk for heat assisted magnetic recording and a magnetic disk for heat assisted magnetic recording which can restrain the occurrence of scratches when a magnetic head is in operation.A glass substrate for a magnetic disk to be a source of a magnetic disk for heat assisted magnetic recording includes a principal face on which an arithmetic average waviness Wa of a wavelength band of 1 to 3 mm is 2.15 Å or less.
Abstract:
When mirror polishing is performed on a glass substrate by bringing a polishing pad into contact with the surface of the glass substrate while supplying a polishing liquid containing polishing grains to the substrate surface, the pH of the polishing liquid is maintained within a certain range or the agglomeration degree or dispersion degree of the polishing liquid is controlled. Consequently, an adequate mirror polishing rate can be maintained and there can be obtained a glass substrate having a good end shape.