GLASS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF GLASS

1 . A glass comprising:

a first surface;

a second surface that faces the first surface;

at least one first end surface arranged between the first surface and the second surface; and

at least one first chamfering surface connecting the first surface or the second surface with the first end surface, a surface roughness Ra of the first chamfering surface being 0.4 μm or less.

2 . The glass according to claim 1 ,

wherein when an average value of a width X of the first chamfering surface in a longitudinal direction is X ave mm, an error in the width X of the first chamfering surface in the longitudinal direction is 50% of X ave mm or less.

3 . The glass according to claim 1 further comprising:

at least one second end surface between the first surface and the second surface, the second end surface being different from the first end surface; and

at least one second chamfering surface connecting the first surface or the second surface with the second end surface, a surface roughness Ra of the second chamfering surface being greater than the surface roughness Ra of the first chamfering surface but less than or equal to 1.5 μm.

4 . The glass according to claim 3 ,

wherein when an average value of a width Y of the second chamfering surface in a longitudinal direction is Y ave mm, an error in the width Y of the second chamfering surface in the longitudinal direction is 50% of Y ave mm or less.

5 . The glass according to claim 3 ,

wherein a surface roughness Ra of the second end surface is 1.5 μm or less.

6 . The glass according to claim 3 ,

wherein the first surface has a rectangular shape,

wherein the glass includes at least three second end surfaces arranged between the first surface and the second surface, the second end surfaces being different from the first end surface,

wherein the glass includes at least three second chamfering surfaces connecting the first surface or the second surface with the second end surfaces, respectively, and

wherein any of the surface roughness Ra of the second chamfering surfaces is greater than the surface roughness Ra of the first chamfering surface but less than or equal to 1.5 μm.

7 . The glass according to claim 1 ,

wherein an amount of cullet generated on the first chamfering surface is 0.5 μg/mm 2 .

8 . The glass according to claim 1 ,

wherein an effective optical path length is 5 cm or more but 200 cm or less, and

wherein an average internal transmittance in a visible light region at the effective optical path length is 80% or more.

9 . The glass according to claim 1 ,

wherein an average internal transmittance in a region, in which a wavelength is 400 nm or more but 700 nm or less, under a condition of an effective optical path length of 50 mm, is 90% or more.

10 . A manufacturing method of a glass comprising:

preparing a glass base material including a first surface and a second surface that face each other, and at least one first end surface and at least one second end surface that are arranged between the first surface and the second surface;

chamfering the second end surface of the glass base material;

performing a mirror finishing process for the first end surface; and

forming at least one first chamfering surface connecting the first surface or the second surface with the first end surface by chamfering the first end surface of the glass base material having been subjected to the mirror finishing process, a surface roughness Ra of the first chamfering surface being 0.4 μm or less.