Aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic disk, disk drive device, method for manufacturing aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic disk, and method for measuring aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic disk
An aluminum alloy substrate ( 1 ) for magnetic disk satisfies at least two of three inequalities of an inequality group [A] and satisfies all of four inequalities of an inequality group [B], or satisfies at least two of the three inequalities of the inequality group [A] and satisfies all of four inequalities of an inequality group [C], when a plate thickness of the disk at a position (b1) is defined as t b1 , a plate thickness at a position (b2) is defined as t b2 , a plate thickness at a position (b3) is defined as t b3 , a plate thickness at a position (a1) is defined as t a1 , a plate thickness at a position (a2) is defined as t a2 , and a plate thickness at a position (a3) is defined as t a3 .
1. An aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic disk, satisfying at least two of three inequalities of an inequality group [A] as follows and satisfying all of four inequalities of an inequality group [B] as follows, or
satisfying at least two of the three inequalities of the inequality group [A] as follows and satisfying all of four inequalities of an inequality group [C] as follows,
when a rolling line is defined as a rolling line direction, a direction parallel with the rolling line direction from a center of a disk of a radius r is set as 0°, a clockwise direction is set as positive on a main surface of the disk, a plate thickness of the disk at a position b1 represented by polar coordinates (0.72r, 45°) is defined as t b1 , a plate thickness at a position b2 represented by polar coordinates (0.53r, 90°) is defined as t b2 , a plate thickness at a position b3 represented by polar coordinates (0.72r, 135°) is defined as t b3 , a plate thickness at a position a1 represented by polar coordinates (0.72r, 315°) is defined as t a1 , a plate thickness at a position a2 represented by polar coordinates (0.53r, 270°) is defined as t a2 , and a plate thickness at a position a3 represented by polar coordinates (0.72r, 225°) is defined as t a3 .
{| t a1 −t b1 |≤0.2 μm,| t a2 −t b2 |≤0.2 μm,| t a3 −t b3 |≤0.2 μm} [A]
{( t a1 −t a2 )<0,( t a2 −t a3 )<0,( t b1 −t b2 )<0,( t b2 −t b3 )<0} [B]
{( t a1 −t a2 )>0,( t a2 −t a3 )>0,( t b1 −t b2 )>0,( t b2 −t b3 )>0} [C]
2. The aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic disk according to claim 1 , further satisfying all of four inequalities of an inequality group [D] as follows.
{| t a1 −t a2 |<0.5 μm,| t a2 −t a3 |<<0.5 μm,| t b1 −t b2 |<0.5 μm,| t b2 −t b3 |<0.5 μm} [D]
3. The aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic disk according to claim 1 , wherein the plate thickness of the disk is a value measured based on respective physical quantities on a front surface side and a back surface side of the disk, by using a pair of sensor portions of a capacitive displacement meter that are arranged opposite to each other on both sides in a thickness direction of the disk.
4. A disk drive device, comprising:
one or a plurality of magnetic disks rotatably supported via a spindle in a casing;
a magnetic head that performs data processing to the magnetic disk;
a swing arm that supports the magnetic head movably to the magnetic disk; and
an actuator that rotates and positions the swing arm,
wherein the magnetic disk
satisfies at least two of three inequalities of an inequality group [A] as follows and satisfies all of four inequalities of an inequality group [B] as follows, or
satisfies at least two of the three inequalities of the inequality group [A] as follows and satisfies all of four inequalities of an inequality group [C] as follows,
when a rolling line is defined as a rolling line direction, a direction parallel with the rolling line direction from a center of a disk of a radius r is set as 0°, a clockwise direction is set as positive on a main surface of the disk, a plate thickness of the disk at a position b1 represented by polar coordinates (0.72r, 45°) is defined as t b1 , a plate thickness at a position b2 represented by polar coordinates (0.53r, 90°) is defined as t b2 , a plate thickness at a position b3 represented by polar coordinates (0.72r, 135°) is defined as t b3 , a plate thickness at a position a1 represented by polar coordinates (0.72r, 315°) is defined as t a1 , a plate thickness at a position a2 represented by polar coordinates (0.53r, 270°) is defined as t a2 , and a plate thickness at a position a3 represented by polar coordinates (0.72r, 225°) is defined as t a3 .
{| t a1 −t b1 |≤0.2 μm,| t a2 −t b2 |≤0.2 μm,| t a3 −t b3 |≤0.2 μm} [A]
{( t a1 −t a2 )<0,( t a2 −t a3 )<0,( t b1 −t b2 )<0,( t b2 −t b3 )<0} [B]
{( t a1 −t a2 )>0,( t a2 −t a3 )>0,( t b1 −t b2 )>0,( t b2 −t b3 )>0} [C]
5. A method for manufacturing an aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic disk, comprising:
producing an aluminum alloy plate by performing casting, hot-rolling, and cold-rolling, as an aluminum alloy plate producing step;
producing an aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic disk by punching the aluminum alloy plate into an annular shape, as a punching step; and
applying pressure annealing to the aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic disk, as a pressure annealing step,
wherein the aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic disk satisfies at least two of three inequalities of an inequality group [A] as follows and satisfies all of four inequalities of an inequality group [B] as follows, or
satisfies at least two of the three inequalities of the inequality group [A] as follows and satisfies all of four inequalities of an inequality group [C] as follows,
when a rolling line is defined as a rolling line direction, a direction parallel with the rolling line direction from a center of a disk of a radius r is set as 0°, a clockwise direction is set as positive on a main surface of the disk, a plate thickness of the disk at a position b1 represented by polar coordinates (0.72r, 45°) is defined as t b1 , a plate thickness at a position b2 represented by polar coordinates (0.53r, 90°) is defined as t b2 , a plate thickness at a position b3 represented by polar coordinates (0.72r, 135°) is defined as t b3 , a plate thickness at a position a1 represented by polar coordinates (0.72r, 315°) is defined as t a1 , a plate thickness at a position a2 represented by polar coordinates (0.53r, 270°) is defined as t a2 , and a plate thickness at a position a3 represented by polar coordinates (0.72r, 225°) is defined as t a3 .
{| t a1 −t b1 |≤0.2 μm,| t a2 −t b2 |≤0.2 μm,| t a3 −t b3 |≤0.2 μm} [A]
{( t a1 −t a2 )<0,( t a2 −t a3 )<0,( t b1 −t b2 )<0,( t b2 −t b3 )<0} [B]
{( t a1 −t a2 )>0,( t a2 −t a3 )>0,( t b1 −t b2 )>0,( t b2 −t b3 )>0} [C]
6. The method for manufacturing an aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic disk according to claim 5 , further comprising, before the pressure annealing step, selecting an aluminum alloy substrate that satisfies at least two of the three inequalities of the inequality group [A] and satisfies all of the four inequalities of the inequality group [B], or satisfies at least two of the three inequalities of the inequality group [A] and satisfies all of the four inequalities of the inequality group [C], as a selection step.
7. The method for manufacturing an aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic disk according to claim 6 , wherein the selection step further selects an aluminum alloy substrate that satisfies at least one of four inequalities of an inequality group [D] as follows.
{| t a1 −t a2 |<0.5 μm,| t a2 −t a3 |<<0.5 μm,| t b1 −t b2 |<0.5 μm,| t b2 −t b3 |<0.5 μm} [D]
8. A method for measuring the aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic disk according to claim 1 , comprising:
rotating the aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic disk by a predetermined angle in a circumferential direction of the aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic disk, and moving a pair of sensor portions of a capacitive displacement meter in a radial direction of the aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic disk; and
measuring a plate thickness of the aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic disk based on respective physical quantities on a front surface side and a back surface side of the aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic disk that are detected by the pair of sensor portions.