Method of texturing surface of substrate for recording medium
US6468600B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/8404
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of texturing includes the process of enhancing the hydrophilicity on the surface of a substrate for a recording medium. A texture is then formed on the surface of the substrate with an aqueous slurry in which abrasive grains are dispersed. The surface of the substrate is expected to exhibit an enhanced property of wetness to the aqueous slurry. The aqueous slurry easily spreads over and contacts the surface of the substrate even from the initial stage of the process. The abrasive grains in the aqueous slurry are allowed to uniformly spread over the surface of the substrate. Establishment of the texture can be started on the surface of the substrate at an earlier stage of the process. Even with the abrasive grains of a smaller grain size, a fine and uniform texture of a predetermined surface roughness can be established on the surface of the substrate within a shortened period. Increase in the operating period of abrasion can remarkably be suppressed irrespective of the reduced size of the abrasive grains.
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