The provided are a glass for a magnetic recording medium substrate permitting the realization of a magnetic recording medium substrate affording good chemical durability and having an extremely flat surface, a magnetic recording medium substrate comprised of this glass, a magnetic recording medium equipped with this substrate, and methods of manufacturing the same. Glasses for a magnetic recording medium substrate are, glass I comprised of an
oxide glass, comprising, denoted as
mass percentages:Si 20 to 40 percent,Al 0.1 to 10 percent,Li 0.1 to 5 percent,Na 0.1 to 10 percent,K 0 to 5 percent(where the total content of Li, Na, and K is 15 percent or less),Sn 0.005 to 0.6 percent, andCe 0 to 1.2 percent;the Sb content is 0 to 0.1 percent; andnot comprising As or F;glass II comprised of
oxide glass, comprising, as converted based on the
oxide, denoted as
molar percentages:SiO2 60 to 75 percent,Al2O3 1 to 15 percent,Li2O 0.1 to 20 percent,Na2O 0.1 to 15 percent, andK2O 0 to 5 percent(where the total content of Li2O, Na2O, and K2O is 25 percent or lower);based on the total amount of the glass components, 0.01 to 0.7
mass percent of Sn oxide and 0 to 1.4
mass percent of Ce oxide are added;the content of Sb oxide is 0 to 0.1 mass percent; andnot comprising As or F; andglass III comprised of oxide glass, comprising, converted based on the oxide, denoted as
molar percentages:SiO2 60 to 75 percent,Al2O3 1 to 15 percent,Li2O 0.1 to 20 percent,Na2O 0.1 to 15 percent,K2O 0 to 5 percent(where the total content of Li2O, Na2O, and K2O is 25 percent or less);by comprising a 0.1 to 3.5 mass percent of total content of Sn oxide and Ce oxide, based on the total amount of the glass components;the ratio of the Sn oxide content to the total content of Sn oxide and Ce oxide (Sn oxide content / (Sn oxide content+Ce oxide content)) is 0.01 to 0.99;the Sb oxide content is 0 to 0.1 percent; andcomprising no As or F.