Patent ID: 8824248

Claim:
Glass for a magnetic recording medium substrate, which comprises: essential components in the form of SiO 2 , Li 2 O, Na 2 O, and one or more alkaline earth metal oxides selected from the group consisting of MgO, CaO, SrO, and BaO; wherein a molar ratio of a content of MgO to a combined content of MgO, CaO, SrO, and BaO (MgO/(MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO)) is equal to or greater than 0.80; and which has a Young's modulus of equal to or greater than 80 GPa, and a glass transition temperature of equal to or greater than 620° C., and wherein an average coefficient of linear expansion at 100 to 300° C. is equal to or greater than 70×10 −7 /° C.