A member of supporting magnetic disc substrates is provided, comprising a
ceramic sinter containing a ceramic component and at least one conductive
component selected from a group consisting of iron, niobium, tin zinc,
copper, nickel, cobalt, and chromium, wherein the ceramic sinter has
conductive aggregates on its peripheral surface. In the member, the
ceramic component may be forsterite and the conductive component is iron
oxide, wherein the ceramic sinter comprises a main phase of
2MgO.SiO.sub.2 and a secondary phase of at least one of
MgFe.sub.2O.sub.4, Fe.sub.3O.sub.4 and Fe.sub.2O.sub.3. The ceramic
sinter can be produced by a process including: sintering a ceramic sinter
from a ceramic component and at least one conductive component selected
from a group consisting of iron, niobium, tin zinc, copper, nickel,
cobalt and chromium; machining the sinter into a desired shape of a
member of supporting a magnetic disc substrate, and annealing the sinter
such that the ceramic sinter has conductive aggregation deposited on its
peripheral surface, wherein in the annealing step, the member is heated
at a temperature in between a glass transition temperature of the sinter
minus 500.degree. C. and a softening temperature of the sinter plus
600.degree. C.