Magnetic recording medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020372932-A1
Application number	US-202016992908-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 13, 2020
Priority date	Mar 30, 2018
Publication date	Nov 26, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A tape-shaped magnetic recording medium includes a substrate; and a magnetic layer that is provided on the substrate and contains a magnetic powder. An average thickness of the magnetic layer is not more than 90 nm, an average aspect ratio of the magnetic powder is not less than 1.0 and not more than 3.0, the coercive force Hc1 in a vertical direction is not more than 3000 Oe, the coercive force Hc1 in the vertical direction and a coercive force Hc2 in a longitudinal direction satisfy a relationship of Hc2/Hc1≤0.8, and a value of σ1.5−σ0.5 is not more than 0.6 N in a tensile test of the magnetic recording medium in the longitudinal direction, where σ0.5 is a load at an elongation rate of 0.5% in the magnetic recording medium and σ1.5 is a load at an elongation rate of 1.5% in the magnetic recording medium.

First claim

The application is claimed as follows:

1 . A tape-shaped magnetic recording medium, comprising:
a substrate; and a magnetic layer that is provided on the substrate and contains a magnetic powder, wherein an average thickness of the magnetic layer is not more than 90 nm, an average aspect ratio of the magnetic powder is not less than 1.0 and not more than 3.0, a coercive force Hc 1 in a vertical direction is not more than 3000 Oe, the coercive force Hc 1 in the vertical direction and a coercive force Hc 2 in a longitudinal direction satisfy a relationship of Hc 2 /Hc 1 ≤0.8, and a value of σ1.5−σ0.5 is not more than 0.6 N in a tensile test of the magnetic recording medium in the longitudinal direction, where σ0.5 is a load at an elongation rate of 0.5% in the magnetic recording medium and σ1.5 is a load at an elongation rate of 1.5% in the magnetic recording medium.

2 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein
a contraction ratio in the longitudinal direction of the magnetic recording medium preserved at 60° C. for 72 hours is not more than 0.1%.

3 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein
a value of (TL−TB)/TB is not more than 0.41, where TB is an average thickness of the substrate and TL is an average thickness of the magnetic recording medium.

4 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein
a Young's modulus in the longitudinal direction of the magnetic recording medium is not more than 8.5 GPa.

5 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein
a Young's modulus in the longitudinal direction of the substrate is not more than 8.0 GPa.

6 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein
the magnetic recording medium is configured to have a width that is adjustable by increasing and decreasing tension in the longitudinal direction.

7 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 7 , wherein
the magnetic layer includes a plurality of servo bands, and a ratio of a total area of the servo bands to an area of a surface of the magnetic layer is not more than 4.0%.

8 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 7 , wherein
the number of the servo bands is not less than five.

9 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 7 , wherein
the number of the servo bands is not less than 5+4n (where n represents a positive number).

10 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 7 , wherein
the servo bands each have a width of not more than 95 μm.

11 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein
the magnetic layer is configured to be capable of having a plurality of data tracks, and each of the data tracks has a width of not more than 3.0 μm.

12 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein
the magnetic layer is configured to be capable of recording data so that a ratio W/L of a width W of each of data tracks to a minimum value L of a magnetization reversal pitch satisfies a relationship of W/L≤200.

13 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein
the magnetic layer is configured to be capable of recording data so that a minimum value L of a magnetization reversal pitch is not more than 48 nm.

14 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein
the coercive force Hc 2 in the longitudinal direction is not more than 2000 Oe.

15 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein
an average thickness of the magnetic recording medium is not more than 5.6 μm.

16 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein
an average thickness of the substrate is not more than 4.2 μm.

17 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein
an average thickness of the magnetic recording medium is not more than 5.6 μm, the magnetic layer includes a plurality of servo bands, the number of servo bands being not less than five, and the magnetic layer is configured to be capable of having a plurality of data tracks, each of the data tracks having a width of not more than 1.6 μm, a minimum value of the magnetization reversal pitch L being not more than 50 nm, a ratio W/L of a width W of each of the data tracks to the minimum value L of the magnetization reversal pitch satisfying a relationship of W/L≤30.

18 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein
the magnetic powder contains hexagonal ferrite, ε-iron oxide, or Co-containing spinel ferrite.

19 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 18 , wherein
the hexagonal ferrite contains at least one of Ba or Sr, and the ε-iron oxide contains at least one of Al or Ga.

20 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 18 , wherein
the average thickness of the magnetic layer is not more than 80 nm.

21 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein
the average thickness of the magnetic layer is not more than 70 nm.

22 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein
the coercive force Hc 1 in the vertical direction and the coercive force Hc 2 in the longitudinal direction satisfy a relationship of Hc 2 /Hc 1 ≤0.7.

23 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein
the coercive force Hc 1 in the vertical direction is not less than 2200 Oe.

24 . A tape-shaped magnetic recording medium, comprising:
a substrate; and a magnetic layer that is provided on the substrate and contains a magnetic powder, wherein an average thickness of the magnetic layer is not more than 90 nm, an average aspect ratio of the magnetic powder is not less than 1.0 and not more than 3.0, a coercive force Hc 1 in a vertical direction is not more than 3000 Oe, the coercive force Hc 1 in the vertical direction and a coercive force Hc 2 in a longitudinal direction satisfy a relationship of Hc 2 /Hc 1 ≤0.8, and a contraction ratio in the longitudinal direction of the magnetic recording medium preserved at 60° C. for 72 hours is not more than 0.1%.

25 . A tape-shaped magnetic recording medium, comprising:
a substrate; and a magnetic layer that is provided on the substrate and contains a magnetic powder, wherein an average thickness of the magnetic layer is not more than 90 nm, an average aspect ratio of the magnetic powder is not less than 1.0 and not more than 3.0, a coercive force Hc 1 in a vertical direction is not more than 3000 Oe, the coercive force Hc 1 in the vertical direction and a coercive force Hc 2 in a longitudinal direction satisfy a relationship of Hc 2 /Hc 1 ≤0.8, and a value of (TL−TB)/TB is not more than 0.41, where TB is an average thickness of the substrate and TL is an average thickness of the magnetic recording medium.

26 . A tape-shaped magnetic recording medium, comprising:
a substrate; and a magnetic layer that is provided on the substrate and contains a magnetic powder, wherein an average thickness of the magnetic layer is not more than 90 nm, an average aspect ratio of the magnetic powder is not less than 1.0 and not more than 3.0, a coercive force Hc 1 in a vertical direction is not more than 3000 Oe, the coercive force Hc 1 in the vertical direction and a coercive force Hc 2 in a longitudinal direction satisfy a relationship of Hc 2 /Hc 1 ≤0.8, and a Young's modulus in the longitudinal direction of the magnetic recording medium is not more than 8.5 GPa.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Terakawa Masaru
• Yamaga Minoru
• Maeshima Katsunori

Classifications

• G11B20/1201

  on tapes · CPC title

• G11B5/73919

  Aluminium or titanium elemental or alloy substrates · CPC title

• G11B5/70642

  iron oxides · CPC title

• G11B5/70

  on a base layer · CPC title

• G11B5/584

  for track following on tapes · CPC title