Carrier for electrostatic image development, electrostatic image developer, process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and image forming method

Abstract

A carrier for electrostatic image development includes: a core material; and a resin coating layer that covers the core material and contains a resin and carbon black particles. The resin coating layer has an average thickness denoted as B μm and contains aggregates of the carbon black particles, the aggregates having equivalent circle diameters denoted as A μm, the aggregates satisfying formula (1) below. In a cross section of the resin coating layer, the ratio of the total area of the aggregates satisfying formula (1) below to the total area of the resin coating layer is 10% or more and 50% or less: 0.2×B≤A≤0.8×B  Formula (1).

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