Magnetic powder for magnetic recording medium, and production method thereof

Abstract

[Problem] A hexagonal barium ferrite magnetic powder formed of fine particles, wherein the anisotropic magnetic field distribution of a magnetic recording medium can be made to fall within a range effective in both improving the recording density and improving the SNR is provided. [Solution] A magnetic powder for a magnetic recording medium including magnetic particles in which Ba in hexagonal barium ferrite is partially substituted with Sr, wherein a Dx volume represented by the following formula (1) is 2,200 nm3 or less, an Sr/(Ba+Sr) molar ratio is 0.01 to 0.30, and an anisotropic magnetic field distribution is 1.00 or less. Dx volume (nm3)=Dxc×π×(Dxa/2)2  (1) Here, Dxc is a crystallite diameter (nm) in a c-axis direction of a hexagonal ferrite crystal lattice, Dxa is a crystallite diameter (nm) in an a-axis direction of the same crystal lattice, and π is a circular constant.

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