Magnetic recording medium

Abstract

A magnetic recording medium comprises: a non-magnetic base film; a magnetic recording layer formed on one surface of the non-magnetic base film, comprising a binder resin and magnetic particles; and a back coat layer formed on a surface opposite of the non-magnetic base film to the surface on which the magnetic recording layer is formed, comprising a binder resin and plate-shaped non-magnetic composite particles having an average plate surface diameter of 0.1 to 5.0 μm, an average thickness of 0.001 to 0.1 μm and a plate ratio (average plate surface diameter/average thickness) of 5:1 to 100:1, wherein the plate-shaped non-magnetic composite particles comprise: plate-shaped hematite particles as core particles; a coating layer formed on surface of said plate-shaped hematite particle, comprising at least one organosilicon compound selected from the group consisting of: (1) organosilane compounds obtained from an alkoxysilane compounds, and (2) polysiloxanes or modified polysiloxanes; and a carbon black coat formed on said coating layer comprising at least one organosilicon compound, in an amount of from more than 1 to 30 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of said plate-shaped hematite particles.

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