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US 2020/0321032 A1Published application
Magnetic recording medium
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsEiji NAKASHIO, Kazuo ANNO, Shinya TOCHIKUBO, Takanobu IWAMA
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Abstract
A magnetic recording medium is provided and including an average thickness tT satisfies tT≤5.5 [μm], and a dimensional change amount Δw in a width direction of the magnetic recording medium with respect to a tension change in a longitudinal direction of the magnetic recording medium satisfies 700 [ppm/N]≤Δw.
Claims34
1-31. (canceled)
32:
- A magnetic recording medium comprising:
- an average thickness tT satisfies tT≤5.5 μm, and
- a dimensional change amount Δw in a width direction of the magnetic recording medium with respect to a tension change in a longitudinal direction of the magnetic recording medium satisfies 700 ppm/N≤Δw.
33:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 32, wherein the dimensional change amount Δw satisfies 750 ppm/N≤Δw.
34:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 32, wherein the dimensional change amount Δw satisfies 800 ppm/N≤Δw.
35:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 32, wherein the dimensional change amount Δw satisfies Δw≤20000 ppm/N.
36:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 32, wherein a temperature expansion coefficient α satisfies 6 ppm/° C.≤α≤8 ppm/° C.
37:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 32, wherein a humidity expansion coefficient β satisfies β≤5 ppm/% RH.
38:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 32, wherein a Poisson's ratio ρ satisfies 0.3≤ρ.
39:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 32, wherein an elastic limit value σMD in a longitudinal direction satisfies 0.8 N≤σMD.
40:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 39, wherein the elastic limit value σMD does not depend on a rate V in elastic limit measurement.
41:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 33, comprising:
- a substrate;
- and
- a recording layer disposed on the substrate.
1 more element
42:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 41, wherein the recording layer is vertically oriented.
43:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 41, wherein the recording layer is a vacuum thin film.
44:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 43, wherein the recording layer has an average thickness tm satisfying 9 nm≤tm≤90 nm.
45:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 41, wherein the recording layer contains magnetic powder.
46:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 45, wherein the recording layer has an average thickness tm satisfying 35 nm≤tm≤90 nm.
47:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 43, wherein the magnetic powder contains ε iron oxide magnetic powder, hexagonal ferrite magnetic powder, or Co-containing spinel ferrite magnetic powder.
48:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 41, wherein the recording layer includes five or more servo bands.
49:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 48, wherein a ratio of a total area of the servo bands with respect to an area of a surface of the recording layer is 4.0% or less.
50:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 49, wherein each of the servo bands has a width of 95 μm or less.
51:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 41, wherein the recording layer can form 6000 or more data tracks.
52:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 41, wherein
- the recording layer can form a plurality of data tracks, and
- each of the data tracks has a width of 3.0 μm or less.
53:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 41, wherein the recording layer can record data such that a minimum value of a distance L between magnetization reversals is 50 nm or less.
54:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 41, wherein the substrate has an average thickness of 4.2 μm or less.
55:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 41, wherein the substrate contains a polyester.
56:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 41, comprising
- a back layer, wherein
- the back layer has an average thickness tb satisfying tb≤0.6 μm.
57:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 32, comprising
- a back layer, wherein
- the back layer has a surface roughness Rb satisfying Rb≤6.0 nm.
58:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 32, comprising
- a magnetic surface and a back surface on an opposite side to the magnetic surface, wherein
- an interlayer friction coefficient μ between the magnetic surface and the back surface satisfies 0.20≤μ≤0.80.
59:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 32, wherein a squareness ratio in a perpendicular direction is 65% or more.
60:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 32, wherein a squareness ratio in a perpendicular direction is 70% or more.
61:
- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 32, conforming to LTO 9 or later standards.
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- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 32, wherein a coercive force Hc1 in a perpendicular direction is 220 kA/m or more and 310 kA/m or less.
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- The magnetic recording medium according to claim 32, wherein a coercive force Hc1 in a perpendicular direction and a coercive force Hc2 in a longitudinal direction satisfy a relationship of Hc2/Hc1≤0.8.
64-65. (canceled)