Magnetic recording medium

A magnetic recording medium comprising a non-magnetic support, a magnetic recording layer comprising a ferromagnetic metal thin film formed on the support and a lubricating layer on the ferromagnetic metal thin film wherein the lubricating layer consists essentially of a mixture of a first lubricant expressed by the following formula:

• B--(C.sub.3 F.sub.6 O.sub.3).sub.m C.sub.2 F.sub.4 --A
• where
• A is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl radical, carboxyl radical and carboxyl radical esterified with a radical selected from the group consisting of CH.sub.3, C.sub.2 H.sub.5 CF.sub.3 and C.sub.2 F.sub.5,
• B is selected from the group consisting of F, CF.sub.3 and C.sub.2 F.sub.5, and
• m is an integer from 5 to 30;
• and a second lubricant expressed by the following formula:
• ##STR3## where R is a divalent radical having two or fewer carbon atoms selected from the group consisting of alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene, fluorinated alkyl and fluorinated alkenylene;
• D is a polar radical selected from the group consisting of --OPO(OR.sup.4).sub.2, --OP(OR.sup.4).sub.2, OPH(OR.sup.4).sub.2, --PO(OR.sup.4).sub.2, --P(OR.sup.4).sub.2, --PH(OR.sup.4), hydroxyl radical, carboxyl radical, and carboxyl radical esterified, with a member of the group consisting of CH.sub.3, C.sub.2 H.sub.5, CF.sub.3 and C.sub.2 F.sub.5, wherein R.sup.4 in each phosphorus-containing radical is selected from the group consisting of H, CH.sub.3, C.sub.2 H.sub.5, CF.sub.3 and C.sub.2 F.sub.5,
• R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of F, CF.sub.3 and C.sub.2 F.sub.5 ;
• and
• R.sup.2, R.sup.3 are selected from the group consisting of F, CF.sub.3, C.sub.2 F.sub.5, CF(CF.sub.3).sub.2 and C(CF.sub.3).sub.3, where the weight ratio of the first lubricant to the second lubricant is between 1:0.02 and 1:1.5.