Head-slider including thin-film magnetic-recording head having reduced thermal protrusion

A head-slider comprising:

• a slider;
• and
• a thin-film magnetic-recording head formed by stacking a plurality of layers on said slider, said thin-film magnetic-recording head comprising:
• a read element for reading data;
• a write element for writing data;
• a non-magnetic insulating protective singular layer disposed around said read element and said write element, such that said non-magnetic insulating protective singular layer surrounds said read element and said write element;
• a resist disposed at a position further away from an air-bearing surface than said read element, an end of said resist on an air-bearing surface side overlapping said write element when viewed in a stacking direction of said thin-film magnetic-recording head;
• and
• a hard-material member having a thickness less than said resist and disposed directly adjacent to said resist and extending in a vertical direction away from said air-bearing surface farther than said resist and comprising a material selected from the group consisting of silicon carbide and tungsten, which is disposed at a position further away from said air-bearing surface than said read element and said write element, an end of said hard-material member on said air-bearing surface side overlapping said write element when viewed in a stacking direction of said thin-film magnetic-recording head, and a ratio of a distance from said air-bearing surface to a deepest end of said hard-material member to a distance from said air-bearing surface to a deepest end of said resist being at least 0.9.