Rigid magnetic coating composition with thermosetting binder for hard file

Claim 2

A rigid magnetic recording medium having finely divided magnetic particles dispersed in a typical thermosetting resin binder composition applied as a thin film, having a thickness of less than 80 micro inches, closely adhered to a rigid non-magnetic substrate wherein the coating composition includes 50 to 80 percent by weight of magnetic particles, 20 to 50 percent by weight of binder and comprises: 20 to 60 parts by weight of a blocked isocyanate having at least three reactive sites per chain; 40 to 80 parts by weight of an oligomer having at least two hydroxy reactive sites per polymer chain and a molecular weight of 200 to 800 per hydroxy site; said oligomer consisting of one of the group of bisphenol A epoxy and any combination of bisphenol A epoxy, acrylic polyol and polyester polyol wherein each constituent is present in a concentration no greater than 97% by weight; and additives not exceeding 30 parts by weight.

Claim 3

The magnetic recording composition of claim 1 wherein said additives include an organometal catalyst and a surfactant.

Claim 4

The magnetic recording composition of claim 2 where said additives further include a dispersing agent.

Claim 5

The magnetic recording composition of claim 3 wherein said dispersing agent comprises a carboxy type polyester polyol containing a carboxy group side chain.

Claim 6

The magnetic recording composition of claim 3 wherein said dispersing agent includes organo phosphate ester or inorgano phosphate ester compounds.

Claim 7

The magnetic recording composition of claim 3 wherein said dispersing agent includes titanate coupling agents.

Claim 8

The magnetic recording composition of claim 1 wherein said blocked isocyanates have a molecular weight of 150 to 600 per NCO site.

Claim 9

The magnetic recording composition of claim 7 wherein said blocked isocyanate is one of an aromatic, an aliphatic or a combination aromatic and aliphatic.

Claim 10

The magnetic recording composition of claim 8 wherein said blocked isocyanate also includes a trimerized polyisocyanate adduct.

Claim 11

The magnetic recording composition of claim 1 wherein said finely divided metal oxide particles comprise cobalt modified iron oxide particles.

Claim 12

The magnetic recording composition of claim 10 which further comprises 100 to 800 parts by weight of a nonreactive solvent.

Claim 13

The magnetic recording composition of claim 11 wherein said nonreactive solvent comprises an organo solvent compound that does not contain an active hydrogen site.

Claim 14

A magnetic recording medium having finely divided magnetic particles dispersed in a typical thermosetting resin binder composition applied as a thin film, having a thickness of less than 80 micro inches, closely adhered to a rigid non-magnetic substrate wherein the coating composition includes 50 to 80 percent by weight of magnetic particles, 20 to 50 percent by weight of binder and comprises: a blocked polyisocyanate with at least three reactive sites per chain and at least one oligomer with at least two hydroxy reactive sites per polymer chain and a molecular weight of 200 to 800 per hydroxy site having a composite 100 parts by weight, the weight portions of polyisocyanate and oligomer components being such that the equivalent weight ratio of NCO/OH is between 0.8 and 1.2; said oligomer consisting of one of the group of bisphenol A epoxy and any combination of bisphenol A epoxy, acrylic polyol and polyester polyol wherein each constituent is present in a concentration no greater than 97% by weight; and additives not exceeding 30 parts by weight.

Claim 15

A magnetic recording medium having finely divided magnetic particles dispersed in a typical thermosetting resin binder composition applied as a thin film, having a thickness of less than 80 micro inches, closely adhered to a rigid non-magnetic substrate wherein the coating composition includes 50 to 80 percent by weight of magnetic particles, 20 to 50 percent by weight of binder and comprises: a blocked polyisocyanate with at least three reactive sites per chain and at least one oligomer with at least two hydroxy reactive sites per polymer chain and a molecular weight of 200 to 800 per hydroxy site having a composite 100 parts by weight, the weight portions of polyisocyanate and oligomer components being such that the equivalent weight ratio of NCO/OH is between 0.8 and 1.2; said oligomer consisting of one of the group of bisphenol A epoxy and any combination of bisphenol A epoxy, acrylic polyol and polyester polyol wherein each constituent is present in a concentration no greater than 97% by weight; and additives not exceeding 30 parts by weight.

Claim 16

The magnetic recording composition of claim 13 wherein said additives include an organometal catalyst and a surfactant.

Claim 17

The magnetic recording composition of claim 14 where said additives further include a dispersing agent.

Claim 18

The magnetic recording composition of claim 15 wherein said dispersing agent comprises a carboxy type polyester polyol containing a carboxy group side chain.

Claim 19

A magnetic recording medium having finely divided magnetic particles dispersed in a typical thermosetting resin binder composition applied as a thin film, having a thickness of less than 80 micro inches, closely adhered to a rigid non-magnetic substrate wherein the coating composition includes 50 to 80 percent by weight of magnetic particles, 20 to 50 percent by weight of binder and comprises: a blocked polyisocyanate with at least three reactive sites per chain and at least one oligomer from the group of biophenol A epoxy and any combination of polyester polyol, polyacrylic polyol and bisphenol A epoxy wherein each constituent is present in a concentration no greater than 97% by weight of the combination with at least two hydroxy reactive sites per polymer chain and a molecular weight of 200 to 800 per hydroxy site and having a composite 100 parts by weight, the weight portions of polyisocyanate and oligomer components being such that the equivalent weight ratio of NCO/OH is between 0.8 and 1.2, and additives not exceeding 30 parts by weight.

Claim 20

A magnetic recording medium having finely divided magnetic particles dispersed in a typical thermosetting resin binder composition applied as a thin film, having a thickness of less than 80 micro inches, closely adhered to a rigid non-magnetic substrate wherein the coating composition includes 50 to 80 percent by weight of magnetic particles, 20 to 50 percent by weight of binder and comprises: a blocked polyisocyanate with at least three reactive sites per chain and at least one oligomer from the group of biophenol A epoxy and any combination of polyester polyol, polyacrylic polyol and bisphenol A epoxy wherein each constituent is present in a concentration no greater than 97% by weight of the combination with at least two hydroxy reactive sites per polymer chain and a molecular weight of 200 to 800 per hydroxy site and having a composite 100 parts by weight, the weight portions of polyisocyanate and oligomer components being such that the equivalent weight ratio of NCO/OH is between 0.8 and 1.2, and additives not exceeding 30 parts by weight.

Claim 21

The magnetic recording composition of claim 17 wherein said additives include an organometal catalyst and a surfactant.

Claim 22

The magnetic recording composition of claim 18 where said additives further include a dispersing agent.

Claim 23

The magnetic recording composition of claim 19 wherein said dispersing agent comprises a carboxy type polyester polyol containing a carboxy group side chain.