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Magnetic recording medium having an amorphous, nonmagnetic nickel-tungston-phosphorus underlayer
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1986-05-15
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Granted: 1988-04-05
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Expires: 2006-05-15
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a magnetic recording medium in which an underlayer formed below a magnetic medium, in which a signal is written, is composed of a nickel alloy comprising 0.05 to 10 atom % of tungsten and 14 to 30 atom % of phosphorus. In this magnetic recording medium, the temperature for formation of magnetic medium and the temperature for formation of a protective film can be elevated over the levels adopted in the conventional techniques. Therefore, the magnetic characteristics and abrasion resistance can be improved. Furthermore, the magnetic recording medium is excellent in the mechanical strength and corrosion resistance. Accordingly, the reliability of the magnetic medium can be highly improved.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroaki Okudaira
- 👤 Hitoshi Oka
- 👤 Masako Fujisawa
- 👤 Yoshio Gobara
- 👤 Nobuo Nakagawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 15:07
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B5/00; G11B5/62; G11B5/73; G11B5/7368; G11B5/7371; G11B5/7369; G11B5/739; G11B5/73911; G11B5/73917; G11B5/73919; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/90; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/263; Y10T428/264; Y10T428/265; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31678
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
48 words
A magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetic medium and an underlayer formed below the magnetic medium, wherein the underlayer is composed of an amorphous and non-magnetic alloy comprising 0.05 to 10 atom % of tungsten and 14 to 30 atom % of phosphorus, with the balance being nickel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
48 words
A magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetic medium and an underlayer formed below the magnetic medium, wherein the underlayer is composed of an amorphous and non-magnetic alloy comprising 0.05 to 10 atom % of tungsten and 14 to 30 atom % of phosphorus, with the balance being nickel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A magnetic recording medium as set forth in claim 1, wherein the underlayer is composed of an alloy comprising 0.1 to 5 atom % of tungsten and 14 to 30 atom % of phosphorus, with the balance being nickel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
A magnetic recording medium as set forth in claim 1, wherien said magnetic medium layer is composed of a material selected from the group consisting of iron oxide, a cobalt-nickel alloy, a cobalt-phosphorus alloy, a cobalt-platinum alloy and a cobalt-nickel-phosphorus alloy.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A magnetic recording medium as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a layer composed of a material selected from the group consisting of chromium, titanium, silicon oxide, copper, zinc, gold and platinum formed between said magnetic medium and said underlayer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A magnetic recording medium as set forth in claim 1, wherein the thickness of the underlayer is 5 to 200 μm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A magnetic recording medium as set forth in claim 5, wherein the thickness of the underlayer is 10 to 100 μm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
A magnetic recording medium as set forth in claim 1, wherein the alloy further comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of copper, zinc, silver, gold, palladium, rhodium, manganese, molybdenum, rhenium, chromium, vanadium, titanium and boron.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A magnetic recording medium as set forth in claim 3, wherein said at least one element is incorporated in said alloy in an amount of 0.001 to 25 atom %.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A magnetic recording medium as set forth in claim 8, wherein said at least one element is selected from the group consisting of chromium, boron and copper.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
64 words
A magnetic recording medium comprising a nonmagnetic substrate, an underlayer formed on the substrate, a magnetic medium layer formed on the underlayer and a protective film formed on the magnetic medium layer, wherein the underlayer is composed of an amorphous and non-magnetic alloy comprising 0.05 to 10 atom % of tungsten and 14 to 30 atom % of phosphorus, with the balance being nickel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
64 words
A magnetic recording medium comprising a nonmagnetic substrate, an underlayer formed on the substrate, a magnetic medium layer formed on the underlayer and a protective film formed on the magnetic medium layer, wherein the underlayer is composed of an amorphous and non-magnetic alloy comprising 0.05 to 10 atom % of tungsten and 14 to 30 atom % of phosphorus, with the balance being nickel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
A magnetic recording medium as set forth in claim 10, wherein said nonmagnetic substrate is composed of aluminum.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
41 words
A magnetic recording medium as set forth in claim 10, wherein said magnetic medium layer is composed of a material selected from the group consisting of iron oxide, a cobalt-nickel alloy, a cobalt-phosphorus alloy, a cobalt-platinum alloy and a cobalt-nickel-phosphorus alloy.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
39 words
A magnetic recording medium as set forth in claim 10, wherein said protective film is composed of a material selected from the group consisting of silicon oxide, carbon, chromium, rhodium, cobalt oxide, silicon nitride, silicon carbide and boron nitride.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
95 words
A magnetic recording medium comprising a nonmagnetic substrate, an underlayer formed on the substrate, a magnetic medium layer formed on the underlayer and a protective film formed on the magnetic medium layer, wherein the underlayer is composed of an amorphous and non-magnetic alloy comprising 0.05 to 10 atom % of tungsten, 14 to 30 atom % of phosphorus, 0.001 to 25 atom % of at least one element selected from the group consisting of copper, zinc, silver, gold, palladium, rhodium manganese, molybdenum, rhenium, chromium, vanadium, titanium and boron, with the balance consisting essentially of nickel.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
95 words
A magnetic recording medium comprising a nonmagnetic substrate, an underlayer formed on the substrate, a magnetic medium layer formed on the underlayer and a protective film formed on the magnetic medium layer, wherein the underlayer is composed of an amorphous and non-magnetic alloy comprising 0.05 to 10 atom % of tungsten, 14 to 30 atom % of phosphorus, 0.001 to 25 atom % of at least one element selected from the group consisting of copper, zinc, silver, gold, palladium, rhodium manganese, molybdenum, rhenium, chromium, vanadium, titanium and boron, with the balance consisting essentially of nickel.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
A magnetic recording medium as set forth in claim 14, wherein said at least one element is selected from the group consisting of chromium, boron and copper.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
A magnetic recording medium as set forth in claim 14, wherein said nonmagnetic substrate is composed of aluminum.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
41 words
A magnetic recording medium as set forth in claim 14, wherein the magnetic medium layer is composed of a material selected from the group consisting of iron oxide, a cobalt-nickel alloy, a cobalt-phosphorus alloy, a cobalt-platinum alloy and a cobalt-nickel-phosphorus alloy.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
39 words
A magnetic recording medium as set forth in claim 14, wherein said protective film is composed of a material selected from the group consisting of silicon oxide, carbon, chromium, rhodium, cobalt oxide, silicon nitride, silicon carbide and boron nitride.
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