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Magnetic recording tapes with two-layered magnetic coating

Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1976-10-21
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Granted: 1978-02-21
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Expires: 1996-10-21
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Abstract

Abstract A magnetic recording tape of improved properties comprising a non-magnetic support and a two-layered magnetic coating composed of a ferromagnetic powder and a binder and formed on one surface of the support, wherein the lower magnetic layer has a coercive force of about 250 to about 300 Oe, a residual magnetic flux density of at least about 1,500 Gauss and a dry thickness of at least about 2.5 μm, and the upper magnetic layer has a coercive force of about 350 to about 400 Oe, a residual magnetic flux density of not more than about 1,500 Gauss and a dry thickness of about 2.0 to 3.0 μm, the ferromagnetic powder in the upper magnetic layer having an APP value of not more than 1.0.

Inventors

  • 👤 Masaaki Suzuki
  • 👤 Akira Kasuga

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 17:58
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B5/00; G11B5/62; G11B5/68; G11B5/70; G11B5/716; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/90; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/256; Y10T428/257

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim 148 words
A magnetic recording tape comprising a non-magnetic support having thereon a two-layered magnetic coating composed of a ferromagnetic powder and a binder formed on one surface of said support, wherein the lower magnetic layer has a coercive force of about 250 to about 300 Oe, a residual magnetic flux density of at least about 1,500 Gauss and a dry thickness of at least about 2.5 μm, and the upper magnetic layer has a coercive force of about 350 to about 400 Oe, a residual magnetic flux density of not more than about 1,500 Gauss and a dry thickness of about 2.0 to 3.0 μm, the ferromagnetic powder contained in the upper magnetic layer having an APP value of not more than about 1.0 and wherein the ferromagnetic powder is a powder of a ferromagnetic iron oxide of the formula FeO x wherein x is from 1.33 to 1.50.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 148 words
A magnetic recording tape comprising a non-magnetic support having thereon a two-layered magnetic coating composed of a ferromagnetic powder and a binder formed on one surface of said support, wherein the lower magnetic layer has a coercive force of about 250 to about 300 Oe, a residual magnetic flux density of at least about 1,500 Gauss and a dry thickness of at least about 2.5 μm, and the upper magnetic layer has a coercive force of about 350 to about 400 Oe, a residual magnetic flux density of not more than about 1,500 Gauss and a dry thickness of about 2.0 to 3.0 μm, the ferromagnetic powder contained in the upper magnetic layer having an APP value of not more than about 1.0 and wherein the ferromagnetic powder is a powder of a ferromagnetic iron oxide of the formula FeO x wherein x is from 1.33 to 1.50.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 19 words
The magnetic recording tape of claim 1, wherein said ferromagnetic iron oxide is maghemite, x being equal to 1.50.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 25 words
The magnetic recording tape of claim 1, wherein the ferromagnetic powder in the upper magnetic layer has an APP vaue of not more than 0.5.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 21 words
The magnetic recording tape of claim 1, wherein the dry thickness of the lower layer is about 3 to 10 μm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 26 words
The magnetic recording tape of claim 1, wherein the ferromagnetic powder in the lower magnetic layer has a APP value of about 5 to about 10.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 33 words
The magnetic recording tape of claim 1, wherein the coercive force of the upper magnetic layer is not more than about 150 Oe higher than the coercive force of the lower magnetic layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 35 words
The magnetic recording tape of claim 1, wherein said ferromagnetic iron oxide contains about 0.5 to about 20 atomic %, based on the iron in the ferromagnetic iron oxide, of a divalent metal added thereto.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 25 words
The magnetic recording tape of claim 7, wherein said divalent metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu and Zn.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 115 words
The magnetic recording tape of claim 1, wherein the ferromagnetic iron oxide having an APP value not more than about 1.0 in the upper magnetic layer is prepared by heat treating a ferromagnetic powder having an APP value of 5 to 10 in an inert gas or an oxidizing gas at a temperature of about 700° to about 100° C, a pressure of about 1 atm. for about 0.5 to about 10 hours; or by heat treating a ferromagnetic powder having an APP value of 5 to 10 in a reducing gas at a temperature of about 700° C or less, a pressure of about 1 atm. and for about 0.5 to about 10 hours.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 16 words
The magnetic recording tape of claim 9, wherein said pressure is from 1 to 1.5 atm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 17 words
The magnetic recording tape of claim 9, wherein said heat treating is for 1 to 6 hours.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 21 words
The magnetic recording tape of claim 9, wherein said heat treating in the reducing gas is at 550° to 700° C.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 16 words
The magnetic recording tape of claim 9, wherein said inert gas is nitrogen, argon or krypton.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 15 words
The magnetic recording tape of claim 9, wherein said oxidizing gas is air or oxygen.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 16 words
The magnetic recording tape of claim 9, wherein said reducing gas is hydrogen or carbon monoxide.

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