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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1987
Toshiaki Wada, Takatsuki, JP;
Masateru Nose, Kusatsu, JP;
Sumitomo Special Metals Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In a magnetic recording medium in which a metallic base layer and a magnetic layer are provided on a nonmagnetic nonmetallic substrate, an intermediate layer is additionally formed between the substrate and the metallic base layer in order to improve peeling-off resistance of the metallic base layer for durability against magnetic head contact-start-stop operation. The intermediate layer is a metal oxide layer including at least one of specified elements, or a composite layer made up of the metal oxide layer and a metal or alloy layer including at least one of the same specified elements and formed on the metal oxide layer. The specified element include Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W and Mn. Oxygen concentration in the oxide layer may decrease toward the metallic base layer. The oxide layer may be replaced by nitride layer of these metals.