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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1994
Hiroshi Seki, Katano, JP;
Kenji Kuwahara, Ikoma, JP;
Hideyuki Ueda, Takatsuki, JP;
Kiyosi Takahasi, Ibaraki, JP;
Masaru Odagiri, Kawanishi, JP;
Mikio Murai, Hirakata, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic recording medium comprising a non-magnetic substrate, a ferromagnetic metal film formed on said non-magnetic substrate, a carbon film which is formed on said ferromagnetic metal film and in which a concentration of at least one element selected from the group consisting of silicon, phosphorus, sulfur, tin and indium is or concentrations of boron and at least one element selected from the group consisting of tin and indium are decreased in a depth direction from the surface of said carbon film, and a lubricant layer formed on said carbon film, which medium has improved running durability and corrosion resistance.