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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasuhiro Hirafune, Saitama, JP;
Akio Kikuchi, Aichi, JP;
Assignees:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sumitomo Light Metal Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428553 ; 75249 ; 360 84 ; 360107 ; 36013024 ; 419-7 ; 419 49 ;
Abstract
A head drum for supporting a magnetic head for magnetically recording information on and reproducing information from a magnetic tape includes an inner body of an aluminum alloy, and a wear-resistant layer of a sintered powdery alloy disposed around an outer circumference of the inner body in at least a region for sliding contact with an elongate magnetic recording medium. The wear-resistant layer has a thickness of at least 0.2 um, and the sintered powdery alloy comprises a powdery alloy of 17 to 38% of Si, 0.5 to 5% of Cu, 0.3 to 5% of Mg, and the remainder of aluminum.