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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1998
Kazuyuki Hayashi, Hiroshima, JP;
Keisuke Iwasaki, Hiroshima, JP;
Toshiharu Harada, Ube, JP;
Hiroko Morii, Hiroshima, JP;
Toda Kogyo Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic recording medium of the present invention comprises: a base film; a non-magnetic undercoat layer formed on said base film and comprising a binder resin and non-magnetic acicular particles containing iron as a main component, comprising iron and titanium of 0.05 to 50% by weight, calculated as Ti, based on the total weight of the particles, which is present within the particle; and a magnetic recording layer formed on said non-magnetic undercoat layer and comprising magnetic particles and a binder resin. Such a magnetic recording medium has a low light transmittance, an excellent smooth surface, a high mechanical strength and an excellent durability.