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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2010
Eiji Ishii, Hitachinaka, JP;
Mari Uchida, Tsuchiura, JP;
Masanori Ishikawa, Tsuchiura, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic disk device includes a magnetic disk and a magnetic head having a magnetic head slider flying by an action of air during rotation of the magnetic disk, wherein an inflow of air from a direction of a leading side face of the magnetic head slider forming an air bearing film effect at an air bearing surface face of the magnetic head slider which faces the magnetic disk, and the air flows out from a trailing side face of the magnetic head slider. The magnetic head slider has a wettability, in at least a part of an outer region defined on the trailing side face and adjoining other faces including the air bearing surface face of the magnetic head slider, which is lower than a wettability of at least one other region present at the trailing side face.