Abrasive tape and method for polishing magnetic heads
US5387457A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 5, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/257
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An abrasive tape comprises a flexible substrate and an abrasive layer which is overlaid on the flexible substrate and which contains abrasive grains and a binder. The abrasive grains comprise first abrasive grains, which have a mean grain diameter falling within the range of 0.07 .mu.m to 0.40 .mu.m and a Mohs hardness falling within the range of 5 to 7, second abrasive grains, which have a mean grain diameter falling within the range of 0.20 .mu.m to 0.60 .mu.m and a Mohs hardness not lower than 8.5, and fine diamond grains, which have a mean grain diameter falling within the range of 0.5 .mu.m to 3.0 .mu.m. The abrasive tape is used during a polishing process on a laminated type of magnetic head, which is constituted of a nonmagnetic substrate, a magnetic material, and a glass bonding agent. The abrasive tape is suitable for the polishing of magnetic heads, which are to be used for high-density recording with the shortest recording wavelengths of approximately 0.8 .mu.m, and has a high polishing performance.
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