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Magnetic recording medium with B2 structured underlayer and a cobalt-based magnetic layer

US5693426A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 1994
Grant dateDec 2, 1997
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/265
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a longitudinal magnetic recording media having a substrate, a Co or Co alloy based layer and an underlayer disposed between the substrate and the magnetic layer comprised of a material having a B2 ordered crystalline structure, preferably NiAl or FeAl. A thin Cr intermediate layer of about 1.0 nm to 5.0 nm thick may be positioned between the underlayer and the magnetic layer.

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