Magnetic recording medium

• Main Authors: SATAKE; MASAKI, HASHIMOTO; HIROSHI, MEGURO; KATSUHIKO, MURAYAMA; YUICHIRO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 04.01.2000
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ADHESIVES; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F,C08G; APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; CHEMISTRY; COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES ORLACQUERS; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; CORRECTING FLUIDS; DYES; FILLING PASTES; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; INFORMATION STORAGE; INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORDCARRIER AND TRANSDUCER; INKS; LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; METALLURGY; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS; MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS; NATURAL RESINS; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PAINTS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; POLISHES; PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TOSURFACES, IN GENERAL; SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TRANSPORTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR; WOODSTAINS; WORKING-UP

The present invention provides a magnetic recording medium having good electromagnetic transfer characteristics and high running durability, and it comprises a lower layer and a magnetic layer, said lower layer having at least one of magnetic powder or non-magnetic inorganic powder and a binder (A) dispersed therein and being placed on a non-magnetic support member, at least one layer of said magnetic layers having ferromagnetic powder and a binder (B) dispersed therein and being deposited on said lower layer, whereby said magnetic recording medium comprises polyurethane resins (1) and (2), said polyurethane resin (1) is contained as said binder (B) and comprises a short-chain diol having a cyclic structure and weight average molecular weight of 200 to 500 in an amount of 15 to 50 weight %, a polyol having an ether group of 1 to 6 mmol/g and weight average molecular weight of 500 to 5000 in an amount of 10 to 50 weight % in polyurethane, and an organic diisocyanate, and said polyurethane resin (2) is contained as said binder (A) and comprises a short-chain diol having cyclic structure and weight average molecular weight of 200 to 500 in an amount of 0 to 15 weight %, a polyol having an ether group of 6 to 14 mmol/g and weight average molecular weight of 500 to 5000 in an amount of 50 to 90 weight %, and an organic diisocyanate.