Title :
Enhanced Reliability of Hard Disk Drive by Vapor Corrosion Inhibitor
Author :
Wang, Run-Han ; Wend, H. Russ ; Brown, Charlie A. ; Lum, Sharon ; McCoy, Scott ; Karis, Tom
Author_Institution :
Hitachi Global Storage Technol., San Jose, CA
Abstract :
Vapor corrosion inhibitor can improve the reliability of heads and disks in a hard disk drive by forming a protective film over exposed metal. Diffusion channels from a source and to a drain are designed to control the steady state relative partial pressure of the desirable species below saturation. Extended accelerated life tests and repeated condensing humidity cycle tests demonstrate the improved reliability
Keywords :
disc drives; hard discs; life testing; magnetic heads; magnetic recording; reliability; diffusion channels; hard disk drive; head reliability; humidity cycle tests; life tests; protective film; reliability enhancement; vapor corrosion inhibitor; Corrosion inhibitors; Current density; Disk drives; Hard disks; Life estimation; Life testing; Magnetic heads; Pressure control; Steady-state; Surface resistance; Corrosion; disks; head; reliability;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2006.880467
