Title :
Estimating the archival life of metal particulate tape
Author :
Okazaki, Y. ; Hara, K. ; Kawashima, T. ; Sato, A. ; Hirano, T.
Author_Institution :
Sony Corp., Sendai Technol. Center, Miyagi, Japan
fDate :
9/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The oxidation stability of metal particulate tape has been studied using high temperature and humidity as accelerating parameters. By fitting the obtained oxidation rate to the Arrhenius scale, the tape´s archival life determined by oxidation has been estimated. The results suggest that the current metal tape has more than 20 years of archival life and that of the improved tape is four times longer. This improvement was achieved by developing a metal particle which gives a uniform dense oxide layer and better magnetic properties
Keywords :
environmental degradation; environmental testing; life testing; magnetic properties of fine particles; magnetic tapes; oxidation; Arrhenius scale; archival life; high temperature; humidity; magnetic tape; metal particulate tape; oxidation rate; oxidation stability; uniform dense oxide layer; Acceleration; Equations; Humidity; Life estimation; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic recording; Oxidation; Saturation magnetization; Stability; Temperature;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
