• DocumentCode
    957062
  • Title

    An evaluation of wear resistant coatings for recording heads

  • Author

    Hahn, F. William, Jr.

  • Author_Institution
    IEEE TMAG
  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1975
  • fDate
    9/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1242
  • Lastpage
    1244
  • Abstract
    This study describes a method for increasing the life of a particular recording head through a material development approach. Cylindrical specimens that approximate the actual head contour are used to evaluate several non-magnetic coating materials for wear resistance. The fabrication requirements associated with these materials, and the many facets of system performance are discussed. The best overall results for the simulated head are achieved with the aluminum-oxide and titanium-dioxide coating.
  • Keywords
    Coatings; Magnetic recording/reading heads; Mechanical factors; Chromium; Coatings; Copper; Magnetic heads; Magnetic materials; Magnetic recording; Soft magnetic materials; Surface resistance; System performance; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.1975.1058911
  • Filename
    1058911