Publication number: 20120034492
Abstract: A disk for a hard disk drive is provided. The disk comprises a substrate comprising aluminum, and a coating layer disposed over the substrate. The coating layer comprises an alloy of Ni, X1 and X2, wherein X1 comprises one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, B, Cr, Cu, Ga, In, Mn, Mo, Nb, Pb, Sb, Se, Sn, Te, W, Zn and Zr, and wherein X2 comprises either B or P, and wherein X1 and X2 do not comprise the same elements.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 3, 2010
Publication date:
February 9, 2012
Applicants:
COVENTYA, INC., WD MEDIA, INC.
Inventors:
ALAN J. RUFFINI, LINDSEY A. HAMILTON, DOROTHEA BUECHEL-RIMMEL, JEAN M. LAPLANTE, AMBROSE SCHAFFER, FREDERICK LOWES