Abstract: A process for the production of a magnetic recording member which comprises effecting electric field vapor deposition under conditions such that the angle of incidence at which the vapor beam of a ferromagnetic metal strikes a support is at least about 50.degree. and the electric field between the support and a vaporization source is at least about 5 kv/m.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is described comprising a protective layer including at least one substance selected from the group consisting of poly(paraxylylene), poly(monochloroparaxylylene), and poly(dichloroparaxylylene) formed on a magnetic recording layer comprising a thin ferromagnetic metal film.

Abstract: A magnetic head assembly for recording and playing back information on a recording medium in a vertically magnetized mode. Main and auxiliary heads are provided opposite one another with the recording medium passing therebetween. The main head includes a core of material exhibiting a magnetoresistance effect to which core are attached leads which carry the output play back signal. The auxiliary head has a magnetic core around which is wrapped a winding carrying the recording current. The recorded information patterns have their primary magnetic field components perpendicular to the surface of the recording medium.

Abstract: A method of producing a magnetic recording layer on a support comprising simultaneously depositing a ferromagnetic material and a polymer on a support using a vapor deposition technique such as vacuum deposition, sputtering, etc., thereby to produce thereon a magnetic recording layer of a composite film of the ferromagnetic material and the polymer. A further embodiment for producing a magnetic recording layer comprises simultaneously depositing a ferromagnetic material and a monomer or oligomer on the support using a vapor deposition technique, polymerizing the deposited layer, e.g., using a polymerization catalyst or by applying ionizing or electromagnetic rays thereto, to form a composite film of the ferromagnetic material and the polymer. The magnetic recording layer thus obtained in either embodiment can be used for high density recording.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium excellent in adhesiveness and surface property is produced by a process comprising treating the surface of a plastic substrate by glow discharge, then subjecting the substrate to a surface activating treatment and forming a magnetic metallic plating layer on the surface of the substrate by an electroless plating method.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the production of a magnetic recording medium, which comprises heating a substrate or subbing layer containing copper as a main component at a temperature of about 100.degree. to 350.degree. C. and, at the same time, vapor depositing in vacuum a ferromagnetic metal containing cobalt as a main component on the substrate or subbing layer to thus form a magnetic recording layer.

Abstract: This invention relates to a magnetic recording medium which comprises a non-magnetic support, at least one magnetic recording layer containing a magnetic powder and a binder and being provided on the support and a ferromagnetic metal thin film with a thickness of at most 1 micron, being provided on the magnetic recording layer by an oblique incidence vapor deposition method with an electric field. This multi-layer magnetic recording medium exhibits various excellent magnetic recording performances.

Abstract: This invention relates to a magnetic recording medium comprising a ferromagnetic metal thin film as a magnetic recording layer on a non-magnetic flexible support, in which the surface roughness of the support is 0.10 .mu.m or less and the period of the surface roughness is v/10.sup.6 .mu.m or less where v represents a relative speed between a magnetic head and magnetic recording medium by .mu.m/sec. In the case of providing an undercoated layer between the magnetic recording layer and non-magnetic flexible support, the surface roughness of the undercoated layer is adjusted to 0.10 .mu.m or less and the period of the surface roughness is adjusted to v/10.sup.6 .mu.m or less.

Abstract: The process for the production of a magnetic recording medium by electroless plating comprises carrying out the plating in a plating aqueous solution containing at least one ferromagnetic metal ion, barium ion and hypophosphite ion as a reducing agent, and thus forming a magnetic metal thin film.

Abstract: This invention relates to a magnetic recording medium comprising a ferromagnetic metal thin film as a magnetic recording layer on a non-magnetic flexible support, in which the surface roughness of the support is 0.10 .mu.m or less and the period of the surface roughness is v/10.sup.6 .mu.m or less where v represents a relative speed between a magnetic head and magnetic recording medium by .mu.m/sec. In the case of providing an undercoated layer between the magnetic recording layer and non-magnetic flexible support, the surface roughness of the undercoated layer is adjusted to 0.10 .mu.m or less and the period of the surface roughness is adjusted to v/10.sup.6 .mu.m or less.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of forming a metallic thin film on a plastic substrate by electroless plating, which comprises providing an undercoated layer consisting essentially of polyvinylidene chloride or vinylidene chloride copolymer on the surface of the plastic substrate and then subjecting to a surface activating treatment and electroless plating.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising a support, a magnetic recording layer comprising a thin film of a ferromagnetic metal on the support, and at least one monomolecular layer comprising a saturated fatty acid or a metal salt thereof on the surface of the magnetic recording layer.

Abstract: An improved method of making a magnetic recording material comprises providing a ferromagnetic metal thin layer which has uniaxial anisotropy in any direction on a web by means of plating.A plating solution is jetted onto the web through holes in a conveying pipe set in a plating bath. The web is then moved from the vicinity of the conveying pipe by the spouting force of the plating solution, and then conveyed along a helical path about the conveying pipe without contacting the surface of conveying pipe. Plating occurs while applying a magnetic field to the web.

Abstract: The magnetic recording medium comprising a nonmagnetizable base having provided thereon a magnetizable layer by electroless plating, said magnetizable layer containing at least one ferromagnetic metal, phosphorus and at least one of copper, lead and silicon.

Abstract: An improved method of making a magnetic recording medium with excellent coercive force and rectangular ratio is provided by means of an ion plating technique. A support and an evaporation source of a magnetic Co-Si alloy are placed in an ion plating apparatus which is filled with an inert gas and kept at low vacuum. High voltage is then applied between the support and the evaporation source such that the former has a negative polarity and the latter a positive polarity, thereby causing a glow discharge zone in the apparatus. The magnetic alloy is evaporated into the glow discharge zone from the source to form a magnetic thin film on the support. Such a magnetic thin film can have a coercive force of 750 Oe or more and a rectangular ratio of 0.80 or more and can be used as a magnetic recording medium.

Abstract: A magnetic recording member comprising a non-magnetic support having a magnetic recording layer on one side of the non-magnetic support and a lubricating layer on the other side of the non-magnetic support in which the lubricating layer comprises a liquid or semi-solid lubricant or a liquid or semi-solid lubricant, and an organic binder.