Magnetic recording medium
A magnetic recording medium having a non-magnetic support, at least one primer layer on one surface of the support, a magnetic layer on the primer layer and a back coat layer on the other surface of the non-magnetic support, in which the support has a thickness of 2 to 5 μm, the surface roughness (Ra) of the support on its surface carrying the primer layer and the magnetic layer is from 2.5 nm to 20 nm, the thickness of the primer layer is 1.5 μm or less, and the primer layer contains 2 to 30% by weight, based on the weight of all inorganic powder in the primer layer, of alumina powder having a particle size of 0.01 μm to 0.1 μm.
1. A magnetic recording medium comprising:
a non-magnetic support; and
at least one magnetic layer on one surface of said non-magnetic support,
wherein said magnetic recording medium has a thickness of 5.6 μm or less and an edge weave of 3.2 μm or less.
2. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein said magnetic layer has a coercive force of 135 to 280 kA/m in a machine direction.
3. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 2 , wherein said magnetic recording medium has an edge weave of 2 μm or less.
4. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 3 , wherein said magnetic layer has a coercive force of 160 to 240 kA/m in a machine direction.
5. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 3 , wherein said magnetic layer has a thickness of 0.2 μm or less.
6. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 3 , wherein said non-magnetic support has a thickness of 2 to 5 μm.
7. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 3 , which further comprises a back coat layer on the other surface of said non-magnetic support.
8. A magnetic recording medium comprising:
a non-magnetic support;
at least one primer layer on one surface of said non-magnetic support; and
a magnetic layer on said primer layer,
wherein said magnetic recording medium has a thickness of 5.6 μm or less, and said magnetic recording medium has an edge weave of 3.2 μm or less.
9. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 8 , wherein said edge weave is 2.0 μm or less.
10. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 9 , wherein said magnetic layer has a thickness of 0.2 μm or less.
11. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 9 , wherein said magnetic layer has a coercive force of 135 to 280 kA/m in a machine direction.
12. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 9 , wherein said primer layer has a thickness of 1.0 μm or less.
13. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 9 , wherein said non-magnetic support has a thickness of 2 to 5 μm.
14. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 9 , which further comprises a back coat layer on the other surface of said non-magnetic support.
15. A magnetic recording medium comprising:
a non-magnetic support;
at least one primer layer on one surface of said non-magnetic support; and
a magnetic layer on said primer layer,
wherein said magnetic layer has a thickness of 0.3 μm or less, said primer layer has a thickness of 1.3 μm or less, and said magnetic recording medium has an edge weave of 3.2 μm or less.
16. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 15 , wherein said edge weave is 2.0 μm or less.
17. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 15 , wherein said magnetic layer has a thickness of 0.2 μm or less.
18. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 15 , wherein said primer layer has a thickness of 1.0 μm or less.
19. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 18 , wherein said magnetic layer has a coercive force of 135 to 280 kA/m in a machine direction.
20. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 18 , wherein said primer layer contains carbon black and at least one non-magnetic metal oxide selected from the group consisting of alumina and iron oxide.
21. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 18 , wherein said non-magnetic support has a thickness of 2 to 5 μm.
22. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 18 , which further comprises a back coat layer on the other surface of said non-magnetic support.