JPH0533450B2 - - Google Patents

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B. Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to magnetic recording media, and particularly to magnetic tapes having a magnetic layer on the surface of a support and a back coat layer on the back surface thereof, in which a back coat layer is added to improve the running performance and S/N. This invention relates to a magnetic recording medium with improved surface properties. B. Prior Art Magnetic recording media such as magnetic tapes, magnetic sheets, and magnetic disks are widely used in the audio, video, and computer fields. Among these, for example, in the case of magnetic tape in the video field, when recording and playing back images, the cassette is attached to a video deck, and the tape is guided to a guide pole or guide roll. While running, the magnetic head rubs and scans the magnetic head. At this time, in order to record and play back images, the tape must be constantly running and its winding condition must be uniform so that it can be reused over and over again. Moreover, since tape is usually made from a material with high electrical resistance, the surface shape of the tape that comes into contact with guide poles, etc. is required to be suitable for running, and also to have an anti-static effect. . In order to improve the sensitivity, especially the output in the high frequency range, the surface of the magnetic layer is finished smooth so that the sliding condition of the magnetic tape against the magnetic head does not change. Efforts have been made to improve running performance and durability. However, when this magnetic tape is run on a video deck, not only the front surface of the magnetic tape but also the back surface is rubbed by the guide poles and guide rolls. Even if the magnetic tape has good durability, if the part of the back side of the magnetic tape that is rubbed does not have good running performance or durability, excessive tension will be applied to the running magnetic tape, and this will cause the magnetic layer to be excessively sensitive to the magnetic head. This not only causes damage to the magnetic layer and peeling off of the magnetic powder in the magnetic layer, but also causes fluctuations in the strength of the tension used to wind the magnetic tape, resulting in fluctuations in the winding pressure and disturbance of the winding shape. This causes the edges of the tape to become uneven, resulting in uneven running of the tape when it is reused. When these things occur, the image or electromagnetic characteristics such as skew, jitter, and S/N deteriorate. For these improvements, it has been proposed to provide a back coat layer on the back side of the magnetic tape. In particular, recently, magnetic recording media such as video tapes have been made to have higher recording densities, and in order to reproduce images using these high-density magnetic recording media, the running stability of the magnetic recording media has to be improved. How to improve /N has become an important issue, and several attempts have been made. These improvements mainly include those related to roughening the surface and those related to preventing static electricity. For example, there are some in which an inorganic powder is contained in a resin layer. This is done by roughening the surface of the back coat layer to reduce the area of contact with guide poles and the like, thereby reducing the coefficient of friction. For example, JP-A-57-130234, JP-A-58-161135, JP-A-57-53825, and JP-A-58-2415 all show examples using inorganic powder. Furthermore, many of these have been shown to have limited particle sizes. However, products using these inorganic powders not only do not provide sufficient slipperiness, but also have high hardness, so when the back coat layer comes into contact with guide pins, etc., they may damage or scrape the pins. Not only can it impair the ability of pins and other tapes to smoothly guide and run, but when the back coat layer containing this is rubbed, the binding force of the particles to the binder to resist this is insufficient, causing powder to fall off. In addition, when the magnetic tape is wound and the magnetic layer comes into contact with the back coat layer, the protrusions of the back coat layer may damage the magnetic layer. Or,
The unevenness is also transferred to the magnetic layer, and when the magnetic layer is scanned to reproduce an image, it may impair electromagnetic characteristics such as chroma S/N, which indicates the degree of color reproducibility of the image. In addition, when the inorganic powders described in the above publications are used, magnetic recording media used in various atmospheres tend to absorb moisture from the air during storage or use on video decks, etc. When a medium absorbs moisture, its surface tends to stick to metal guide poles and the like, and when this sticking occurs, the magnetic recording medium, which is running in a steady state, comes to a temporary stop. When this tension increases, it is suddenly pulled and the magnetic recording medium is fed all at once, making it easy to cause so-called stake slip.
Driving tends to become unstable. It has also been proposed to use carbon black, which is not as hard, instead of the above-mentioned inorganic powder, and this is described, for example, in Japanese Patent Publication No. 17401/1983. This is aimed at the antistatic function based on the conductivity of carbon black and the roughening effect of its particles, but since the average particle size of the carbon black used is 10 to 20 mμ, its dispersion in the paint is difficult. The back coat layer formed using this dispersion is not uniform because the aggregated particles form irregularities on the surface, and the aggregated particles do not have a strong binding force with the binder, so they are not only easy to peel off, but also easy to peel off. When the tapes are wound and come into contact with each other, the large aggregated particles may cause unevenness in the magnetic layer. After all, even if carbon black having such a small particle size is used, it is difficult to reduce the average roughness to, for example, 0.045 μm or less without causing the above-mentioned unevenness in the magnetic layer. Furthermore, as described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 53-37003, an undercoat layer is provided on the back coat layer, carbon black, graphite, and metal powder are contained in this undercoat layer, and on top of this undercoat layer, carbon black, graphite, and metal powder are added. It is also known that a layer containing a pigment is provided and the antistatic effect and surface roughening effect are shared between the two layers, but in this case, the trouble of providing two layers and the inclusion of an undercoat layer on the upper layer are known. The effect of unevenness caused by the particles appears, and there is a drawback that the surface becomes too rough, similar to the case when carbon black is used. As described above, if the hardness of the inorganic powder used for the back coat layer is high or if the average surface roughness cannot achieve the above target value, running stability of the magnetic recording medium will not be obtained, and sufficient wear resistance and
Durability is not obtained, and for example, not only does the reproduced image deteriorate, but also problems such as powder falling off of the magnetic layer occur, making it impossible to suppress output fluctuations, and the above-mentioned chroma S/N
This means that the electromagnetic conversion characteristics such as the above cannot be improved. Especially recently, video equipment such as VHS video movies, β movies, 8mm video, etc. has become smaller and more dense, making it easier to carry and leaving it in a fixed place than before. As magnetic tapes are increasingly being taken outdoors and used for video recording under various conditions, it is desirable that magnetic tapes be able to maintain their performance even when placed in these various environments. It is rare. In addition, the miniaturization and higher density of video equipment has made the magnetic tape running system more complex, increasing the chances of the tape coming into contact with guide poles and guide rolls, increasing the frequency of friction, and further improving running performance. Improvements in wear resistance and durability are required to prevent powder from falling off. In order to meet these demands, further improvements in the surface properties of the back coat layer have been desired. In particular, when carbon black is used as a non-magnetic powder, the dispersibility or dispersion stability is often insufficient. It was found that the PH of C. OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION A first object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic recording medium having a back coat layer that does not cause phenomena such as stick slip that impair the running stability of the magnetic recording medium. A second object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic recording medium with excellent various S/N ratios by providing a back coat layer having excellent running stability, abrasion resistance, and durability. D. Structure of the Invention The above object has a magnetic layer on one side of a support, a back coat layer on the other side of the support, and this back coat layer contains a binder resin and a binder resin. For 100 parts by weight,
25 to 150 parts by weight of a non-magnetic powder, the average surface roughness is 0.045 μm or less, and at least carbon black with a pH of 5 or less is used as the non-magnetic powder. This is achieved by providing Next, the present invention will be explained in detail. The carbon black used in the present invention is characterized by a pH of 5 or less. That is, those having a PH of more than 5 have insufficient dispersibility, and particularly have problems with dispersion stability. When using carbon black with a pH of 5 or less, when forming a back coat layer with the binder described below, the average surface roughness of the
It can be smaller than 0.045 μm, preferably smaller than 0.040 μm. If the pH of the carbon black is greater than 5, its dispersion in the paint will be poor, and as mentioned above, the surface of the back coat layer will become too rough, which is undesirable. Furthermore, if a carbon black with a pH lower than 2 is used, the strength of the back coat layer may be weakened, so it is preferable that the carbon black has a pH of 2 or higher. Particularly preferably, carbon black with a pH of 2 to 4 is used. Carbon blacks that can be specifically used from the above points include Raven 1255, 5000, 7000, 5750, 1040 manufactured by Columbia Carbon Co., Ltd.
Examples include 1035, 5750, 5250, 3500, 14, and Conductex 40-220. The above-mentioned carbon black is added in an amount of 25 to 150 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the binder (the curing agent is also a part of the binder) to be described later. If the amount is less than this, the surface roughening effect will be small, and if it is more than this, the mechanical properties of the coating film of the back coat layer will be weakened. In the present invention, the above-mentioned carbon black is not used in combination with other inorganic powders, but may be used in combination with organic powders. Such organic powders include benzoguanamine resin powder, melamine resin powder, and phthalocyanine pigment. An example of this benzoguanamine-based resin powder is a resin whose basic structure is derived from a reaction between a compound having the following structure and formaldehyde, and which is obtained by reactions such as methylolization, methylenization, and alkyl etherification of benzoguanamine. It may also be a resin powder made by copolymerizing benzoguanamine with urea, melamine, phenol, etc. In addition, benzoguanamine resin powder manufactured from a similar compound having the same properties as the benzoguanamine resin of the following compound. Also included. The true specific gravity of this benzoguanamine resin powder is
1.1 to 1.5 is preferred. Also, the true specific gravity/bulk specific gravity is
1.3-8 is preferable. What is particularly important about the properties of this benzoguanamine-based resin powder is that it has high mechanical strength and can withstand severe dispersion conditions such as a ball mill when being dispersed with a binder resin and other additives. It is. The benzoguanamine resin powder preferably has a maximum particle size of 2.0 μm or less. More preferably, the average particle size is
The thickness is 0.01 to 0.5 μm, particularly preferably 0.02 to 0.4 μm. In this case, it is preferable that the particle size distribution has little variation. However, particles with a wide particle size distribution may also be used, or two or more types of particle groups with different particle size distributions may be mixed and used. This benzoguanamine-based resin powder wets the binder well, especially the polyurethane resin, so it can be well dispersed in the binder. A specific example of the benzoguanamine resin powder is Epostor (manufactured by Nippon Shokubai Kagaku Co., Ltd.). Examples of the phthalocyanine pigments include those represented by the general formula (C ₈ H ₄ N ₂ ) ₄ R′n. Here, R′ is H, D, Na, K, Cu, Ag,
Be, Mg, Ca, Zn, Cd, Ba, Hg, Al, Ga,
Ir, La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Er,
Th, Tm, Yb, Lu, Ti, Sn, Hf, Pb, V,
Sb, Cr, Mo, U, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Rh,
Examples include Pd, Os, and Pt. n is 0-2. The crystal forms of this phthalocyanine pigment include α, β, γ, χ, π, and ε. Moreover, those having a substituent such as chlorine in the above general formula are also included. The maximum particle size of this phthalocyanine pigment is preferably 2.0 μm or less,
More preferably, the average particle size is 0.02 to 0.5 μm. When the carbon black is dispersed together with the organic powder, the dispersion effect of the carbon black is surprisingly significantly improved. Although the reason for this is not clear, it is understood that the dispersion of the carbon black is aided by the dispersion of the organic powder in the hydrophobic binder. When the organic powder described above and the carbon black according to the present invention are used together, it is preferable to use a larger amount of carbon black in order to improve dispersibility and surface properties of the back coat layer. The binder used in the present invention uses the resins described below, and among these, a mixed resin of urethane resin and vinyl chloride vinyl acetate copolymer resin, and a mixed resin of urethane resin and phenoxy resin have adhesive properties to the support described below. Vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer resins are particularly preferred because they have better compatibility with urethane resins than other resins and their mixing ratio can be increased. The preferred mixing ratio of vinyl chloride vinyl acetate copolymer resin and urethane resin is 25/75 to 75/25 by weight. Note that a partially hydrolyzed vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer resin can also be used. Among the above-mentioned urethane resins, polyester-type resins are preferable to polyether-type ones in terms of dispersibility with respect to the carbon black. The above-mentioned binder also contains a curing agent, and well-known isocyanates described below are used alone or in combination as such curing agents, and among these, methylene diisocyanate type or tolylene diisocyanate type is preferable. The proportion of urethane resin in the binder of the various back coat layers is preferably 20% to 80% by weight of the total binder (excluding the curing agent).
The amount of the curing agent is preferably 15% to 40% by weight of the total amount of the binder (including the curing agent). If the amount of hardening agent is too small, stake slip may easily occur, and if it is too large, powder may easily fall off. Binder resins that can be used in the back coat layer include thermoplastic resins, thermosetting resins, reactive resins, electron beam curable resins, and mixtures thereof. Thermoplastic resins used as binder resins have a softening temperature of 150℃ or less and an average molecular weight of 10,000~
200000, with a degree of polymerization of about 200 to 2000, such as vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer, vinyl chloride-vinylidene chloride copolymer, vinyl chloride-acrylonitrile copolymer, acrylic acid ester-acrylonitrile copolymer, Acrylic acid ester
Vinylidene chloride copolymer, acrylic ester
Styrene copolymer, methacrylic ester-acrylonitrile copolymer, methacrylic ester-
Vinylidene chloride copolymer, methacrylic acid ester-styrene copolymer, urethane elastomer, polyvinyl fluoride, vinylidene chloride-acrylonitrile copolymer, acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer, polyamide resin, polyvinyl butyral,
Cellulose derivatives (cellulose acetate butyrate, cellulose diacetate, cellulose triacetate, cellulose propionate, nitrocellulose, etc.), styrene-butadiene copolymer, polyester resin, chlorovinyl ether
Acrylic ester copolymers, amino resins, various synthetic rubber-based thermoplastic resins, and mixtures thereof are used. As the thermosetting resin or reactive resin, one is used that has a molecular weight of 200,000 or less in the state of a coating liquid and becomes insolubilized by a reaction such as condensation or addition after coating and drying. Among these resins, those that do not soften or melt before the resin is thermally decomposed are preferred. Specifically, for example, phenolic resin, phenoxy resin, epoxy resin, polyurethane curable resin, urea resin, melamine resin, alkyd resin, silicone resin, acrylic reaction resin, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate resin, methacrylate copolymer. and diisocyanate prepolymers, mixtures of high molecular weight polyester resins and isocyanate prepolymers, urea formaldehyde resins, mixtures of polyester polyols and isocyanates,
Polycarbonate-type polyurethane, polyamide resin, mixture of low molecular weight glycol, high molecular weight diol, triphenylmethane triisocyanate,
These include polyamine resins and mixtures thereof. Examples of electron beam irradiation-curable resins include unsaturated prepolymers such as maleic anhydride type, urethane acrylic type, polyester acrylic type,
Polyether acrylic type, polyurethane acrylic type, polyamide acrylic type, etc., and polyfunctional monomers include ether acrylic type, urethane acrylic type, phosphate ester acrylic type, aryl type, hydrocarbon type, etc. Among the curing agents used as part of the binder, aromatic isocyanates that can be used include, for example, tolylene diisocyanate (TDI), 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), xylylene diisocyanate (XDI), and metaxylylene diisocyanate. Examples include isocyanates (MXDI) and adducts of these isocyanates with active hydrogen compounds, and those having an average molecular weight in the range of 100 to 3,000 are suitable. On the other hand, examples of aliphatic isocyanates include hexamethylene diisocyanate (HMDI), lysine isocyanate, trimethylhexamethylene diisocyanate (TMDI), and adducts of these isocyanates with active hydrogen compounds. Among these aliphatic isocyanates and adducts of these isocyanates and active hydrogen compounds, those having a molecular weight in the range of 100 to 3,000 are preferred. Among the aliphatic isocyanates, non-alicyclic isocyanates and adducts of these compounds with active hydrogen compounds are preferred. Examples of the adduct of the above-mentioned isocyanate and an active hydrogen compound include an adduct of a diisocyanate and a trivalent polyol. Polyisocyanates can also be used as curing agents, including, for example, a pentamer of diisocyanate, a decarboxylation compound of 3 moles of diisocyanate and water, and the like. Examples of these include an adduct of 3 moles of tolylene diisocyanate and 1 mole of trimethylolpropane, an adduct of 3 moles of metaxylylene diisocyanate and 1 mole of trimethylolpropane, a pentamer of tolylene diisocyanate, and 3 moles of tolylene diisocyanate. and 2 moles of hexamethylene diisocyanate. In addition to the above, it is also preferable to use a lubricant in the back coat layer of the present invention, for example, a lubricant having a carbon number of 3
Esters of ~16 monohydric alcohols with stearic acid are preferred. However, other fatty acid esters can also be used, including the fatty acid esters used in the magnetic layer described below. Further, organic type dispersants and antistatic agents, which will be described later, can be used in the back coat layer of the present invention. The magnetic layer of the magnetic recording medium of the present invention may be a coated magnetic layer using magnetic powder, a binder, a dispersant, a lubricant, etc., or may be formed by a vapor deposition method, a sputtering method, a vapor deposition method, etc. The magnetic layer may be a thin film type magnetic layer formed by using the same method. The binder for the magnetic layer can be the same as the binder for the back coat layer, and
Examples of magnetic materials include γ-Fe ₂ O ₃ and Co-containing γ-
Fe ₂ O ₃ , Co-containing FeOx (3/2>x>4/3), Co adhesion γ
−Fe ₂ O ₃ , Fe ₃ O ₄ , Co-containing Fe ₃ O ₄ , Co-coated Fe ₃ O ₄ ,
Acid additive magnetic materials such as _CrO2 , e.g. Fe, Ni, Co,
Fe-Ni alloy, Fe-Co alloy, Fe-Ni-P alloy,
Fe−Ni−Co alloy, Fe−Mn−Zn alloy, Fe−Ni−
Zn alloy, Fe-Co-Ni-Cr alloy, Fe-Co-Ni-
Examples include various ferromagnetic materials such as P alloy, Co--Ni alloy, CO--P alloy, Co--Cr alloy, and metal magnetic powder containing Fe, Ni, and Co as main components. Additives to these metal magnetic materials include Si, Cu, Zn, Al, P,
Elements such as Mn and Cr or compounds thereof may be included. Hexagonal ferrite magnetic materials such as barium ferrite are also used. Also, iron nitride may be used. The magnetic paint forming the magnetic layer may contain additives such as a dispersant, a lubricant, an abrasive, an antistatic agent, and the like, if necessary. Examples of dispersants include lecithin; fatty acids (R R represented by -COOH is a saturated or unsaturated alkyl group having 7 to 17 carbon atoms); alkali metals of the above fatty acids (Li, Na, K
etc.) or alkaline earth metals (Mg, Ca, Ba, etc.)
Examples include metal soaps made of. In addition, higher alcohols having 12 or more carbon atoms, sulfuric esters, and the like can also be used. Moreover, commercially available general surfactants can also be used. These acid splitting agents may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Further, these dispersants can also be used in the above-mentioned back coat layer. When these dispersants are used in the magnetic layer, they are added in an amount of 1 to 20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the magnetic material, and when used in the back coat layer, they are added in an amount of 2 to 20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the binder. May be added. In addition, as lubricants, silicone oil, graphite, molybdenum disulfide, tungsten disulfide, fatty acid esters consisting of monobasic fatty acids with 12 to 16 carbon atoms and monohydric alcohols with 3 to 12 carbon atoms, carbon Fatty acid esters made of monobasic fatty acids having 17 or more monobasic fatty acids and monohydric alcohols having a total of 21 to 23 carbon atoms are used. These lubricants are added in an amount of 0.2 to 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the binder. Commonly used abrasive materials include molten alumina, silicon carbide, chromium oxide, corundum, artificial corundum, diamond, artificial diamond, garnet, emery (main ingredients are corundum and magnetite), titanium dioxide, etc. be done.
These abrasives have an average particle diameter of 0.05 to 5μ, particularly preferably 0.1 to 2μ. These abrasives are added in an amount of 1 to 20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the magnetic powder. In addition, antistatic agents for the magnetic layer include conductive powders such as carbon black, graphite, tin oxide-antimony oxide compounds, titanium oxide-tin oxide-antimony oxide compounds, and carbon black graft polymers; natural interfaces such as saponin. Activators; nonionic surfactants such as alkylene oxide, glycerin, and glycidol; cationic surfactants such as pyridine and other heterocycles, phosphonium, and sulfonium; carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid, phosphoric acid, and sulfuric acid ester groups; Examples include anionic surfactants containing acidic groups such as phosphate ester groups; amphoteric surfactants such as amino acids, aminosulfonic acids, and sulfuric or phosphoric esters of amino alcohols. Solvents to be added to the above paint or diluting solvents when applying this paint include ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone and cyclohexanone; alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, propanol and butanol; methyl acetate and ethyl acetate. , esters such as butyl acetate, ethyl lactate, and ethylene glycol monoacetate; ethers such as glycol dimethyl ether, glycol monoethyl ether, dioxane, and tetrahydrofuran; aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, and xylene; methylene chloride, ethylene chloride, Halogenated hydrocarbons such as carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, and dichlorobenzene can be used. Examples of the support include polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene-2,6-naphthalate, polyolefins such as polypropylene, cellulose derivatives such as cellulose triacetate and cellulose diacetate, and plastics such as polyamide and polycarbonate. Metals such as Cu, Al, Zn, glass,
Ceramics such as BN, Si carbide, porcelain, and ceramics can also be used. The thickness of these supports is approximately 3 to 100 μm in the case of a film or sheet, preferably 5 to 50 μm.
30 μm to 10 in the case of disks and cards.
mm, and when drum-shaped, it is used in a cylindrical shape, and its shape is determined depending on the recorder used. Application methods for forming the above-mentioned back coat layer on the support include air doctor coating, blade coating, air knife coating, squeeze coating, impregnation coating, reverse roll coating, transfer roll coating, gravure coating, kiss coating, and cast coating. , spray coat, etc. can be used, but are not limited to these. E. Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides a back coat layer with PH5.
Since the following carbon black is used, it does not damage or scrape guide poles etc. unlike hard inorganic powders used in conventional back coat layers. Moreover, even if the magnetic recording medium is placed in an atmosphere where it easily adheres to or absorbs moisture from the air while being stored or used on a video deck,
Since carbon black is relatively hydrophobic compared to other inorganic powders, it absorbs less moisture, which can reduce stick slips on, for example, guide poles of magnetic tapes. In addition, the average surface roughness of the back coat layer is
Since the thickness is 0.045 μm or less (preferably 0.040 μm or less), it is possible not only to improve the running properties of the magnetic tape, but also to improve the running stability of the magnetic tape, etc., as well as the function of preventing the above-mentioned stick slip. In addition, when the back coat layer is formed directly on the support, it is less affected by the unevenness of the under coat layer than when the under coat layer is made of inorganic powder and the back coat layer is formed on top of the conventional under coat layer. The surface of the back coat layer can be prevented from becoming too rough. F. Examples Next, examples of the present invention will be described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Example 1 A magnetic layer was previously coated on a polyethylene terephthalate support as follows. The composition in the column of Magnetic layer coating liquid 1 in Table 1 (parts by weight is shown; the same applies hereinafter) is charged into a ball mill and dispersed to prepare a dispersion liquid. This dispersion is filtered through a 1 μm filter, and 5 parts by weight of a polyfunctional isocyanate is added to the filtrate and mixed to prepare a magnetic paint. This magnetic paint was coated onto a support to a thickness of 5 μm using a reverse roll coater and dried, followed by supercalender treatment. Next, a coating solution was prepared by dispersing the composition in the column of back coat layer coating solution 1 in Table 1 (excluding isocyanate) in a ball mill for 5 hours. After adding the isocyanate shown in Table 1, this coating solution was applied to the back surface of the support using a reverse roll.
A back coat layer having a dry film thickness of 0.7 μm was formed by drying, and the magnetic tape of Example 1 was prepared by slitting it into 1/2 inch width. Example 2 In Example 1, the composition of magnetic layer coating liquid 2 and Table 1 were used instead of the composition of magnetic layer coating liquid 1 in Table 1.
A magnetic tape of Example 2 was prepared in the same manner except that the composition of Back Coat Layer Coating Liquid 2 was used in place of Back Coat Layer Coating Liquid 1 of Example 1. Comparative Examples 1 to 3 In Example 1, magnetic layer coating liquids 1, 2, and 3 and back coat layer coating of Comparative Examples in Table 1 were used instead of magnetic layer coating liquid 1 and back coat layer coating liquid 1 of Examples in Table 1, respectively. Magnetic tapes of Comparative Examples 1, 2, and 3 were prepared in the same manner except that the compositions of Liquids 1, 2, and 3 were used, respectively. Comparative Example 4 A magnetic tape similar to Example 1 was prepared except that the average surface roughness of the back coat layer was 0.046 μm and the maximum surface roughness of the back coat layer was 0.45 μm. However, the back coat layer coating solution was prepared by dispersing it in a ball mill for 3 hours. The magnetic tapes of Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4 were tested for each item shown in Table 2, and the results are shown in the corresponding columns. The measurement method is as follows. (a) Chroma S/N (dB): Chroma signal (3.58MHz)
is set to 0.714Vp-p and recorded on the luminance signal, and this recording is played back. Only the chroma signal is extracted and its effective value (S) is compared with the noise level (N) when the chroma signal is removed. represents a ratio. The magnetic tapes of Examples 1 and 2 and the magnetic tapes of Comparative Example 2 and 3 are shown as relative values with the value of the magnetic tape of Comparative Example 1 set to 0. (b) Jitter value (μsec): Measured with a VTR jitter meter manufactured by Meguro Electric Corporation. (c) Roll appearance: Repeatedly run 400 times with a video deck (using Matsushita Electric's NV300).
A case where the edges of the tape were aligned on one plane was marked as ○, and a case where the edges were not aligned was marked as ×. (d) Surface roughness: 3D roughness measuring instrument manufactured by Kosaka Laboratory
Measured using 3E-3RK. (e) Dispersibility test: The coating solution for the back coat layer is applied to a glass plate with an applicator, and the size of the dispersed particles is evaluated on a five-point scale (5 is the best, 1 is the worst) by microscopic observation. A score of 2 or less was considered good, and a score of 2 or less was considered poor. In addition, regarding the status slip, cases where no stain slip was observed were rated ○, cases where it was slightly observed were △, and cases where a lot of stain slips were observed was rated x. From the results in Table 2, it can be seen that in the corresponding Example 1 and Comparative Example 1, and Example 2 and Comparative Example 2, the magnetic tape of Example was good in all measurement items, whereas Comparative Example 1 had a poor carbon black particle size. Because of its small size, it has poor dispersibility, and the surface roughness of the back coat layer formed by this poorly dispersible paint is large, resulting in poor chroma S/N,
The jitter is bad and the winding appearance is also bad. In addition, in Comparative Example 3, since calcium carbonate was used, all measurement items were poor, but in particular, stick slip occurred.

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[Table] * Average surface roughness and maximum surface roughness are for the back coat layer.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 A support has a magnetic layer on one side, a back coat layer on the other side of the support, and this back coat layer contains a binder resin and 100 parts by weight of this binder resin. 25 to 150 parts by weight of non-magnetic powder, and has an average surface roughness of
A magnetic recording medium characterized in that carbon black having a particle size of 0.045 μm or less and having a pH of at least substantially 5 or less is used as the non-magnetic powder.