The magnetic tape industry applies a mixture of stearic acid/butylstearate as a lubricant mixture in their formulation. This lubricant system has several disadvantageous points since it enhances corrosion to the GMR head, due to the existence of the stearic acid free carboxylic group; also, it is not chemically bonded to the tape surface and can freely leave the tape surface in time, leading to inferior winding/unwinding performance of the tape. In this work, we pursue our challenging task for finding a better lubricant(s) to resolve the problems with the current commercial lubricant system. We also continue working with the hypothesized model test sample which imitates the features for the real magnetic tape surface. The goal of this series of work is to correlate between the chemical structures for the miscellaneous lubricants and their micro-tribological behavior at the interface between the sample and reference guide surfaces.
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Lubricant Effect on the Micro-Tribological Behavior of Magnetic Coating Formulations—Part 2: Comparison of the Results for the Miscellaneous Lubricants
Medhat S. Farahat Khedr
Medhat S. Farahat Khedr
Center for Materials for Information Technology,
e-mail: mfarahat@bama.ua.edu
The University of Alabama
, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0209
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Medhat S. Farahat Khedr
Center for Materials for Information Technology,
The University of Alabama
, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0209e-mail: mfarahat@bama.ua.edu
J. Tribol. Jul 2012, 134(3): 034501 (5 pages)
Published Online: June 12, 2012
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Received:
February 21, 2011
Accepted:
November 20, 2011
Online:
June 12, 2012
Published:
June 12, 2012
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Farahat Khedr, M. S. (June 12, 2012). "Lubricant Effect on the Micro-Tribological Behavior of Magnetic Coating Formulations—Part 2: Comparison of the Results for the Miscellaneous Lubricants." ASME. J. Tribol. July 2012; 134(3): 034501. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4005647
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