Abstract:
A polymeric binder system useful for a magnetic recording medium, the polymeric binder system and comprising a hard resin component comprising a nonhalogenated vinyl copolymer and a soft resin component comprising a polyurethane having a phosphonate diester group. The binder system is useful for preparing the magnetic layer and/or backside coating of magnetic recording media, in order to provide media that demonstrate an improved combination of such as modulus, Tg, and smoothness.
Abstract:
The present invention provides magnetic recording media comprising a magnetic layer and optionally a backside coating provided on a substrate. At least one of the magnetic layer and the optional backside coating comprises a polymeric binder, wherein the polymeric binder is an electron beam radiation cross-linked matrix of ingredients comprising a binder polymer component and a polymeric radiation cross-linking agent. The polymeric radiation cross-linking agent comprises a plurality of (meth)acrylate-functional chain segments of formula (I), wherein B is a segment of the polymer backbone, X is a single bond or a divalent organic linking group, n has a value in the range from 2 to 6, and R is H or -CH3. The polymeric radiation cross-linking agent has a molecular weight of at least 4000 and has sufficiently high molecular flexibility to effectively cross-link the polymeric binder upon exposure of the polymeric radiation cross-linking agent to electron beam radiation.
Abstract:
Radiation curable coating compositions, and especially electron beam-curable coating compositions, are disclosed in which magnetizable particles are dispersed in a liquid vehicle comprising an hydroxy functional diethylenically unsaturated polyurethane having the following structural formula: in which X is a monoethylenically unsaturated monomer initially carrying a single hydroxy group, R" is the residue of an at leat trifunctional polyol or amino alcohol linking compound, s is a number of f0.8 to 10, t is a number from 1 to 15, and Z is a diisocyanate terminated polycarbonate diol polyurethane oligomer having the following structure: in which R is alkylene having from 1-20 carbon atoms, R' is the residue of an alkylene diol containing from 2-12 carbon atoms, Q is the residue of an organic diisocyanate; y is at least 1, and R' and y are selected to provide a molecular weight for the polycarbonate diol reactant of from 300 to 3000.
Abstract:
A magnetic recording media comprising at least two independent polyurethane resins, each having a weight average molecular weight of about 10,000 to 250,000 and an acidity of about 0.1 to 70 and exhibiting high dispersibility and dispersion stability of magnetic component without using chlorine-containing binder component, which is superior in durability and scratch resistance while retaining high magnetic recording performance.
Abstract:
A magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetizable layer provided on a nonmagnetizable support. The magnetizable layer comprises a magnetic pigment dispersed in a cured binder. The cured binder is derived from binder materials comprising: (a) a first polymer having a Tg of about 60 DEG C or more, wherein said first polymer comprises a plurality of isocyanate cross-linkable hydroxy groups and a plurality of radiation cross-linkable groups; and (b) a second polymer having a Tg of about 25 DEG C or less, wherein said second polymer comprises a plurality of isocyanate cross-linkable hydroxy groups and a plurality of radiation cross-linkable curable groups, wherein the weight ratio of the second polymer to the first polymer is in the range from 1:19 to 19:1.
Abstract:
Novel phosphorylated compositions of a vinyl chloride copolymer or terpolymer, a phenoxy resin or a hydroxyalkyl acrylate or methacrylate-lactone adduct having improved dispersion characteristics suitable for use in applications such as magnetic recording media.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a non-halogenated vinyl oligomer wherein the oligomer comprises a plurality of pendant nitrile groups and at least one pendant dispersing group; wherein the oligomer has a glass transition temperature of about 60 to about 105 DEG C and a number average molecular weight of about 2000 to about 4000 and the equivalent weight of the dispersing group(s) is about 500 to about 50,000. The invention also provides magnetic recording media comprising these dispersants.