Inventors:
Pravin K. Patel - Los Angeles CA
David H. Johnston - Redondo Beach CA
John Makaeff - late of Los Angeles CA
Assignee:
Poly Disc Systems, Inc. - Torrance CA
International Classification:
B32B 1508
Abstract:
A new and improved magnetic recording disk can be prepared by interposing between an aluminum substrate disk and a recording alloy layer a support layer located on the substrate disk and a shield layer located between the support layer and the recording layer. The support layer is a hard, semi-crystalline nickel alloy layer having magnetic properties which is of such a character that if it is contacted by a recording head during the use of the disk it will tend to form a powder which will not interfere with subsequent use of the disk or recording head. The shield layer is of a nonmagnetic metal and serves to reflect signals from the recording head so that they do not reach the support layer. The support layer is created by forming an electroless nickel alloy deposit in the substrate and subsequently heating this deposit at a temperature which will not cause warpage of the substrate but which cause the deposit to change to a desired physical form while concurrently causing diffusion of nickel into the substrate. Such diffusion has the effect of increasing the amount of the alloying element in the support layer and firmly bonding the support layer to the substrate.