Head design considerations for lower thermal pole tip recession and alumina overcoat protrusion

Tribology International

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 309-314

  Gupta, B K ^a   Young, Kenneth ^a   Chilamakuri, Sameera ^a   Menon, Aric K ^a  

^a WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNETIC HEADS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

OVERCOAT PROTRUSION; POLE TIP RECESSION;

TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 0034187369     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-679X(00)00046-3     Document Type: Article

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