Possibility of surface force effect in slider air bearings of 100 Gbit/in2 hard disks

Tribology International

Volumn 36, Issue 4-6, 2003, Pages 291-296

  Zhang, B ^a   Nakajima, A ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glide avalanche; Hard disk; Micro Nanotribology; Slider air bearings; Surface force

Indexed keywords

ANTIFRICTION BEARINGS; LUBRICANTS; MAGNETIC RECORDING; NUMERICAL METHODS; STIFFNESS;

RECORDING DENSITY;

HARD DISK STORAGE;

EID: 0037374691     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-679X(02)00200-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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