Abstract
There are many problems to be overcome when storage devices are used at high-speed rotation and very small spacing between the head and disk. One of them is lubricant spin-off. Lubricant spin-off and lubricity have a close relation to the molecular weight distribution. The commercial Perfluoropolyether (PFPE), which is widely used as a lubricant for magnetic disks, has a wide molecular weight distribution from several hundred to over ten thousand. In order to improve performance regarding spin-off and lubricity, it is necessary to control the molecular weight distribution.
This paper discusses the relation between molecular weight of lubricants and spin-off, and stiction. The molecular weight at which spin off occurs easily is found to cause a high stiction. Furthermore, molecular weight distribution control by ultrafiltering is investigated.
Presented as a Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Paper at the ASME/STLE Tribology Conference in Seattle, Washington, October 1–4, 2000
Notes
Presented as a Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Paper at the ASME/STLE Tribology Conference in Seattle, Washington, October 1–4, 2000