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Abstract
The frictional behavior of magnetic tape at metal surface contact points was experimentally determined under environmentally controlled conditions approximating start/stop and slow tape speed. The main goal of this work is to use tape friction results at isolated contact points to predict the handling performance of the tape. The binder composition, acid lubricant level, tape smoothness, and humidity were identified as major contributors to tape frictional behavior at the three contact points studied. The importance of a hydrophobic binder in environmental stiction was demonstrated. A discovery of acid lubricant level effects on high humidity friction was made. The effect of tape surface topography on friction shows the expected roughness vs. friction and lubrication dependance.
Presented as a Society of Tribologlsts and Lubrication Engineers paper at the ASME/STLE Trlbology Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 8–10, 1990
Notes
Presented as a Society of Tribologlsts and Lubrication Engineers paper at the ASME/STLE Trlbology Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 8–10, 1990
