DocumentCode
793245
Title
An oscillating tester for head/disk interface durability study
Author
Li, Yufeng ; Menon, Aric K. ; Sullivan, Mike
Author_Institution
Seagate Technol., Bloomington, MN, USA
Volume
31
Issue
6
fYear
1995
fDate
11/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
3000
Lastpage
3002
Abstract
An oscillating tester is built for the head/disk interface durability study. This tester uses an in-production head and disk, records friction build-up, and allows easy observation of interface wear. It can be used to quickly evaluate the tribological performance of a head/disk interface. Tests carried out on this tester showed qualitative agreement with CSS test results
Keywords
friction; magnetic disc storage; magnetic heads; magnetic recording; test equipment; testing; wear testing; friction build-up; head/disk interface durability; oscillating tester; tribology; wear; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Cascading style sheets; Effective mass; Force measurement; Frequency; Friction; Testing; Transducers; Turning;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/20.490250
Filename
490250
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