| abstract |
A magnetic recording medium having on a flexible, nonmagnetic support, in order, a lower layer comprising a nonmagnetic powder and a binder, and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder and a binder. The average thickness d of the magnetic layer is 0.02-0.2 μm. The ferromagnetic powder contained in the magnetic layer is a platelike hexagonal ferrite magnetic powder with a mean plate diameter of not more than 40 nm. The nonmagnetic powder contained in the lower layer is an acicular inorganic powder with a mean main axis length of not more than 0.2 μm. Further, the plate ratio of the ferromagnetic powder is not greater than the acicular ratio of the lower layer inorganic powder. A particulate magnetic recording material exhibiting a high C/N in high-density magnetic recording, particularly in reproduction with MR heads is provided. |