| abstract |
A magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate and a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic metal powder and a binder, wherein the ferromagnetic metal powder contains iron, cobalt and form 2 to 20 atom % of yttrium based on a total of iron and cobalt contained in the ferromagnetic metal powder and has an average length of 50 nm or smaller, and the magnetic recording medium has a test value of at least 100 passes in a magnetoresistive head resistance reduction test performed as defined herein. |