| abstract |
A magnetic recording medium includes a non-magnetic base film, and a magnetic layer on one surface thereof and a back coat layer on the other surface thereof. The back coat layer contains two kinds of carbon blacks varying in the average particle diameter, and a binder containing two kinds of copolymers. These two copolymers comprise vinyl chloride, alkylcarboxylic acid vinyl ester and vinyl alcohol, one being a copolymer A having an average polymerization degree of 300 to 600, and the other a copolymer B having an average polymerization degree of 200 to 800. This makes it possible to achieve a magnetic recording medium having a back coat layer, which is excellent in surface properties and electromagnetic characteristics, and has high running stability and durability. |