Material for magnetic head slider, magnetic head slider, and method of producing material for magnetic head slider

摘要

A material for a magnetic head slider according to the present invention is a magnetic head slider material comprised of a sintered body containing alumina and titanium carbide, in which an area percentage of an area of alumina crystal grains and titanium carbide crystal grains having a crystal grain size of not less than 200 nm nor more than 350 nm to an area of alumina crystal grains and titanium carbide crystal grains in a cut surface of the sintered body is not less than 80%.