Magnetic recording medium

摘要

A magnetic recording medium is described, which comprises a nonmagnetic support having provided thereon a lower layer comprising nonmagnetic or ferromagnetic particles and a binder resin, and an upper layer provided on the lower layer comprising ferromagnetic metal particles and a binder resin, wherein at least said upper layer contains as a lubricant a compound represented by the following formula (1) in an amount of 1% by weight or more based on the amount of the ferromagnetic metal particles contained in the upper layer: R1-COO-R-OCO-R2 (1)wherein R represents -(CH2)n- or a divalent group derived from -(CH2)n- which may contain an unsaturated bond, in which n is an integer of from 1 to 10, or R represents and R1 and R2 are the same or different and each represents a chain unsaturated hydrocarbon group having from 12 to 26 carbon atoms.