Some magnetic properties of γ-Fe
2O
3 powders for magnetic recording have been measured as a function of packing density.
The samples were prepared by the methods in the previous reports, all having different particle size and shape. Histeresis loop, coercive force
BH
C and induction B
m were measured on these samples by a ballistic method at the coefficient of packing density over the range from 10% to 60%.
The results were as follows : (1) The coercive force
BH
C was strongly influenced by the average length to diameter ratio of the particle. (2) The
BH
C values of single domain particles decreased with increasing packing density and the changes were almost linear. The slope of
BH
C packing density curves increased with increasing axial ratio. The decrease. of
BH
C with the compression was supposed to be affected by the interaction among nearby particles and by the crushing of the particles. (3) The induction B
m increased with increasing packing density, and the these relations being almost linear.
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