Magnetic paints containing hexagonal-shaped barium-ferrite fine particles for magnetic recording media were prepared at various dispersing times. The dispersed state of the magnetic particles in the paints has been evaluated by the constant-pressure filtration method. In filtration tests under 2 kg/cm
2 pressure with 1 μm-mesh filter, the total filtration volume increased with increasing dispersing time. This result implied that the magnetic particles dispersed better with increasing dispersion time. Each filtration data could be well-fitted to the theoretical trace of the standard blocking law by Grace. It was found that the size of agglomeration consisting of the magnetic particles was smaller than the filter mesh size, and the agglomeration caused the plugging at the inside of the filter. From the theoretical equation of the standard blocking law, we could obtain the plugging constants and maximum filtration volume, which showed a good agreement with the data from other evaluation methods for the dispersibility. Such parameters were useful indices for the evaluation of the quality of magnetic dispersion.
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