Patent ID: 6016243
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A magnetic head having a pair of magnetic cores which are joined together to form a unified magnetic core and between abutment surfaces of which is formed a magnetic gap, characterized in that each of said paired magnetic cores has at least a portion thereof formed of single-crystal ferrite and extending to a sliding surface for sliding against a magnetic recording medium;a main magnetic path forming surface of the single-crystal ferrite perpendicular to said abutment surfaces being constituted by a (110) plane, the sliding surface of each single-crystal ferrite core portion is constituted by a (100) plane perpendicular to said abutment surfaces, and a <100> crystal orientation of each single-crystal ferrite core portion is tilted at a non-zero angle of 26.degree. or less relative to a depth direction of said gap.