Patent ID: 7259935

Claim:
A magnetic tape, comprising a lower non-magnetic layer containing non-magnetic powder and a binder, and an upper magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder and a binder, wherein the lower non-magnetic layer is formed on a surface of a tape-form non-magnetic support, characterized in that an intermediate binder layer consisting essentially of a binder is provided just under the upper magnetic layer; the upper magnetic layer is provided on the intermediate binder layer in a wet state; the average dry thickness d of the upper magnetic layer is 5 to 100 nm; the average dry thickness of the intermediate binder layer is 10 to less than 50 nm; the squareness ratio of the upper magnetic layer in the lengthwise direction is 0.8 or more; a Young's modulus of the lower non-magnetic layer is 60 to 99% of a Young's modulus of the upper magnetic layer; and a Young's modulus of the intermediate binder layer is 10 to 60% of the Young's modulus of the upper magnetic layer.