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Sintered Brake Pads

Sintered Brake Pads

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Does anyone know what type of material is used to make sintered brake pads? I have designed a custom cone clutch for a recreation project and I would like to have custom rings made out of brake material. I was just wondering what this material is, and if I can contact a place to have these made custom. Also, I'm trying to do some calculations on wear rate between brake material and steel, but I'm not sure where to start (just want to get a rough estimate of product lifetime). Any ideas?

RE: Sintered Brake Pads

You can find lots of info from SAE Technical Papers. Look for a University library that has these if you cannot obtain them directly. The link below is for some recent papers, but search the entire database for others:

http://www.sae.org/servlets/techSession?EVT_NAME=B...

RE: Sintered Brake Pads

You might want to check with companies like Hawk Performance and Performance Friction. They make low volume, high performance friction materials, so they may be able to supply you with what you need.

RE: Sintered Brake Pads

metalman8357-

One common material for disc brake pads is sintered copper. The powder used is actually a combination of copper and other materials. The copper particles help with thermal management.

http://www.ebcbrakes.com/motorcycle_brake/sintered...

Hope that helps.
Terry

RE: Sintered Brake Pads

From a recent project of investigating a semi-metallic brake pad from an ATV, I found the main material to be calcium silicate with mostly brass and steel fibers scattered throughout. The CaSi has decent wear resistance as a ceramic and the the metal fibers help prevent heat fade, as tbuelna mentioned.

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