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Brake friction materials are multiphase composites containing numerous ingredients and are used to control the vehicle speed by squeezing a rotating brake disc (or drum). The types and relative amount of ingredients in the friction material and fabrication methodology strongly affect the braking efficiency, wear resistance, and propensity of brake-induced noise, vibration, and harshness.
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The friction material in a brake system is a multiphase composite containing more than ten ingredients and is considered one of the most complicated material systems. This is because the brake friction material must be developed to sustain brake performance in a wide temperature range and designed to moderate friction-induced excitation at the sliding interface by proper material design. A typical set-up for a disc brake system with the friction material in the brake pad is shown in Fig. 1. A...
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The author is grateful to Dr. S.J. Kim of Hyundai Motor Company, Dr. M.H. Cho at Hyundai MOBIS, and Dr. K.H. Cho at Mando Corporation for their helpful discussion. The figures in this article were provided by Hyundai Motor Company.
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Jang, H. (2013). Brake Friction Materials. In: Wang, Q.J., Chung, YW. (eds) Encyclopedia of Tribology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-92897-5_827
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