Chapter 37. Design of Ceramic Brake Pads and Disks
- Hua-Tay Lin,
- Mrityunjay Singh
Published Online: 26 MAR 2008
DOI: 10.1002/9780470294741.ch37
Copyright © 2002 The American Ceramic Society
Book Title
26th Annual Conference on Composites, Advanced Ceramics, Materials, and Structures: A: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 23, Issue 3
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How to Cite
Krenkel, W. (2008) Design of Ceramic Brake Pads and Disks, in 26th Annual Conference on Composites, Advanced Ceramics, Materials, and Structures: A: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 23, Issue 3 (eds H.-T. Lin and M. Singh), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470294741.ch37
Publication History
- Published Online: 26 MAR 2008
- Published Print: 1 JAN 2002
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Print ISBN: 9780470375785
Online ISBN: 9780470294741
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Keywords:
- silicon;
- infiltration;
- density;
- morphology;
- carbodcarbon
Summary
Ceramic Matrix Composites manufactured via the melt infiltration of silicon into carbon/carbon (LSI-process) show superior tribological properties in comparison to grey cast iron or carbon/ carbon. In combination with their low density, high thermal shock resistance and good abrasive resistance, these C/C-SiC composites are promising candidates for advanced friction systems. Based on different short as well as continuous carbon fibre reinforcements, the CMC microstructure can be modified in terms of phase composition and morphology resulting in a big variety of thermomechanical as well as tribological properties. In combination with new design approaches cost-efficient manufacturing processes have been developed and have lead to successfully tested prototypes of brake pads and disks.