Phenolic resin is the most common resin binder used in brake pad materials. Selection of the relative amount of phenolic resin is an important to maintain structurally intact with the other ingredients of brake pad composite. In this experimental study, the effects of phenolic resin as a binder in non-asbestos organic brake pad was investigated. The brake pad composite was made using a powder metallurgy technique. Four formulations with different volume fractions 10, 15, 20, and 25 were selected. Parameters applied were 47 MPa compaction pressure, 150 °C molding temperature, and 130 °C post curing temperature with 6 hours holding time. The properties of brake pad composite were examined density, porosity, hardness, thermal stability, and friction performance (refers to SNI 09-0143-1987). The results show the increase of phenolic resin content can decrease the density, porosity, thermal stability, friction coefficient, and volume wear rate by 1%, 16.79%, 2.39%, 42.5%, 24.16%, respectively. However, the hardness increases by 19.29 %. This investigation also recommends not to select 10 and 15 volume fraction of phenolic resin due to lower resistance to mechanical stresses although the thermal stability is better than the other studied composites.
This experimental study aimed to assess the friction performance of nonasbestos organic (NAO) brake pad based on ternary combinations of rockwool, PAN, and cellulose fibers under fade-recovery conditions. Four compositions with varying volume fractions of rockwool, PAN, and cellulose fibers were fabricated. The tribological properties of the sample were tested using JF160 Chase tester based on SAE J661. Optimally, the sample with a synergistic combination of rockwool, PAN, and cellulose fibers in proportion of 10:4:4 vol.% exhibited the best overall friction performances. This combination could be used as NAO brake pad material for reliable, efficient, safe, and comfortable braking operations.
Friction modifiers play an important role in modifying the friction performances on the brake pad material. This study aims to determine the optimal friction modifier composition for obtaining a high friction coefficient (CoF) stability and low wear with the Taguchi method. Taguchi's L8 orthogonal array consists of five factors, and two levels were used to design and perform the experiment. The tribological properties (CoF stability and wear) were tested using the JF160 Chase friction tester according to the SAE J661 standard. According to the S/N ratio and ANOVA analysis, the controllable factor of h-BN has a significant effect on CoF stability. While graphite and h-BN have a dominant influence on wear.
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