“…The modelling results provide an explanation why the mixing of soft pad ingredients with magnetite, the major wear product from the brake disc, results in smooth sliding at a COF of at least 0.35. Furthermore, it was shown that the COF increases by adding approximately 5 vol % of a hard nanoconstituent, e.g., ZrO 2 , SiC or Al 2 O 3 [94,95], or by a decrease of the applied pressure [91,92]. Thus, smooth sliding within a COF-range of 0.35-0.5 is predicted by the model for tribofilm nanostructures fulfilling the mentioned requirements.…”