... suchasbronze,glass,andgraphite,signicantlyaddtothewearresistanceofPTFE[3].Glassappearstobethemostcommonlyused.B.KevlarKevlaristheDuPonttradenameforanaramid(aromaticpolyamideber)thathasatensilestrengthgreaterthansomesteels,i.e.,someofthesebershaveamodulusupto27106psi(1.86105Mpa).Neverthelesstheyareexibleenoughtobewovenandprocessedastextiles,soKevlarbrakeliningsandclutchfacingsareavailableineitherwovenornonwovenforms.Theyareusedalongwithproprietarypolymerbindersinthemanufactureofbrakeliningsandclutchfacingsforbothwet(oilbath)anddryclutchapplications.Indrybrakeandclutchapplications,aexible,nonwovenformcanwithstanddynamicpressureupto3100kPa(450psi),arenonabrasivetoiron,steel,andcoppersurfaces,anddisplayandnominalcoecientoffrictionof0.36F0.1,asstatedbyonemanufacturer.Thismanufactureralsostatesthatinadryenvironmentthesebrakeliningsshowsignicantfadeat260jC(500jF)thatbecomesgreaterat370jC(700jF)[7].Hence,theymaybeusedinthoseindustrial,marine,ando-roadapplicationswherefadeisnotalimitingfactor;applicationscanincludeagricultural,industrial,marine ,and o-roadequipment.Inwetapplicationsthisnonwovenformoffacingmaterialissaidtowithstanddynamicpressureupto2760kPa(400psi)withanominalcoecientoffrictioninthe0.100.15rangewhendissipating23290W/cm2(0.22.5hp/in2)[7].Ambientoperatingtemperaturesarereplacedbypowerperunitareaattheliningfaceinwetapplicationsbecausetheenvelopinguidbathcoolstheliningasittransferstheheattocoolingnsortoanoilcooler.Clutchfacingsandbrakeliningsthatcontainnometalreinforcingwiresorsegmentsprovidelowwearonmatingsurfacesandeliminatethepossibilityofmetalfragmentsincoolingsystemlters.KevlarhasalsobeenusedinaproprietarysolidformtoobtainhighercoecientsoffrictioninawovenmaterialinwhichKevlarbersaremixedwithotherorganicandinorganicbersthatenclosebrasswireyarnstoproducealiningthatmaybeusedasadirectreplacementforolderliningsthatcontainasbestos[8].Becauseofthebrasswireandinorganicbers,theseliningmaybemoreabrasivethanthosewithoutthesematerials.Thisis,ofcourse,anaturalconsequenceofhavinghigherfrictioncoecientsontheordersof0.40dynamicand0.42static.Representativesecondfadeandsecondrecoverycurvesofthefrictioncoecientvs.temperatureofarepresentativeofsuchliningsareshowninFigure4,asdeterminedaccordingtotheSAEJ661standard.Fieldperform-Friction ... indicatesachangeinAfromapproximately0.45toapproximately0.07,forachangeof84.4%.Incontrasttothis,Figure7forsteelbrakeswithsinteredliningsshowsachangeinAfromamidrangevalueofabout0.25toamidrangevalueofabout0.14,forachangeof44%.However,carbon–carbonbrakesarelighterthansteelbrakesandcanbemadefromasinglematerial[11].F.OtherProprietaryMaterialsFrictionmaterialsproducedbymostmanufacturersareproprietarytotheextentthatnotalloftheiringredientsaredisclosed.Noneoftheingredientsmaybelistedforthoseliningmaterialsthatperformsatisfactorilywithoutcomponentsprovidedbyothers,suchasKevlar.AbsenceofasbestosalwayswillbenotedbyU.S.suppliers.Manymanufacturersofentirelyorpartiallyproprietaryliningsprovidedataonthenominalfrictioncoefficients,wear,andrecommendedtemper-aturerangesoftheirproducts,althoughafewwillsupplydataonlytoamanufacturingcustomer.Thisdatamaybeineithertabularorgraphicalform.TypicaltabulardatafordryliningmaterialsmaybesimilartothatshowninTable2,andtypicaldataforwet(oil,transmissionfluid)liningmaterialsmaybesimilartothatshowninTable3fortwodifferentliningmaterials.Thefirstofthese,GL483-110,isdescribedasalayeredKevlarmatwithembeddedcarbonparticlesthatarehighlywearresistant.Thislayeredcompositionisboundtogetherwithahighstrength,temperatureresistantphenolicsresin.Thesecond,GL383-114,isanon-asbestos,cellulosefibercompositefrictionpaperthatissaturatedwithasimilarphenolicsresin.(SeeFig.1.)Datainbothtableswereobtainedfromconditionsthatmaydifferfromthose ... material and carbon–carbon composites arewidely used in brakes for large aircraft, such as long-range commercial jets, and in military aircraft. Their typical construction is shown in Figure 6.Brakes...