Research Article
A Computational Study on the Use of an Aluminium Metal Matrix Composite and Aramid as Alternative Brake Disc and Brake Pad Material
Table 1
Property table of brake disc and pad materials [
4,
10–
12] and COMSOL Multiphysics 4.0 software material library.
| | Properties |
Brake disc materials |
Brake pad (friction materials) | | GCI | AMC | Asbestos | Nonasbestos organic aramid (Kevlar29) |
| | Thermal conductivity (W/mK) | 82 | 167 | 4 | 0.25 | | Density (kg/m3) | 7200 | 2700 | 2500 | 1440 | | Emissivity | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.82 | 0.82 | | Specific heat capacity (J/kgK) | 460 | 980 | 1060 | 1400 | | Compressive strength (MPa) | 1293 | 406 | | | | Friction coefficient | 0.41 | 0.35 | | | | Modulus of elasticity (GPa) | | | 165 | 70.5 |
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