EP0000841A1 - Improvements in or relating to friction materials - Google Patents

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EP0000841A1
EP0000841A1 EP78300260A EP78300260A EP0000841A1 EP 0000841 A1 EP0000841 A1 EP 0000841A1 EP 78300260 A EP78300260 A EP 78300260A EP 78300260 A EP78300260 A EP 78300260A EP 0000841 A1 EP0000841 A1 EP 0000841A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16D—COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
    • F16D69/00—Friction linings; Attachment thereof; Selection of coacting friction substances or surfaces
    • F16D69/02—Compositions of linings; Methods of manufacturing
    • F16D69/025—Compositions based on an organic binder
    • F16D69/026—Compositions based on an organic binder containing fibres
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08K—Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients
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  • This invention relates to friction materials, and more particularly to friction materials of the kind used for brake pads, brake linings, clutch facings and similar uses.
  • Friction materials of this kind are generally composed of a thermoset binder, an inorganic fibrous reinforcement and various fillers and other additives. These compositions are required to withstand severe operating temperatures and pressures under repeated application without failure or deterioration in friction properties'and the fibrous reinforcement generally used is asbestos. Numerous proposals have been made of compositions containing other inorganic fibrous reinforcement but such materials have so far had limited commercial acceptance.
  • a friction material comprises a thermoset binder, a fibrous reinforcement, and other fillers and additives, the thermoset binder comprising a phenol-formaldehyde resin and making up 20 to 45 per cent by volume of the material, the fibrous reinforcement consisting solely of short lengths of steel fibre in an amount between 5 and 15 per cent by volume, and at least 10 per cent by volume of the material comprising an inert mineral filler.
  • inert mineral filler in this specification we mean a particulate filler whose presence does not substantially affect the friction properties of the material and which is an inexpensive mineral such as barytes, whiting or silica. We exclude metal oxides from this class of fillers since they are used for other purposes in friction materials.
  • the fibrous reinforcement preferably consists of fine steel fibres having a length of the order of 1 to 5mm and a diameter of the order of 0.125mm.
  • the steel may be a mild steel.
  • the fibrous reinforcement preferably constitutes at least 9% by volume of the friction material.
  • the thermoset binder includes a thermoset resin based on a phenol-formaldehyde material but may also include a heat and chemical resistant vulcanized rubber, such as a nitrile rubber.
  • a mixture of such materials is used in which the phenol-formaldehyde resin material is preferably the major constituent i.e. more than 50% of said mixture.
  • a rubber When a rubber is used it may be incorporated into the friction material in the form of a solution in an organic solvent such as trichloroethylene-, or in the form of a powder, and a vulcanizing, agent such as sulphur can be also used.
  • friction materials It is usual in the manufacture of friction materials to include various other material as friction and wear modifiers the proportions of which can be varied to adjust to the friction and other properties of the materials.
  • friction and wear modifiers are carbon, graphite, antimony trisulphide and molybdenum disulphide and metals in a finely divided form.
  • suitable metals are copper, brass and tin. A mixture of such materials may be used, and the total amount of such materials may be up to 40 per cent by volume.
  • the friction materials of the present invention are particularly suited to be manufactured by a press- moulding technique in which all the ingredients of the material are compounded together, the compounded mix disintegrated and (optionally) dried and then moulded into a component such as a brake pad in a die under pressure. The moulded component is then removed from the die and baked to cure the binder.
  • the invention provides friction materials which contain no asbestos and yet which have friction properties comparible to conventional asbestos-reinforced materials.
  • Sample disc brake pads were made using the formulation given below in Table I. The ingredients were compounded together the nitrile rubber being introduced as a powder and the resulting dry mix was disintegrated and press-moulded in a die into the shape of disc-brake pads. The mouldings so produced were baked in an oven to cure the binder.
  • sample disc-brake pads were tested and their friction properties found to be comparable to materials containing asbestos as the fibre reinforcement.
  • This example illustrates a formulation with a higher loading of steel fibres.
  • Disc brake pads were manufactured to the formulation given below in Table II by the same method as used in Example 1 except that the nitrile rubber in the present example was introduced as a 16% (by weight) solution in trichloroethylene.
  • This example illustrates the use of a lower binder content and higher loading of inert filler (Barytes).
  • Disc brake pads were made by the same method as Example 2 to the formulation given in Table III.
  • the assembly shear strengths measured were 2210 and 1890 psi.
  • This example illustrates the use of an even lower binder content at the same loading of barytes.
  • Disc brake pads were made as in Example 2 to the formulation given in Table IV.
  • the assembly shear strengths measured were 1360 and 1150 psi.

Abstract

The invention is directed to a composition for a friction material, eg a brake pad, of the type which consists of a fibrous reinforcement, a binder, and various additives. <??>The friction material contains no asbestos but has properties comparable with asbestos-based materials. The composition contains a thermoset binder which includes a phenol formaldehyde resin, although it may also contain a heat and chemical resistant rubber. The binder makes up 20 to 45 per cent by volume of the material. <??>As sole fibrous reinforcement 5 to 15% by volume of steel fibre is used, and the material also contains at least 10% by volume of an inert mineral filler eg barytes, whiting, silica.

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  • This invention relates to friction materials, and more particularly to friction materials of the kind used for brake pads, brake linings, clutch facings and similar uses.
  • Friction materials of this kind are generally composed of a thermoset binder, an inorganic fibrous reinforcement and various fillers and other additives. These compositions are required to withstand severe operating temperatures and pressures under repeated application without failure or deterioration in friction properties'and the fibrous reinforcement generally used is asbestos. Numerous proposals have been made of compositions containing other inorganic fibrous reinforcement but such materials have so far had limited commercial acceptance.
  • According to the present invention a friction material comprises a thermoset binder, a fibrous reinforcement, and other fillers and additives, the thermoset binder comprising a phenol-formaldehyde resin and making up 20 to 45 per cent by volume of the material, the fibrous reinforcement consisting solely of short lengths of steel fibre in an amount between 5 and 15 per cent by volume, and at least 10 per cent by volume of the material comprising an inert mineral filler.
  • By "inert mineral filler" in this specification we mean a particulate filler whose presence does not substantially affect the friction properties of the material and which is an inexpensive mineral such as barytes, whiting or silica. We exclude metal oxides from this class of fillers since they are used for other purposes in friction materials. The inert mineral filler will generally be present in an amount between 10 and 35 per cent by volume, and is most important from a cost point of view when comparing these materials with asbestos-based conventional materials, since asbestos is a cheap raw material being replaced by relatively expensive man=made fibre. Hence it is necessary to find a friction material having satisfactory properties but able to carry a loading of cheap filler material.
  • The fibrous reinforcement preferably consists of fine steel fibres having a length of the order of 1 to 5mm and a diameter of the order of 0.125mm. The steel may be a mild steel. The fibrous reinforcement preferably constitutes at least 9% by volume of the friction material.
  • The thermoset binder includes a thermoset resin based on a phenol-formaldehyde material but may also include a heat and chemical resistant vulcanized rubber, such as a nitrile rubber. Preferably a mixture of such materials is used in which the phenol-formaldehyde resin material is preferably the major constituent i.e. more than 50% of said mixture. When a rubber is used it may be incorporated into the friction material in the form of a solution in an organic solvent such as trichloroethylene-, or in the form of a powder, and a vulcanizing, agent such as sulphur can be also used.
  • It is usual in the manufacture of friction materials to include various other material as friction and wear modifiers the proportions of which can be varied to adjust to the friction and other properties of the materials.
  • Examples of friction and wear modifiers are carbon, graphite, antimony trisulphide and molybdenum disulphide and metals in a finely divided form. Examples of suitable metals are copper, brass and tin. A mixture of such materials may be used, and the total amount of such materials may be up to 40 per cent by volume.
  • The friction materials of the present invention are particularly suited to be manufactured by a press- moulding technique in which all the ingredients of the material are compounded together, the compounded mix disintegrated and (optionally) dried and then moulded into a component such as a brake pad in a die under pressure. The moulded component is then removed from the die and baked to cure the binder.
  • The invention provides friction materials which contain no asbestos and yet which have friction properties comparible to conventional asbestos-reinforced materials.
  • The invention will now be illustrated by way of example only, by means of the following example.
    • EXAMPLE 1
  • Sample disc brake pads were made using the formulation given below in Table I. The ingredients were compounded together the nitrile rubber being introduced as a powder and the resulting dry mix was disintegrated and press-moulded in a die into the shape of disc-brake pads. The mouldings so produced were baked in an oven to cure the binder.
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  • The sample disc-brake pads were tested and their friction properties found to be comparable to materials containing asbestos as the fibre reinforcement.
    • EXAMPLE 2-
  • This example illustrates a formulation with a higher loading of steel fibres.
  • Disc brake pads were manufactured to the formulation given below in Table II by the same method as used in Example 1 except that the nitrile rubber in the present example was introduced as a 16% (by weight) solution in trichloroethylene.
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  • In tests, on a dynamometer, of the pads produced the coefficient of friction varied from 0.32 (cold) to 0.44 (hot) and wear was less than that of many conventional asbestos reinforced materials at this level of friction.
  • The assembly shear strength of two pads was measured, the values obtained being 1410 and 1360 psi.
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    • EXAMPLE 3
  • This example illustrates the use of a lower binder content and higher loading of inert filler (Barytes).
  • Disc brake pads were made by the same method as Example 2 to the formulation given in Table III.
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  • The wear of these pads was similar to those of Example 2 and coefficient of friction varied from 0.27 (cold) to 0.48 (hot).
  • The assembly shear strengths measured were 2210 and 1890 psi.
    • EXAMPLE 4
  • This example illustrates the use of an even lower binder content at the same loading of barytes.
  • Disc brake pads were made as in Example 2 to the formulation given in Table IV.
    Figure imgb0006
  • The wear of these pads was slightly higher than that of Examples 2 and 3 and the coefficient of friction varied from 0.30,(cold) to 0.40 (hot).
  • The assembly shear strengths measured were 1360 and 1150 psi.

Claims (8)

1, A friction material comprising a thermoset binder, a fibrous reinforcement and other fillers and additives wherein the thermoset binder comprises a phenol-formaldehyde resin and makes up 20 to 45% by volume of the material, the fibrous reinforcement consists solely of short lengths of steel fibre in an amount of between 5 and 15% by volume and at least 10% by volume of the material comprises an inert mineral filler.
2. A frietion material according to Claim 1 in which the fibrous reinforcement consists of fine steel fibres having a length of the order of 1 to 5mm.
8. A frietion material according to Claim 1 or 2 in which the thermoset binder comprises also a heat and chemieal resistant vulcanised rubber.
4. A frietion material aeeording to Claim 3 in which said rubber is a nitrile rubber.
5, A friction material according to any one of the prceeding claims in which the inert mineral filler is barytes, whiting or silica or a mixture thereof.
A friction material according to any one of the preceding claims in which the inert mineral filler makes up between 10 and 30% by volume of the friction material.
7. A friction material according to any one of the preceding claims containing a mixture of friction and wear modifiers, the total amount of such materials being net greater that 40% by volume of the friction material.
8. A friction material according to Claim 7 in which the frietion and wear modifiers are selected from earbon, graphite, antimony trisulphide, molybdenum disulphide and copper, brass and tin in finely divided form.
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