FRICTION MATERIAL COMPRISING GRAPHITE, METHODS OF MAKING FRICTION MATERIALS, AND THEIR USES

• Main Authors: GULAS, Michal, SPAHR, Michael E, GILARDI, Raffaele
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 13.07.2022
• Subjects: ADHESIVES; BLASTING; BRAKES; CHEMISTRY; CLUTCHES; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; DYES; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; INORGANIC CHEMISTRY; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METALLURGY; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS; MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS; NATURAL RESINS; NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PAINTS; POLISHES; PREPARATION OF CARBON BLACK; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TREATMENT OF INORGANIC MATERIALS, OTHER THAN FIBROUS FILLERS,TO ENHANCE THEIR PIGMENTING OR FILLING PROPERTIES; USE OF INORGANIC OR NON-MACROMOLECULAR ORGANIC SUBSTANCES ASCOMPOUNDING INGREDIENTS; WEAPONS

The present invention relates to friction materials comprising graphite having a c/2 of 0.3358 nm or less and a spring-back of 40% or more, such as 41% or more. The invention further relates to methods of making and uses of such friction materials.