Patent ID: 9004240
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A stationary or rotating friction liner for a brake system having an exposed surface, at least part of said exposed surface defining a friction surface contacting at least one other friction liner surface when a braking force is applied, said stationary or rotating friction liner comprising a metallic material having a microstructure which is fine-grained with an average grain size between 2 and 5,000 nm and/or an amorphous microstructure, a minimum thermal conductivity of 70 W/mK, a minimum heat capacity of 1.75 J/(ml·K), a minimum hardness of 200 VHN and a linear coefficient of thermal expansion in the range of between 0 and 50 10 −6 K −1 , wherein said friction liner is a component or part of a braking system for a transportation system selected from the group consisting of cars, trucks, motorcycles, all terrain vehicles (ATV), snowmobiles and bicycles, wherein said braking system is selected from the group consisting of a brake rotor, a brake disk, a brake pad and a brake drum, and wherein said metallic material is configured to achieve a deceleration rate from a maximum speed between 25 km/hr and 100 km/hr of at least 5 m/sec