Patent ID: 6617375
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: C08K,F16D

Abstract:
A non-asbestos friction material obtained by molding and curing a composition comprising a fibrous base, a filler and a binder;wherein the filler is at least partially composed of 1 to 35 vol % of tar-containing cashew dust having a tar content of from 10 to 13 wt % and 1 to 4 vol % of graphite, based on the overall composition, and the binder is present in a total amount of at most 30 vol %; wherein the binder is present in a total amount V1 and the filler includes in part graphite present in an amount+V2, each expressed in volume percent of the overall composition, such that the product V1Ã—V2 is from 20 to 80 inclusive, and the sum V1+V2 is from 17 to 28.