Patent ID: 8557749

Claim:
A sliding body, comprising: a first component of the sliding body based on natural graphite having a proportion of 20 to 40 percent by weight; a second component of the sliding body based on synthetic graphite having a proportion of 20 to 50 percent by weight; no hygroscopic compounds, including phosphates, being added; a synthetic resin binder; at least one of: said first component containing only said natural graphite and a synthetic resin binder; and said second component containing only said synthetic graphite and said synthetic resin binder; and wherein: said natural graphite is selected from the group consisting of purified natural graphite, expanded natural graphite and processed graphite foil; and said synthetic graphite is selected from the group consisting of electrographite, petroleum coke in graphitized form, coal-tar pitch coke in graphitized form and carbon black coke in graphitized form.