The brakes on a car should have a high friction and a low wear. The MFT-5000 tribometer is well suited to test brake pad materials. The system can apply up to 12,000 N downforce, and measures contact pressure, initial temperature, sliding speed and deceleration. Other key parameters during a brake test are the torque, coefficient of friction or sliding speeds. All these are registered under decelerating conditions, for example, a reduction of speed or coming to a full stop.