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Asbestos-free friction material

US4373038A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 1, 1981
Grant dateFeb 8, 1983
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/213
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An asbestos-free friction material useful for brake linings, clutches, etc. comprising 5 to 25% by weight of a hardenable binder or binder mixture, 1 to 70% by weight of a reinforcing fibrous material and conventional additives, the said reinforcing material consisting essentially of 2.5 to 12% by weight of aramide fibers, 6 to 25% by weight of mineral fibers and 16 to 36% by weight of steel fibers and optionally 5 to 20% by weight of powdered mica.

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