The Tall Top in the Brake Pads - Carbon Carbon/Carbon Ceramic Brake Pads
Porsche, Lamborghini, and Ferrari are familiar to most people, including their corresponding car logos. Perhaps it's just a blink of an eye and you can accurately name it, and the reason goes without saying much. However, how much do you know about its tall components? Don't worry, let's slowly uncover its mystery. Today, let's talk about its brake system - carbon carbon/carbon ceramic brake pads.
Why are you?
If the power of a car brings speed and passion to the driver, then braking brings comfort and security. A sports car with high-performance power allows you to enjoy the ultimate pleasure in one go, while a sports car with high-performance braking system allows you to shuttle back and forth in the ultimate pleasure. The most direct and effective way to improve the performance of the brake system is to equip it with a pair of high-performance brake pads. At present, the brake pads used in the high-end sports car industry are mainly carbon and carbon ceramic brake pads. These brake pads have light weight, high strength, good friction coefficient, smooth braking, and impact resistance. Their braking hotspots are also incomparable to ordinary brake discs, and their service life is almost equivalent to the life of a car. However, the brake pads prepared from these high-performance composite materials are not all advantages. Carbon carbon brake pads have a long production cycle, low wet friction coefficient, and poor stability under heavy load conditions; Carbon ceramic brake pads do not have the shortcomings of carbon and have better antioxidant properties, but their heat transfer performance is worse compared to carbon carbon brake pads. The fact that brake pads with such excellent performance are currently only used in the high-end sports car industry suggests that their cost is not affordable for ordinary car owners, and has become a highly regarded option.
High rise front PK - structure and performance
From a structural perspective, the difference between the two is quite obvious. Carbon is composed of carbon fibers, graphite carbon, and free carbon, all of which are carbon, hence it is called carbon; Carbon ceramics are composed of carbon fibers, graphite carbon, free carbon, and silicon carbide ceramics, hence they are called carbon ceramics. Compared to carbon ceramic, although it only adds one type of silicon carbide, it has changed in many properties. With the addition of silicon carbide, one is no longer afraid of water, resulting in the same dry wet friction coefficient; The addition of silicon carbide enhances density, enhances the overall mechanical properties of brake pads, and remains stable under heavy loads; The addition of silicon carbide enhances antioxidant properties; But the addition of silicon carbide also reduces the heat transfer effect.
High up front PK - practical effect
A high-performance product does not necessarily have the best usage effect, and whether it can fully utilize its own characteristics depends on its usage environment. In fact, for the use of carbon and carbon ceramics in automobiles, their performance requirements have not reached the highest value of both. Therefore, the relatively excellent performance of their oxidation resistance, heat transfer effect, dry wet friction effect, and other properties is not so important. Having said that, there will be significant differences in the selection of brake materials between sports cars and racing cars. The Ferrari F1 uses carbon, but the Ferrari 458 uses carbon ceramic. Why is this? The main reason for this is that the friction coefficient stability of the two materials is different under high loads. The friction coefficient of carbon carbon brake pads is relatively less stable compared to carbon ceramic. When the load is larger, the friction coefficient will be higher, the braking ability will be stronger, and it will also increase the difficulty of operation; The friction coefficient of carbon ceramic brake pads is relatively average and does not change with changes in load. In this way, for racing drivers who pursue human limits, they are not willing to choose relatively stable carbon ceramic brake pads and bow their heads in front of the limits. But compared to high-end sports car owners, ultimate pleasure is important, but their own abilities and life safety issues will make them choose more stable and safe carbon ceramic brake pads. This is the difference in actual use between the two.
In fact, the author believes that there is no such thing as a level of braking system, whether it is carbon carbon, carbon ceramic, or metal brake pads, it only depends on your daily needs. For example, if you want to use it on a daily basis but want to occasionally go off the track without investing multiple times, a carbon ceramic brake system is a good choice, and it also provides you with a safety guarantee. Of course, everyone has the right to pursue, and the rapid development of science and technology will also enable the once lofty to ascend and descend from the altar and enter the homes of ordinary people. In the field of carbon ceramic brake materials, after years of baptism, Hunan Zhongjian Technology Co., Ltd. in China has significantly improved its production capacity of brake materials and reduced production costs. Perhaps in the near future. Using carbon ceramic brake discs on ordinary cars is no longer a dream!!!
