The emission of copper-containing particulate matter during braking poses a threat to the natural environment,yet copper plays a crucial role in resin-based brake pads.Developing a copper-free brake pad with high heat...The emission of copper-containing particulate matter during braking poses a threat to the natural environment,yet copper plays a crucial role in resin-based brake pads.Developing a copper-free brake pad with high heat-fade resistance has emerged as a significant current topic.This study employs andalusite-filled resin-based brake pads as a replacement for copper in brake pads.It investigates the effects of andalusite mesh size and content on the physical properties,mechanical properties,and tribological wear performance of the brake pads,and explores the wear mechanism of andalusite-filled copper-free resin-based brake pads.The results indicate that adding andalusite to the brake pads enhances their thermal stability,hardness,impact strength,and density,effectively improving the medium-to-high temperature friction coefficient and heat-fade resistance of the brake pads.As the mesh size of andalusite increases,the hardness of the brake pads also increases,while the impact strength initially increases and then decreases.As the weight content of andalusite increases,the hardness and impact strength of the brake pads gradually increase.When the andalusite mesh size is 320 mesh and the content is 20%,the brake pads exhibit good comprehensive tribological wear performance.The addition of andalusite not only increases the medium-to-high temperature friction coefficient of the brake pads but also strengthens their high-temperature friction surface.This study successfully replaces copper,which is harmful to the environment and costly,with andalusite in brake pads,obtaining a high heat-fade resistance metal-free resin-based brake pad.展开更多
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52275178)the Fuzhou Municipal Science and Technology Plan Project(Grant No.2024-Y-004)the Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Aero-engine Materials Tribology(Grant No.LKLAMTF202502).
文摘The emission of copper-containing particulate matter during braking poses a threat to the natural environment,yet copper plays a crucial role in resin-based brake pads.Developing a copper-free brake pad with high heat-fade resistance has emerged as a significant current topic.This study employs andalusite-filled resin-based brake pads as a replacement for copper in brake pads.It investigates the effects of andalusite mesh size and content on the physical properties,mechanical properties,and tribological wear performance of the brake pads,and explores the wear mechanism of andalusite-filled copper-free resin-based brake pads.The results indicate that adding andalusite to the brake pads enhances their thermal stability,hardness,impact strength,and density,effectively improving the medium-to-high temperature friction coefficient and heat-fade resistance of the brake pads.As the mesh size of andalusite increases,the hardness of the brake pads also increases,while the impact strength initially increases and then decreases.As the weight content of andalusite increases,the hardness and impact strength of the brake pads gradually increase.When the andalusite mesh size is 320 mesh and the content is 20%,the brake pads exhibit good comprehensive tribological wear performance.The addition of andalusite not only increases the medium-to-high temperature friction coefficient of the brake pads but also strengthens their high-temperature friction surface.This study successfully replaces copper,which is harmful to the environment and costly,with andalusite in brake pads,obtaining a high heat-fade resistance metal-free resin-based brake pad.
