Compression Test on Brake Friction Materials by Shimadzu MCT-W500 Micro Compression Testing Machine

Introduction

Friction brakes mounted on automobiles, for example, are indispensable for ensuring safety. Friction brakes operate by using the friction between two solid objects to create braking action. R&D, for example, into modification of raw materials is being conducted to improve braking performance As an evaluation method for viewing the properties of brake friction materials, the following introduces an example of a compression test performed using a flat indenter to measure the relationship between force and displacement..

November 4, 2010 GMT