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C/C-SiC Composites for Advanced Friction Systems

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Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMC) as discussed by the authors is a type of composite material based on carbon fibres and silicon carbide matrices, which have superior tribological properties in comparison to grey cast iron or carbon/carbon.
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Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMC), based on reinforcements of carbon fibres and matrices of silicon carbide, show superior tribological properties in comparison to grey cast iron or carbon/carbon. In combination with their low density, high thermal shock resistance and good abrasive resistance, these Si-infiltrated carbon/carbon materials, called C/SiC or C/C-SiC composites, are promising candidates for advanced friction systems. Generally, the carbon fibres lead to an improved damage tolerance in comparison to monolithic SiC, whereas the silicon carbide matrix improves the wear resistance compared to carbon/carbon. In combination with new design approaches cost-efficient manufacturing processes have been developed and have lead to successfully tested prototypes of brake pads and disks, especially for passenger cars and emergency brake systems.

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The Braking Behaviors of Cu-Based Metallic Brake Pad for High-Speed Train Under Different Initial Braking Speed

TL;DR: In this article, the authors studied the braking behavior of a composite brake pad under real operating conditions of a high speed train and found that the coefficient of friction (COF) of the brake pad increased with the increase in the initial braking speed.
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Carbon Fibre Reinforced Silicon Carbide Composites (C/SiC, C/C-SiC)

TL;DR: In the last few years new manufacturing processes and materials have been developed as discussed by the authors, which reduced the costs by almost one order of magnitude in comparison to first generation C/SiC composites which were originally developed for space and military applications.
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Fabrication and properties of 3-D Cf/ZrB2–ZrC–SiC composites via polymer infiltration and pyrolysis

TL;DR: In this article, three-dimensional needled Cf/ZrB2-ZrC-SiC composites were successfully fabricated via polymer infiltration and pyrolysis (PIP) using ZrB 2 powder, polycarbosilane, and ZrC precursor as raw materials.
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Preparation and friction behavior of carbon fiber reinforced silicon carbide matrix composites

TL;DR: In this article, carbon/silicon carbide (C/SiC) composites were fabricated by chemical vapor infiltration and the microstructure, mechanical properties, and the friction behavior were investigated.
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Ablation Resistance of Different Coating Structures for C/ZrB2–SiC Composites Under Oxyacetylene Torch Flame

TL;DR: In this paper, three kinds of coating structures for these composites were applied in order to improve their ablation resistance: pure silicon carbide coatings, ZrB 2 -SiC mixture coatings and ZrC-SiC alternating multilayer coatings.
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Cost Effective Processing of CMC Composites by Melt Infiltration (LSI-Process)

TL;DR: In this article, a cost efficient manufacturing route has been developed by DLR based on the infiltration of a reactive fluid phase into porous carbon fiber preforms, where Molten silicon is used as the reactive fluid which replaces the initial pore volume of the preform and reacts subsequently with the carbon matrix to form silicon carbide.
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Method of manufacturing a friction element

TL;DR: In this article, a method of manufacturing a friction element designed for frictional contact with a body and for use, in particular, in brakes or clutches was proposed. But the method called for a porous carbon block to be produced which approximately matched the shape of the end of the abrasion unit, liquid silicon was infiltrated into the pores of the carbon block and the block was ceramized by initiating a chemical reaction to form silicon carbide.

C/C-SiC Composites For High Performance Emergency Brake Systems

Ralph Renz, +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented the successful development of new C/C-SiC composite materials for a commercial application by substituting conventional materials and the adaption of the brake system to the new requirements.
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