EFFECT OF ULEXITE AND CASHEW ON THE WEAR AND FRICTION CHARACTERISTICS OF AUTOMOTIVE BRAKE PAD

The aim of the current research is to investigate as a new automotive friction material using together ulexite and cashew on the brake pad for braking performance. Therefore, newly formulated brake pads have been produced using ulexite and cashew. Tribological properties of the friction materials were obtained using brake test equipment. The variation of friction coefficient, the temperature of friction surface and amount of wear were examined to assess the performance of these samples. In addition, micro-structural characterisations of braking pads were carried out using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Results showed that the friction materials containing ulexite and cashew have an important effect on friction stability and fade resistance. The strategy proposed in this paper can be considered as alternative friction materials of ulexite, and cashew can be used as friction materials in the brake pads.