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US 2021/0341027 A1Published application
Friction material
AssigneeAkebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsSunil Kesavan, Xinming Shao
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AssigneeAkebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsSunil Kesavan, Xinming Shao
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A friction material comprising: (a) at least one lubricant, wherein the at least one lubricant includes an amount of graphite, and wherein at least about 30 percent by weight of the graphite has a particle size of greater than about 500 microns using a sieve analysis; (b) at least one metal containing constituent for imparting reinforcement, thermal conductivity, and/or friction when the friction material is brought into contact with a movable member, wherein the at least one metal containing constituent includes iron and an iron containing compound; (c) a micro-particulated material; (d) one or more filler materials; (e) optionally at least one processing aid; (f) a balance being an organic binder, wherein the organic binder has less than 1 percent by weight of free phenol; wherein the friction material is free of asbestos and substantially devoid of copper.
1) A friction material comprising:
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8) The friction material of claim 22, wherein a ratio of the lubricant to the at least one metal containing constituent is about 2:1.
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13) The friction material of claim 21, wherein the at least one metal containing constituent is present in an amount from about 6 weight percent to about 45 weight percent of the friction material.
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15) The friction material of claim 22, wherein the at least one metal containing constituent has a hardness of about 250 or less on the Brinnell hardness scale.
17) The friction material of claim 21, wherein the micro-particulated material resists corrosion of the at least one metal containing constituent.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.