Brake rotor and method of manufacturing the same

A method for manufacturing a brake rotor, the method comprising:

• providing a first substrate and a second substrate;
• depositing, at each of the first substrate and the second substrate, a first ceramic layer, the first ceramic layer having a first density and a first porosity;
• depositing, at the first ceramic layer deposited at the first substrate, a second ceramic layer having a second density and a second porosity to define a first thermal barrier, the second density being less than the first density of the first ceramic layer and the second porosity being greater than the first porosity;
• depositing, at the first ceramic layer deposited at the second substrate, the second ceramic layer having the second density and the second porosity to define a second thermal barrier;
• positioning each of the first substrate, the first thermal barrier, the second substrate, and the second thermal barrier in a mold and defining a cavity;
• depositing a body into the cavity along each of the first thermal barrier and the second thermal barrier when the body is in a first state;
• removing the body, the first thermal barrier, the first substrate, the second thermal barrier, and the second substrate from the mold when the body is in a second state;
• and
• removing the first substrate from the first thermal barrier and removing the second substrate from the second thermal barrier.

A vehicle comprising:

• a brake rotor including:
• a body including at least one braking surface and a plurality of venting channels,
• at least one thermal barrier disposed on the at least one braking surface, the at least one thermal barrier including:
• a first ceramic layer having a first density and a first porosity, and
• a second ceramic layer having a second density and a second porosity, the second density being less than the first density of the first ceramic layer and the second porosity being greater than the first porosity of the first ceramic layer, the second ceramic layer selectively engaged with the at least one braking surface of the body, and
• a substrate selectively coupled to first ceramic layer of the at least one thermal barrier in a first state of the body, the brake rotor being free of the substrate in a second state of the body.