Brake discs
OwnerErik F. Buellinventor
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Abstract
A brake disc for vehicles is provided to reduce unsprung weight and improve thermal dissipation comprising a core of aluminum alloy clad with stainless steel sheets bonded on each side to form an integral disc.
Claims5
In a vehicle disc brake assembly including a brake disc and a pair of brake pads engaging opposite sides of said disc over an area less than the circumferential disc surface the improvement comprising a brake disc providing a reduction in unsprung weight and improved thermal dissipation consisting essentially of a circular core from the group consisting of high strength and hardenable aluminum alloys forming the major thickness component and having substantially parallel spaced sides clad with stainless steel sheets applied in sheet form fully covering each parallel side of said core, said stainless steel sheets bonded thereto with a diffusion bond of aluminum and stainless steel forming an integral disc.
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