A Study of the Influence of Porosity and Resiliency of a Paper-Based Friction Material on the Friction Characteristics and Heat Resistance of the Material

Abstract

<div class="htmlview paragraph">One of the major characteristics of paper-based wet friction materials used for clutch plates and brake bands in automotive automatic transmissions is represented by their resilient and porous properties.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">This specific characteristic is considered to govern the tribological behavior between a paper-based friction material and a mating steel surface.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">In this paper, the effects of porosity and resiliency on the friction characteristics and heat resistance of paper-based friction materials were studied.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">Significant direction was obtained by the experimental data of this study, which may be adapted to the design of friction plate materials.</div>