DESIGN-DEVELOPMENT, PHENOLIC DISC BRAKE PISTON

More than 25,000,000 phenolic disc brake pistons have been produced since first introduced in 1976. This innovative use of a nonmetallic material continues to provide performance advantages over the chrome-plated steel it replaced. Phenolic pistons have been approved, or are being evaluated, by brake and automotive engineers, worldwide. To achieve this broad acceptance and to meet brake performance demands, it was necessary to introduce and implement several modifications and additions to the original piston design concept. This paper will describe several of the improvements and demonstrate how they improved the quality of the piston.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/01487191
• Supplemental Notes:
  • International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, February 28-March 4, 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Emmett, J E
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 26 p.
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Disc brakes; Improvements; Phenolic resins; Pistons
• Subject Areas: Design; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00378544
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 830621, HS-034 820
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 1983 12:00AM