DEVELOPMENT OF A LIGHTWEIGHT SMALL CAR DISC BRAKE SYSTEM FOR INTERNATIONAL USAGE

Automotive component weight savings and material conservation have become critically important as one begins to fully realize the limitations on the world's resources, especially with respect to fuels. A new disc brake concept has been developed specifically to meet these new automotive requirements and is particularly well suited for today's smaller and lighter vehicles. /SASI/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Ducharme, R T
  • Keane, V J
• Publication Date: 1977-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 9 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compact automobiles; Disc brakes; Energy; Weight
• Old TRIS Terms: Small car
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00173203
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 770184
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 3 1978 12:00AM