THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF AUTOMOTIVE DISC BRAKES

A new thermal performance measure of automotive brakes is presented which allows the design evaluation of a brake relative to its effective use of rotor material in a single stop or during continued braking. Approaches for improving thermal performance are discussed. Various temperature measurement schemes are evaluated and typical test results are presented. /GMRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • LIMPERT, R
• Publication Date: 1975-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 14 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brakes; Design; Disc brakes; Performance; Temperature measurement
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145129
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE # 750873
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 11 1977 12:00AM