Carbon Fiber Friction Materials

This book enables the readers to gain knowledge related to research carried out in the area of friction materials. Further, this book also gives an insight to select ingredients present in the friction materials to improve the braking performance. The role of functionalized multi walled carbon nano tubes grafted on carbon fiber is an interesting topic to improve the bonding behavior between carbon fiber and polymer matrix. Carbon fiber friction materials developed are tested using different equipment's to characterize mechnical, tribological, bonding, thermal and damping properties. Finally friction materials are tested using self made brake test rig to evaluate the actual performance of friction materials and compared with the existing friction materials.