Frictiondust Overview

Overview

Specifications

Overview

Friction dust is an important chemical which is widely used by the automobile industry. It is used in vehicles as a friction modifier for friction composites, such as brake linings, brake pads, and clutch facings. Moreover, it is also used in preparing friction composites in transformers, trains, aircrafts, drilling rigs, etc.

Friction dust improves the friction properties of the composites and also increases their resistance to wear & tear. It helps in fast heat dissipation and assists in reducing fading of friction composites. Therefore, it assists friction composites to exhibit high performance over a broad temperature range without considerably affecting its friction coefficient. Moreover, it is moisture resistant, generates low brake noise, and improves skid resistance.

Friction dust is prepared from cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL), which is obtained from cashew nut shell. CNSL is reacted with para-formaldehyde/hexamine/formaldehyde to produce cross linked polymer, which is then powdered to produce friction dust.

Specifications

Product	FF-1040J	FF-1050J	FF-1080J	FF-1081J	FF-1083J
Color	Brown	Brownish Black	Black	Black	Black
Acetone Extraction, %	0-4	0-7	5-10	5-10	5-10
Ash Content, %	Max. 1.5	Max. 1.5	Max. 1.5	Max. 1.2	Max. 1.5
Particle Size Distribution	Medium	Medium	Medium	Fine	Coarse
+14 Mesh	–	–	–	–	–
+20 Mesh	–	0-2	< 5	0-2	0-2
+40 Mesh	0-2	28-36	15-20	12-18	–
+60 Mesh	7-15	20-40	20-45	29-38	65-85
-60 Mesh	–	32-68	35-65	–	0-30
+80 Mesh	–	–	–	–	–
-80 Mesh	–	–	–	–	–
+100 Mesh	26-44	–	–	25-32	–
-100 Mesh	42-68	–	–	20-25	–

Product	FF-4040J	FF-4050J	FF-4060J	FF-5080J	FF-5081J
Color	Brown	Brownish Black	Brownish Black	Brownish Black	Brownish Black
Acetone Extraction, %	0-4	5-10	5-10	0-8	0-8
Ash Content, %	Max. 1.5	Max. 1.5	Max. 1.5	Max. 1.5	Max. 1.5
Particle Size Distribution	Medium	Medium	Coarse	Medium	Medium
+14 Mesh	–	–	–	–	–
+20 Mesh	–	0-2	0-2	<5	0-2
+40 Mesh	0-2	28-35	–	15-20	12-18
+60 Mesh	7-15	20-40	–	20-45	29-38
-60 Mesh	–	32-68	–	35-65	–
+80 Mesh	–	–	88-98	–	–
-80 Mesh	–	–	0-10	–	–
+100 Mesh	26-44	–	–	–	25-32
-100 Mesh	42-68	–	–	–	20-25

Product	FF-1040J	FF-1050J	FF-1080J	FF-4040J	FF-4050J	FF-4080J
Application	OEM/OES	OEM/OES	OEM/OES	AM	AM	AM
Wear Resistance	Excellent	Medium	Excellent	Good	Good	Good
Friction Coefficient	Good	Medium	Excellent	Fair	Medium	Good
Anti Noise	Excellent	Medium	Good	Good	Medium	Fair