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Abstract
A new process was developed to produce full-size carbon/carbon-SiC brake discs consisting of two friction layers and a structural layer. Different lengths of chopped carbon fibers were used for the friction layers and structural layer. A preform of each layer was produced by hot-pressing a mixture of resin and carbon fibers. After pyrolyzing the preforms, the layers were joined by hot-pressing. Finally, liquid Si infiltration was performed to obtain a C/C-SiC brake disc. The tensile strength, compressive strength, and bending strength were 40, 46, and 61 MPa, respectively. The density of the disc was 2.1 g/Cm3. The heat transfer coefficient in the vertical direction was 16.5 W/m-°C, and it was 45.9 in the horizontal direction. The friction coefficients obtained under various braking conditions showed stable and suitable values, 0.2–0.6.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The author is grateful to the Korea Railroad Research Institute for the support of this research.