Talk:Brake lining

I'd like to see a discussion of modern brake lining materials. There are no specific examples in either disc brake, brake_lining, or clutch, just references to the fact that Asbestos was previously used and now there are new, but unnamed substances used. What are those? What allows them to hold together under extraordinary heat and pressure? Any materials scientists out there?
 * One lead might be Silicon_carbide, though the linked reinforced carbon-carbon article has no mention of disk brakes. DFH 16:36, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Surprisingly, the website for Ferodo doesn't seem to delve into materials at all. DFH 16:39, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Ferodo "invests £multimillions on research projects each year, with vast numbers of scientists and engineers working to advance the worlds knowledge and understanding of friction technology." The words trade secret come to mind. DFH 16:44, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Asbestos
The article states asbestos brake linings ended in 2003, but this (undated) article suggests that might not be the case. Can we get support for the 2003 assertion? —Scheinwerfermann T&middot;C 02:46, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

I just deleted the "less virulent form of asbestos", and the "no increased health risk" portion of the article. It was garbage terminology added by someone directly related to the asbestos industry. It is the same terminology previously used in cigarette warnings. Chrysotile was the primary component used in almost all industrial forms in the United States. It is known to have killed tens of thousands of people, and resulted in mesothelioma rates 7 times the national average in shipworkers in Hampton Roads, Va (as found in asbestos wikipedia entry). To imply that it is not dangerous is disturbing. "Proving" that the mechanics necessarily got cancer or mesothelioma from the brake pads is virtually impossible due to the wide use of asbestos in insulation and other areas, giving the brake pad makers someone else to blame. "Proof" is a very high threshold, however significant evidence does exist, and the previous article implied that there was likely no risk and manufacturers were being overly cautious by removing it from future brake pads. That is clearly not the case, as the tens of thousands of dead bodies shows. The edit leaves the exact same information available to the reader, but without attempting to make the reader lean either towards or against the makers of brake pads. Had I wanted to give a liberal slant, I would have replaced the former wording with wording explaining that manufacturers have known asbestos was deadly since at least the 1930's, and that the first confirmed death due to asbestos was in 1906. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.253.51.255 (talk) 05:16, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

To add to previous statement, I submit this article from a well known medical journal: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1009728/pdf/brjindmed00129-0077.pdf It is dated 1989, and documents statistically significant increases in mesothelioma cases amongst brake mechanics. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.253.51.255 (talk) 05:30, 22 August 2011 (UTC)


 * I agree with your edit and your reasoning for it, but I wish you would please add this good source to the article as a reference instead of just pointing at it here on the talk page. —Scheinwerfermann T&middot;C 15:57, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

disc brake pads ferrodo
The regular material being used in the manufacturing of ferrodo disc brake pads is dangerous to heart functioning it disrupts the normal rate of heart pumping blood to sections of body tissue. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.73.247.124 (talk) 19:36, 17 September 2016 (UTC)

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