Aluminum Based Hybrid Metal Matrix Composites

This book is primarily focused to develop composites materials through an alternative technology for the manufacture of brake pads for heavy-duty applications. These brake pads are characterized by the quality of the developed pads against conventionally used phenolic-resin/sintered products. This objective has been successfully written and it can be reasonably concluded that this investigation in section B has seeded the development of Al based brake pads for the first time using an alternative processing route. The detailed significant achievements have been listed as follows, chronologically, in accordance with objectives: (i) ‘Hot Powder Preform Forging’ technology for the manufacturing of friction materials overcoming the limitations of sintering process has been successfully developed for the first time; (ii) Complete elimination of Inert/vacuum/reducing environments associated with conventional sintering and secondary processes; (iii) The developed technology overcomes the problems of joining between backing plate and friction element because of simultaneous application of pressure and temperature.