Advanced Materials with Natural Fibred Reinforced Aluminiu Composite for Automotive Brake Disc

Abstract

The automotive brake disc is a device for slowing or stopping the motion of a wheel while it runs at a certain speed. The widely used brake disc material is cast iron which consumes much fuel due to its high specific gravity. To reduce automobile weight and improve fuel efficiency, the automotive industry has increased the use of aluminium in light vehicles in recent years. The aim of this paper is to develop new natural fibre reinforced aluminium composite for automotive brake disc.Different laboratory formulations were prepared with varying coconut fibre, friction modifiers, abrasive material and solid lubrificant using powder mettallurgy techique for the developement of new natural fibre reinforce aluminiu composites. The analysis led that natural coconut fibre is a potential candidate fiber or filler material for the automotive brake disc.