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Sintered composite friction material comprising fluorocarbon resin

Assignee: Garlock Inc
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Filing: 1991-06-17
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Granted: 1993-07-27
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Expires: 2011-06-17
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Abstract

Abstract A sintered fluorocarbon resin based composite friction material having a high coefficient of friction, greater hardness, good machineability and improved wear resistance. The composite material comprises a homogeneous blend of fluorocarbon resin, aramid and carbon fibers, aluminum oxide and polyester compound. Also provided are process steps required to produce such materials with the desired characteristics of homogeneity, hardness and wear resistance. These steps include a premix together of the fiber components and final sintering at a pressure of about 1600 psi.

Inventors

  • 👤 H. Lee McCord

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 21:52
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16D; F16D69/00; F16D69/02; F16D69/025; F16D69/026; C; C08; C08L; C08L27/00; C08L27/02; C08L27/12; C08L27/18; C08L2205/00; C08L2205/14; C08L2205/16; C08L67/00; C08L77/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249924; Y10T428/24994; Y10T428/249949; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/256; Y10T428/257; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2918; Y10T428/292; Y10T428/2933; Y10T428/2964; Y10T428/2967; Y10T428/2969; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/3154; Y10T428/31544

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 53 words
A sintered composite friction material having a dynamic coefficient of friction between 0.075 and 0.16 and a Shore a hardness between 60 and 70 and comprising a blend by weight of from about 40%-60% polytetrafluoroethylene resin, about 15%-20% aramid fiber, about 10%-20% carbon fiber, about 10%-20% polyester compound and about 9%-18% aluminum oxide.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 53 words
A sintered composite friction material having a dynamic coefficient of friction between 0.075 and 0.16 and a Shore a hardness between 60 and 70 and comprising a blend by weight of from about 40%-60% polytetrafluoroethylene resin, about 15%-20% aramid fiber, about 10%-20% carbon fiber, about 10%-20% polyester compound and about 9%-18% aluminum oxide.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 20 words
The material according to claim 1 wherein the ration of aramid fiber to carbon fiber is about 1.5 to 1.0.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 13 words
The material according to claim 1 wherein the aramid fiber is aramid pulp.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 23 words
The material according to claim 3 comprising 48% polytetrafluoroethylene resin, 15.6% aramid pulp, 10.5% carbon fiber, 16.6% aluminum oxide and 11.5% polyester compound.
Claim 6
Independent Claim 87 words
A method of making a sintered composite friction material according to any of claims, 1, 2, 3 or 4, said method comprising: (a) dry mixing the aramid fiber and the carbon fiber, (b) slurry mixing the aluminum oxide and the fiber blend, (c) slurry mixing the polyester and the fluorocarbon resin with the mixture of step (b), (d) forming the mixture of step (c) into a sheet (e) removing the moisture from said sheet and (f) sintering the dried sheet at a pressure of about 1600 psi.

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