The Development of Vehicle Brake Pad Using Local Materials - (Palm Kernel, Coconut And Cashew Shells As Base Materials).

Abstract

The development of motor vehicle brake pad using locally available raw material is presented. The disc brake friction lining with the geometrical specifications of a Toyota Camry 2000 model was produced using palm kernel and coconut shells powder as base materials, epoxy resin (araldite) as binder materials and carbon as fibre reinforcement, aluminum, copper, zinc and cashew nut shell were used as abrasives rubber dust from shoe as filler.The experiment conducted, it was revealed that the co-efficient of friction of the pad material ranged from0.4-0.65, scratch hardness of 80-85, bonding strength of 25-27Kg/cm 2 and wear rate of 0.025mm/min to 0.06mm/min as compared to the conventional brake pad material that has hardness of 80-85, bonding strength of 25-27kg/cm 2 and wear rate of 0.03-0.08mm/min