Characteristics of natural fiber reinforced composite for brake pads material

Sutikno*, Bambang Pramujati, Shofia Dewi Safitri, Anggita Razitania

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Abstract

Brake pads are the main components that play important role in safety riding. It is used for reducing velocity and stoppingthe vehicleas expected. Generally, there are two basic materials for brake pads namely asbestos and non-asbestos. Asbestos brake pads is carcinogenic. This research aims to develop an eco-friendly alternative composite materialfor brake pads. The composite consists of coconut and bamboo fibers, alumina, magnesium oxide, and epoxy resin. Initial study of this researchis to measure hardness, coeficient of friction, and wear rate of the alternative composite material for brake pads. In this research, brake padsarefabricated under compression load of 1000 kgf,at temperature of 200°C for 20 minutes. Bamboofibersreinforced composite consists of 29% Natural fibers, 40% Epoxy, 6% MgO, 25% Al2O3 has temperature resitance of 251.53°C, hardness of 37.14 HRB, wear rate of 0.323 mm3/N.mm, and coefficient of friction of 0.454. Meanwhile, coconut fibersreinforced composite consist of 20% Natural fibers, 46% Epoxy, 6% MgO, 28% Al2O3 has temperature resitance of 250.56°C, hardness of 44.10 HRB, wear rate of 0.242 mm3/N.mm, and coefficient of friction of 0.46. Hardness number of both composites brake pads are lower than the commercial brake pads. However, wear rate and coefficient of friction of both composites brake pads are relatively similar to the commercial ones.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDisruptive Innovation in Mechanical Engineering for Industry Competitiveness
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, ICOME 2017
EditorsVivien S. Djanali, Suwarno, Bambang Pramujati, Volodymyr A. Yartys
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735416994
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Jul 2018
Event3rd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, ICOME 2017 - Surabaya, Indonesia
Duration: 5 Oct 20176 Oct 2017

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1983
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, ICOME 2017
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CitySurabaya
Period5/10/176/10/17

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