@article{ajmse20231113,
author={{Azubuike, Jerry O. and Opara, Uche V. and Chiabuotu, Celine C. and Okonkwo, Boniface U. and Egwuekwe, Sandra O. and Odey, Anthony O.},
title={Production of Brake Grips Using Composites of Varying Grit Scales},
journal={American Journal of Materials Science and Engineering},
volume={11},
number={1},
pages={16--23},
year={2023},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmse/11/1/3},
issn={2333-4673},
abstract={Automotive Engineering friction based components are usually produced from asbestos material which is not environmentally friendly. The brake pad was formed with periwinkle shell, palm kernel and coconut shell, cashew nuts powder as core materials, epoxy resin and harden eras binder and carbon as fiber brace, copper, zinc aluminum and cashew nut shell served as abrasives with filler from shoe rubber dusts. Ten different groups of samples with various grit sizes and different percentage compositions were taken to produced 20 sample of the brake pads. The materials were grinded using hammer Mill, sieved with sieving tray of 425 ¦Ìm, 850 ¦Ìm,1000 ¦Ìm and 1100 ¦Ìm mesh sizes to determine the micro structure of the particles sizing. The material was weighed out with digital weighing scale to have the correct mixture ratio that contains all the required constituent elements. Test results reveal that Sample A, with a smaller grit size of 425¦Ìm grits size of palm kernel, 1000 ¦Ìm grit size of cashew shell, 1000 ¦Ìm grit sizes of periwinkle and 425 ¦Ìm grit sizes of coconut with other mechanical properties found in Table 2 gave the desired mechanical property, when compared to the conventional brake pads which serve as control.},
doi={10.12691/ajmse-11-1-3}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}