Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Gramstat, Audi AG, GERMANY

Mr. Carlos Agudelo, Link Engineering., UNITED STATES

Brake Discs are very complex components in regards of their composition, design, properties and also their manufacturing processes. Therefore, a new working group is established to start the work on friction relevant disc specifications.

Sub-tasks and correlating sub-teams were defined to initialize the work. In a first step, a general chapter in regards of nomenclature is prepared, as well as a screening of already existing standards from public domains is carried out. A special focus is given to NVH-relevant items to prepare best-practice recommendations for Eigenfrequency and damping determinations.

At Eurobrake 2020, recent work progress of this new working group is presented and discussed.