Tribological properties of short fiber C/SIC brake materials and 30CrSiMoVA mate

In this study, the short fiber C/SiC brake materials were prepared by a combined process of the fibers dipped with resin, chopping, warm pressing, pyrolyzing, and the liquid silicon infiltration process. The tribological properties of short fiber C/SiC brake materials and 30CrSiMoVA mate were investigated. The results indicated that the average friction coefficient decreased with the increase of braking speed (initial braking speed), and the friction coefficient tended to be constant when the braking speed was higher than 20 m/s. The braking was stable when the braking speed was 5 m/s, and the braking was unstable when the braking speed was higher than 10 m/s. The wear rate of the C/SiC increased with the increase of braking speed when the braking speed was less than 10 m/s, decreased with the increase of braking speed when the braking speed was less than 20 m/s, and then increased afterward with the increase of braking speed. When the braking speed was higher than 20 m/s, an oxidation- abrasion mechanism could occur. With braking speed increasing, the number of the ribbon debris increased, and the ribbon debris got long and thick, and the number of big granular debris increased.