Abstract: A friction material which includes a porous base material, at least one type of resin material, and at least one type of nanoparticle-sized friction modifying particle, is disclosed. The resin material and the nanoparticle-sized friction modifying particles are substantially uniformly dispensed throughout the base material.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 26, 2004
Date of Patent:
September 30, 2008
Assignee:
BorgWarner, Inc.
Inventors:
Robert C. Lam, Yih-Fang Chen, Kenji Maruo