Friction Dust

Friction Dust is a product used as additive in Manufacturing of Friction Material (Automotive & Industrial) like Brake Linings, Disc Brake Pads, Railway Brake Blocks and Clutch Facings etc to stabilize the friction level. Friction Dust is a crossed linked product obtained from the reaction of Cashew Nut Shell Liquid with different aldehyde donors like Formaldehyde hexamine Para Formaldehyde to achieve the desired properties. Basically it is a phenol formaldehyde resin, which is polymerized and reacted with any one of the aldehyde donors and made to powder form of various standard mesh sizes. Cashew Friction Dust is as common ingredient of friction linings formulations. Friction Dust represents 8% to 20% by weight of friction elements used in manufacturing of brake lining, brake pads, brakes shoes, railway block and clutch facings where high absorption and frictional properties are needed. Friction dust of various mesh sizes is supplied according to requirements of various manufacturers for making Brake linings and clutch facings which are used in the friction formulations to be used in metallic, semi-metallic and non asbestos brake products.