Compositions, Functions, and Testing of Friction Brake Materials and Their Additives
This 33-page report was prepared as an information resource for the development of advanced brake materials for heavy vehicles. This research is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy,Office of Transportation Technologies. It is part of an initiative aimed at reducing the running resistance while improving the safety of on-highway heavy trucks.
Aftermarket Friction Product Effectiveness – May, 2002
The BMC Friction Material Committee resolves that aftermarket brake friction materials should not deteriorate vehicle braking performance below the applicable federal motor vehicle safety standard, and recognizes that on-vehicle, dynamometer, or other equivalent testing or
engineering or computer analyses may be employed by manufacturers of replacement friction in making good faith efforts to determine FMVSS performance.