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Granted Patent B2
US 12,553,487 · App. 16/627,558 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Brake disc and method for manufacturing a brake disc

Inventors: Hagen Kuckert (Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE); Ilja Potapenko (Biedenkopf, DE); Thomas Pfeiffer (Steffenberg, DE); Kangjian Wu (Marburg, DE)
Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH; Breyden GmbH
F16D69/027C22C29/08C23C4/02C23C4/06F16D65/125F16D65/127F16D2065/132F16D2200/0013F16D2200/0039F16D2200/0078F16D2250/0046
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Patent No.
US 12,553,487
App. No.
16/627,558
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A brake disc includes at least one friction surface consisting of a base body. The base body can be made from gray cast iron. At least one coating is applied on at least parts of the friction surface. The coating contains at least tungsten chromium carbide 2C and nickel-chromium NiCr. The coating may further contain tungsten carbide WC. The production of the brake disc according to the disclosure is also described herein. The coating has excellent oxidation resistance and good wear resistance even at high temperatures of up to 800° C.

Claims (26)

1 . A brake disk comprising:

at least one friction surface comprising a main element; and

at least one coating applied to at least parts of the friction surface, the at least one coating comprising at least tungsten-chromium carbide and nickel-chromium.

2 . The brake disk as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one coating further comprises tungsten carbide.

3 . The brake disk as claimed in claim 2 , wherein, in the at least one coating, the tungsten carbide is essentially uniformly dispersed in a matrix phase composed of tungsten-chromium carbide and nickel-chromium.

4 . The brake disk as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the at least one coating further comprises a surface layer containing oxides.

5 . The brake disk as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the surface layer contains at least one of nickel-tungsten oxide, chromium-tungsten oxide, chromium oxide, and tungsten oxide.

6 . The brake disk as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the surface layer on the coating is present only after braking events of particular severity.

7 . The brake disk as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one coating is directly on the main element.

8 . The brake disk as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the at least one coating is applied to a modified surface of the main element.

9 . The brake disk as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an intermediate layer is located between the main element and the at least one coating.

10 . The brake disk as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the intermediate layer contains nickel and/or is formed by a surface treatment of the main element.

11 . The brake disk of claim 1 , further comprising:

an oxide layer formed directly on the at least one coating of at least tungsten-chromium carbide and nickel-chromium by heating the at least one coating of at least tungsten-chromium carbide and nickel-chromium to at least 600° C. without depositing any further material on or in the applied at least one coating of at least tungsten-chromium carbide and nickel-chromium.

12 . The brake disc of claim 11 , wherein the oxide layer is the outermost layer of the brake disc.

13 . The brake disk as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the main element is formed of gray cast iron.

14 . A process for producing a brake disk comprising at least one friction surface that includes a main element and at least one coating applied to at least parts of the friction surface, the method comprising:

coating at least part of the friction surface with at least tungsten-chromium carbide and nickel-chromium to form the at least one coating.

15 . The process of claim 14 , further comprising:

heating the at least one coating of at least tungsten-chromium carbide and nickel-chromium to at least 600° C. to form, directly on the at least one coating of at least tungsten-chromium carbide and nickel-chromium, an oxide layer without depositing any further material on or in the coated at least one coating of at least tungsten-chromium carbide and nickel-chromium.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the oxide layer is the outermost layer of the brake disc.

17 . The process of claim 16 , wherein the formed oxide layer comprises:

forming an oxide layer including at least one of nickel-tungsten oxide, chromium-tungsten oxide, chromium oxide, and tungsten oxide.

18 . The process as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the at least one coating further comprises tungsten carbide.

19 . The process as claimed in claim 18 , wherein, in the at least one coating, the tungsten carbide is essentially uniformly dispersed in a matrix phase composed of tungsten-chromium carbide and nickel-chromium.

20 . The process as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the main element is formed of gray cast iron.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2025
From: KUCKERT, HAGEN; POTAPENKO, ILJA; PFEIFFER, THOMAS; WU, KANGJIAN
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 070031/0484 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 24, 2025
From: BUDERUS GUSS GMBH
To: BREYDEN GMBH
Reel/Frame 070005/0617 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2024
From: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH; BUDERUS GUSS GMBH
Reel/Frame 068491/0683 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2020
From: KUCKERT, HAGEN; POTAPENKO, ILJA; PFEIFFER, THOMAS; WU, KANGJIAN
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 052819/0977 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2017 212 706.6 · Jul 25, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200217382A1 · Jul 9, 2020
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