Friction material composition, friction material and friction member
To provide a friction material composition which provides a friction material having high friction coefficient during high speed and high temperature braking, high coefficient of static friction and excellent abrasion resistance at high temperature and causing little sticking due to rust, even when the composition includes no antimony element or no copper element, or includes less than 0.5% by mass of copper element if any, in other words even when having a composition environmentally less harmful or less harmful to the human body. More specifically the friction material composition includes a bonding material, an organic filler, an inorganic filler and a fiber substrate, wherein the friction material composition includes no copper element, or includes less than 0.5% by mass of copper element if any, includes no antimony element, includes 5% by mass or less of iron fiber, 1 to 5% by mass of zinc powder, 2.5 to 6% by mass of calcium hydroxide, 0.7 to 1.5% by mass of sodium carbonate and a silicone-containing phenolic resin.
1. A friction material composition comprising a bonding material comprising a silicone-containing phenolic resin, an organic filler, an inorganic filler comprising calcium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, graphite, zirconium oxide, and metal sulfide, and a fiber substrate comprising iron fiber, wherein the friction material composition comprises no copper element, or comprises less than 0.5% by mass of copper element if any,
comprises no antimony element,
comprises iron fiber and the content thereof is 5% by mass or less,
comprises 1 to 5% by mass of zinc powder,
comprises 2.5 to 6% by mass of calcium hydroxide,
comprises 0.7 to 1.5% by mass of sodium carbonate,
comprises 5 to 20% by mass of silicone-containing phenolic resin,
comprises 0.5 to 20% by mass of graphite,
comprises 5 to 20% by mass of zirconium oxide, and
comprises 0.1 to 10% by mass of metal sulfide,
wherein a content of the organic filler is 1 to 20 mass % and a content of the fiber substrate is 5 to 40 mass %.
2. The friction material composition according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the iron fiber is 0.5 to 5% by mass.
3. The friction material composition according to claim 1 , comprising cashew particles as the organic filler.
4. The friction material composition according to claim 1 , comprising a rubber ingredient as an organic filler.
5. The friction material composition according to claim 1 , comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of titanate, zirconium oxide, graphite and metal sulfide as the inorganic filler.
6. A friction material prepared by molding the friction material composition according to claim 1 .
7. The friction material according to claim 6 , wherein the friction material has a porosity of 5 to 18%.
8. A friction member comprising the friction material according to claim 7 and a back metal.
9. The friction material composition according to claim 1 , wherein the bonding material comprises silicone-containing phenolic resin and another bonding material.
10. The friction material composition according to claim 9 , wherein the another bonding material comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of acrylic rubber-containing phenolic resin, cashew-modified phenolic resin, epoxy-modified phenolic resin and alkyl benzene-modified phenolic resin.
11. The friction material composition according to claim 10 , wherein a content of the bonding material in the friction material composition is 5 to 15% by mass.
12. The friction material composition according to claim 10 , wherein a content of the bonding material in the friction material composition is 5 to 10% by mass.
13. The friction material composition according to claim 10 , wherein a content of the silicone-containing phenolic resin in the friction material composition is 5 to 15% by mass.
14. The friction material composition according to claim 10 , wherein a content of the silicone-containing phenolic resin in the friction material composition is 5 to 10% by mass.
15. The friction material composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the silicone-containing phenolic resin in the friction material composition is 5 to 15% by mass.
16. The friction material composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the silicone-containing phenolic resin in the friction material composition is 5 to 10% by mass.
17. The friction material composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the bonding material in the friction material composition is 5 to 20% by mass.
18. The friction material composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the bonding material in the friction material composition is 5 to 15% by mass.
19. The friction material composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the bonding material in the friction material composition is 5 to 10% by mass.