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The Carbone Lorraine group Braking division
is part of the "Advanced Systems
and Materials" department. Two types
of friction materials are put together
there :
• sintered metal materials,
• carbon/carbon components.
The Carbon/Carbon composites are mainly
used in aircraft braking systems. They
allow the absorption of energy released
during emergency braking (An Airbus at
320 Km/h has to stop within a distance
of 1200 meters) and operate at more than
1600° C.
Carbone Lorraine is the main supplier
for the Airbus A321 Range.
In Motorcycle racing activity, Carbone
Lorraine offers a carbon/carbon range
for braking equipment. Both discs and
brake pads are made from carbon/carbon.
This material is also use in Formula 1
(brakes and clutch). In these cases, it
combines low weight with strong braking
capacity.
Sintered materials have a more important
application range :
TGV brakes, high-speed locomotives and
freight trains are made in sintered metal
because of the heavy mass high speeds
involved (a TGV at 320 km/h has to stop
within a distance of 3000 meters).
Carbone Lorraine is also present on the
aeronautic field with brakes for Airbus
A300, A310, Mirage F1, Tigers and Sikorsky
helicopters. Sintered Metal materials
is also used in the braking systems of
military vehicles such as the AMX30 and
AMX 10 tanks.
Because of strong braking energy, industrial
brakes for windmills, winchs or mines
require sintered materials.
More recently, Carbone Lorraine has developed
a complete range of Brake pads for racing
cars (rally, Nascar). These products are
already used by some official teams in
World Rally championship.
The last family of carbone Lorraine sintered
metal products is motorcycle brake pads.
This material offers an incomparable braking
quality : durability, power, feeling,
and efficiency in wet weather.
Each product is tailored to a specific
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