An innovative production method for a C/C-SiC brake disc, suitable for a large-scale production

Abstract

The industrial progress and the market-oriented management concepts result in increasing demands of the industry for improved performances while simultaneously improving on the energy efficiency. This results in the necessity for a progressive implementation of high-performance materials in areas such as the automotive industry, engineering, as well as applications in aerospace industry. Especially construction elements taking on large stresses call for excellent mechanical properties even at extremely high temperatures. In these high-temperature ranges only engineering ceramics, which unfortunately are very limited regarding the application due to the very brittle characteristics, showcase sufficient strength values.