... are of secondaryimportance (i.e. a holding brake on a press); the static friction coefficient is the design parameter to be used. On the other hand, the pertinent design param-eters are the dynamic ... Inc.thetemperature,andtherelativevelocitiesofthecontractingsurfaces,asnotedearlier.Fieldtestsarerecommendedbeforetheproductionofanybrakedesignbecauseoftheuncertaintyusuallyassociatedwiththevariablesinvolvedinliningheatingandinthecoolingcapabilityofthebrakehousingandanyassociatedstructure.IV.FRICTIONMATERIALSFrictionmaterialsmaybeclassifiedaseitherdryorwet.Wetfrictionliningmaterialsarethosethatmayoperateinafluidthatisusedforcoolingbecauseofthelargeamountofenergythatmustbedissipatedduringeitherbrakingorclutching .The uidsusedareoftenmotoroilortransmissionfluids.Liningmaterialsthatcannotoperatewhenimmersedinafluidareknownasdryliningmaterials.A.PTFEandTFEAtthistimeitappearsthatPTFE(polytetrafluoroethylene)andTFE(tetra-fluoroethylene),bothincludedunderthetradenameTeflon,arecommonlyusedforbrakelinings[3].PTFEexhibitsalowcoefficientoffrictionandismechanicallyserviceableataboutF260jC,isalmostchemicallyinert,doesnotabsorbwater,andhasgooddimensionalstability.Itsweaknessinshearstressisgreatlyimprovedbytheadditionoffillers,suchasglassfibers.Thesefibersalsoincreaseitswearresistanceandstrengthandincreaseitscoefficientoffrictionbyincreasingitsabrasiveness.Thedegreetowhicheachofthesepropertiesisincreaseddependsupontheamount,thephysicaldimensions,theorientation,andthenatureofthematerialusedasafiller[4].TogetherthesecharacteristicsmakePTFEbrakepadsusefulfordragbrakesinmanufacturingprocesses,suchastapeproduction,wherethemovingproductmustbeheldintensionduringpartofthemanufacturing process. Likewise,PTFEclutchplatesandliningsthatmaybeusedwheneverthetransmittedtorqueshouldremainbelowacertainlimit.Laboratorymeasurementsofthecoefficientsoffrictionatroomtemper-atureforseveralfilledPTFEmaterialswhensubjectedtoloadsof1.415Mpa,or205psi,andof7.074Mpa,or1026psi,areshowninFigure2.Theyindicatethat ... Inc.thetemperature,andtherelativevelocitiesofthecontractingsurfaces,asnotedearlier.Fieldtestsarerecommendedbeforetheproductionofanybrakedesignbecauseoftheuncertaintyusuallyassociatedwiththevariablesinvolvedinliningheatingandinthecoolingcapabilityofthebrakehousingandanyassociatedstructure.IV.FRICTIONMATERIALSFrictionmaterialsmaybeclassifiedaseitherdryorwet.Wetfrictionliningmaterialsarethosethatmayoperateinafluidthatisusedforcoolingbecauseofthelargeamountofenergythatmustbedissipatedduringeitherbrakingorclutching .The uidsusedareoftenmotoroilortransmissionfluids.Liningmaterialsthatcannotoperatewhenimmersedinafluidareknownasdryliningmaterials.A.PTFEandTFEAtthistimeitappearsthatPTFE(polytetrafluoroethylene)andTFE(tetra-fluoroethylene),bothincludedunderthetradenameTeflon,arecommonlyusedforbrakelinings[3].PTFEexhibitsalowcoefficientoffrictionandismechanicallyserviceableataboutF260jC,isalmostchemicallyinert,doesnotabsorbwater,andhasgooddimensionalstability.Itsweaknessinshearstressisgreatlyimprovedbytheadditionoffillers,suchasglassfibers.Thesefibersalsoincreaseitswearresistanceandstrengthandincreaseitscoefficientoffrictionbyincreasingitsabrasiveness.Thedegreetowhicheachofthesepropertiesisincreaseddependsupontheamount,thephysicaldimensions,theorientation,andthenatureofthematerialusedasafiller[4].TogetherthesecharacteristicsmakePTFEbrakepadsusefulfordragbrakesinmanufacturingprocesses,suchastapeproduction,wherethemovingproductmustbeheldintensionduringpartofthemanufacturing process. Likewise,PTFEclutchplatesandliningsthatmaybeusedwheneverthetransmittedtorqueshouldremainbelowacertainlimit.Laboratorymeasurementsofthecoefficientsoffrictionatroomtemper-atureforseveralfilledPTFEmaterialswhensubjectedtoloadsof1.415Mpa,or205psi,andof7.074Mpa,or1026psi,areshowninFigure2.Theyindicatethat...