Extremely light luxury! Detailed brembo carbon ceramic brake

Carbon ceramic brakes are not real ceramics, but they are based on carbon fiber. This element will react with carbon at high temperatures to produce silicon carbide, which is called ceramic brake disc because of ceramics. Silicon carbide is also included in the element.

Carbon ceramic brake discs are luxury items in brake products. Because of its light weight and overall braking effect, it is often used in F1 races and most luxury supercars, but it is rarely used by a wide range of gamers due to its high price.

Carbon-ceramic braking system, the core component of which is the brake disc, is not made of cast iron or alloy steel, but is a reinforced composite ceramic made of carbon fiber and silicon carbide at a temperature of 1700 degrees Celsius. Ceramic discs weigh less than half as much as ordinary cast iron discs. For example, the ceramic brake SLR MCLAREN has a front brake disc diameter of 370mm but weighs only 6.4 kg. The CL-CLASS with a normal brake disc has a front plate diameter of 360mm but a weight of up to 15.4 kilograms. Obviously, ceramic discs have reduced the overall weight of the brakes considerably.

So, what's the problem with the reduction of brake quality? According to the current configuration of carbon ceramic brakes for most of the supercars on the market, and the results of practical applications of various types of events, lighter brake discs mean lower suspension weight. This makes the suspension system's response faster, which can improve the overall control of the vehicle.

In addition, ordinary brake discs are prone to thermal degradation due to high heat during full braking, while ceramic brake discs can effectively and stably resist thermal degradation, and their heat resistance is many times higher than ordinary brake discs.

        At the same time, ceramic discs can generate maximum braking force immediately in the initial stage of braking, so even without the need for brakes to increase the system, the overall braking is faster and the distance is shorter than the conventional braking system, in order to resist high heat, in the brake piston and Between the brake pad ceramic insulation, ceramic brake discs have extraordinary durability, if the normal use is a lifetime replacement-free, and ordinary cast iron brake discs are generally replaced in a few years.

Many people think that carbon ceramic brakes should be used on racing cars or supercars. Actually, there is no such thing as a rating system for braking systems. It just depends on how you usually use them. If you are using it everyday but you want to occasionally go down the track and don't want to invest multiple times, you can replace a carbon ceramic brake. The replacement of a set of carbon ceramic brakes can also give you more protection. The replacement of the brake system is to enhance the safety of the vehicle, so there is no need to grade the brake system.