Carbon ceramic brakes explained

What are the biggest brakes I can fit on my car? Why are bigger rotors better than smaller rotors? Why are ceramic brakes so expensive? Find out the answers to all these and more as we answer your

Brake pads are an important part of reducing speed and ensuring the safety of the occupants and the vehicle. That is why you need to know how to break in ceramic brake pads to improve the accuracy of this safety

In motor racing, speed and performance are key factors for success. However, safety is also critical and cannot be neglected at any time. That’s why the braking system in a racing car is a critical component that must

Here are the advantages that follow with having ceramic-composite or carbon-ceramic brake rotors and pads. What if I told you the brakes on your next car would never fade, improve your gas mileage and last 150,000 miles? You

The older carbonized braking systems have evolved significantly into the carbon ceramics brakes that we’re well acquainted with nowadays. Thanks to the addition of ceramic material into the carbon, the combined carbon ceramic brake pads are far more durable.

Surface Transforms’ material is a next-generation Carbon Fiber Reinforced Ceramic (CFRC) which is produced by Surface Transforms’ proprietary processes, transforming Carbon-Carbon into our Carbon-Silicon Carbide (CSiC) ceramic. Whilst the carbon-ceramic discs you find on production road cars conventionally

What are ceramic and organic brake pads? Ceramic brake pads Ceramic plates and pottery are made of a type of ceramic that is quite similar to the material used to manufacture ceramic brake pads. However, ceramic brake pad

Surface Transforms plc (LON:SCE) is a manufacturer of next-generation carbon-ceramic brake discs for automotive and aircraft applications and has been certified to IS9001-2000 since 2008 and was certified to TS16949 automotive quality accreditation and AS9100C aerospace quality accreditation in

This model will be Aston Martin is based on the DBS Superleggera but it will have specific adjustments for the transmission, steering and suspension, to give it a more marked sportsmanship. Its 410 x 38 mm carbon-ceramic brakes on the

In this audio note, Zeus’ Robin Byde discusses the ramp-up in capacity and production to meet growing demand for Surface’s leading carbon ceramic brake disc technology. The group’s year-end trading update highlights that revenue for November and December

Revenue for (fiscal year) FY22 grew 113 percent to £5.1 million (2021: £2.4m). This is less than previously guided, reflecting some highly specific, but cumulatively significant, production issues at the Company in late November and December as volumes

It is well known that the performance of ceramic brakes is superior to that of steel. It does not matter if they are perforated, scratched or other designs to improve their capabilities, ceramics will always be far above. Their

Knowsley-based Surface Transforms, which manufactures carbon fibre reinforced ceramic automotive brake discs, has been awarded a contract with a lifetime value in excess of £100m. The contract will see the manufacturer being a tier one supplier of a

Knowsley brake disc maker Surface Transforms (ST) takes its order book close to £300m after winning a £100m contract with a US automotive maker. Spread over six years the deal, with one of the biggest automakers in the

Surface Transforms, the Knowsley-based specialist high performance brakes manufacturer, has been awarded a £100m contract by an automotive client. The group makes brakes for high performance cars and jet aircraft. It said the £100m deal to provide a