Carbon ceramic brakes offer significant advantages over traditional steel brakes, making them highly desirable in high-performance and luxury vehicles. Key benefits include:
- Superior Performance and Heat Dissipation: They maintain efficiency at high temperatures, preventing brake fade and ensuring reliable braking under extreme conditions.
- Extended Lifespan: These brakes last much longer than steel brakes, reducing maintenance costs and the frequency of replacements.
- Reduced Weight: Lighter than steel brakes, they improve vehicle handling, acceleration, and fuel efficiency by reducing unsprung weight.
- Corrosion Resistance: Highly resistant to corrosion, carbon ceramic brakes perform consistently in various environmental conditions.
- Enhanced Aesthetic Appeal: They add a sophisticated, sporty look to vehicles with their sleek, dark rotors and colourful calipers.
- Improved Braking Efficiency: They provide shorter stopping distances and better control, crucial for high-performance driving.
- Lower Dust Emission: Producing less brake dust, they keep wheels cleaner and reduce environmental impact.
Despite their higher initial cost, the long-term benefits and performance enhancements make carbon ceramic brakes a valuable investment for high-end automotive applications.
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 2015.
