Is it normal for the brake pads to fall off?

May 17, 2021

In the field of brake pads, dust accumulation has always been a headache for many dealers. So what is the basic principle of everyone's falling dust? Many car owners are also very sensitive to the word "falling dust". Let's share with you the concept of falling dust. When the vehicle is braking, the brake pads and brake discs produce friction powder. Usually, when some car owners see the falling powder dyed black, the car owner thinks that the powdering is more serious. This is a misunderstanding of people's understanding of the product.


1. Most of the cars in Europe are made of low-metal materials. They have good heat resistance, and the absorption function per unit area is also good, so that its thermal conductivity will be very large. In this case The product will adapt to the high-load operation of the vehicle. However, a relatively large amount of ashes fell. Japanese and Korean cars are mostly made of ceramic materials. The ash content of this material is not absorbed, and the dust is dispersed after friction. The disadvantage is that the cost is high.


2. A lot of gray on the wheel does not mean it is broken. Because, under normal circumstances, ash will fall off, but due to the different structure, there may be more or less ash on the hub. After the product containing metal parts is rubbed, static electricity will be generated, which will attract the rubbing on the hub. The dust material removed, forming black ash. However, the ceramic material will not be adsorbed on the wheel hub and will float into the air after friction, so there will not be too much ash falling on the wheel hub.


3. Whether there is too much ash is just a superficial phenomenon, so don't worry too much.


Of course, in order to keep the wheel hub clean and beautiful, it is necessary to clean up the dust on the wheel hub in time. According to EU mandatory standards, the powder generated by friction must be adsorbed on the wheel hub. And it will be magnetized and cannot float in the air. When washing the car, the waste water is recycled after being harmlessly treated.


In fact, falling ash is just a surface and does not affect the use. If you care, you can try the brake pads of Zhongmine, which are also good at home. Traditional asbestos materials are easier to be adsorbed on the wheel hub due to their longer fiber lengths, while current friction materials have shorter fiber lengths and are easier to be blown away by the wind. At the same time, today's cars pay more attention to comfort and hard materials. In the past, they were hard when braking, so now they generally use soft materials, so that the car will be more comfortable when braking, but it will also produce more ashes. Therefore, the ash drop is only a superficial phenomenon and will not affect the performance.