Friction material composition, friction material, and friction member

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10843933-B2
Application number	US-201816481592-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 5, 2018
Priority date	Mar 8, 2017
Publication date	Nov 24, 2020
Grant date	Nov 24, 2020

Abstract

Provided is a friction material composition that can increase the coefficient of friction and the wear resistance, reduce the compressive deformation rate, and improve the yield upon hot forming, even when being free of copper component or having a small content of copper component. The friction material composition contains: titanate compound powder made of non-fibrous titanate compound particles; barium sulfate powder; and a thermosetting resin, wherein the titanate compound powder has an alkali metal ion dissolution rate of 15.0% by mass or less, the barium sulfate powder has a volume-based 50% cumulative particle diameter (D50) of 0.1 μm to 20.0 μm, and a content of copper component is 0.5% by mass or less in terms of copper element in a total amount of 100% by mass of the friction material composition.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A friction material composition containing: titanate compound powder made of non-fibrous titanate compound particles; barium sulfate powder; and a thermosetting resin, wherein the titanate compound powder has an alkali metal ion dissolution rate of 15.0% by mass or less, the barium sulfate powder has a volume-based 50% cumulative particle diameter (D 50 ) of 0.1 μm to 20.0 μm, a content of copper component is 0.5% by mass or less in terms of copper element in a total amount of 100% by mass of the friction material composition, and the barium sulfate powder has a volume-based 90% cumulative particle diameter (D 90 ) of 0.1 μm to 20.0 μm.

2. The friction material composition according to claim 1 , wherein the titanate compound powder has a volume-based 50% cumulative particle diameter (D 50 ) of 1.0 μm to 150.0 μm.

3. The friction material composition according to claim 1 , wherein the titanate compound powder is powder of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of: A 2 Ti n O (2n+1) [where A represents at least one of alkali metals except for Li and n is a value from 4 to 11]; A (2+y) Ti (6−x) M x O (13+y/2−(4−z)x/2) [where A represents at least one of alkali metals except for Li, M represents at least one selected from among Li, Mg, Zn, Ga, Ni, Cu, Fe, Al, and Mn, z represents a valence of the element M and is an integer from 1 to 3, 0.05≤x≤0.5, and 0≤y≤(4−z)x]; A x M y Ti (z−y) O 4 [where A represents at least one of alkali metals except for Li, M represents at least one selected from among Li, Mg, Zn, Ga, Ni, Cu, Fe, Al, and Mn, x is a value from 0.5 to 1.0, and y is a value from 0.25 to 1.0]; A 0.5-0.7 Li 0.27 Ti 1.73 O 3.85-3.95 [where A represents at least one of alkali metals except for Li]; A 0.2-0.7 Mg 0.40 Ti 1.6 O 3.7-3.95 [where A represents at least one of alkali metals except for Li]; and A 0.5-0.7 Li (0.27−x) M y Ti (1.73−z) O 3.85-3.95 [where A represents at least one of alkali metals except for Li, M represents at least one selected from among Mg, Zn, Ga, Ni, Cu, Fe, Al, and Mn (as for M composed of two or more types of metals, excepting any combination of ions having different valences), as for M being a divalent metal, x=2y/3 and z=y/3, as for M being a trivalent metal, x=y/3 and z=2y/3, and 0.004≤y≤0.4].

4. The friction material composition according to claim 1 , wherein the titanate compound powder has a sulfate ion dissolution rate of 0.2% by mass or less.

5. The friction material composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the barium sulfate powder is 1% by mass to 50% by mass relative to a total amount of 100% by mass of the friction material composition.

6. The friction material composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the titanate compound powder is 1% by mass to 40% by mass relative to a total amount of 100% by mass of the friction material composition.

7. A friction material being a formed body of the friction material composition according to claim 1 .

8. A friction member comprising the friction material according to claim 7 .

Assignees

• Otsuka Chemical Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kamada shogo
• Tada Kazuhiro
• Daimon Emiko
• Yagi Toshiaki

Classifications

• F16D69/025 Primary

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• C10G49/00

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• C09K3/14

  Anti-slip materials; Abrasives {(products specifically intended for the fabrication of abrasive tools, blocks or papers, or for operations of the kind of sand-blasting and barrelling B24B31/14, B24C1/00; polishing compositions containing abrasive or grinding agents C09G1/02; friction compositions for brakes or clutches F16D69/02; polishing of semi-conductors H10P52/40)} · CPC title

• C01P2006/90

  Other properties not specified above · CPC title

• C01P2006/12

  Surface area · CPC title