Does anyone have experience with the mcmaster
Brake and Clutch Lining, or something equivalent? If so, I have a ton of questions.
1. What does mcmaster mean by "Max. Coefficient of Friction"? Coefficient of friction depends on both materials in contact, so what is the other material in contact that produces the listed coefficient of friction? Is it the brake lining against itself? A random piece of steel?
(I sent a message to Mcmaster just now, waiting on response.)
Edit: Mcmaster replied, 30 minutes after I asked, at 2am in the morning on the west coast. This customer service is amazing.
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Originally Posted by Mcmaster
These figures are provided to us from the factory. They do not state what surface they use to produce these figures. They perform their testing in a dry environment using a static coefficient of friction of .17 at 200F.
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2. If this has been used before, what was the coefficient of friction and the setup?
3. How do I attach this? Mcmasters says that "strips can be riveted or bonded". What adhesive do I use? In my imagination, this is like a strip of cloth, so I don't understand gluing it
. If I rivet it, do I rivet it in a spot that will never contact something else? Or can I counterbore a hole in the (fabric?
) and put a rivet in that? And that leads to my third question...
4. How fast does it wear? If I do counterbore a hole in the brake lining and put the rivet head below the surface of the brake lining, how long will the brake last before the rivet head starts rubbing?
Thanks!