Patent classifications
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Y10
Y10T
442/00
Y10T442/20
Y10T442/2344
Y10T442/2344
Composite friction materials having carbon nanotube and carbon nanofiber friction enhancers
10400389
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2019-09-03
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A textile-reinforced composite friction material is provided by the present invention that includes a nonwoven needlepunched fiber mat, a resin matrix impregnated within and onto the fiber mat, and a carbon nanomaterial dispersed within the resin matrix. The carbon nanomaterial is preferably carbon nanotubes and/or carbon nanofibers.