Abstract: “Easy to supply and cheap materials like agricultural wastes are now appearing as a candidate materials in the brake pads development with commercial production and environmental consideration. In this study, asbestos-free automotive brake pads produced from walnut shell dusts (WAS) and wollastonite (WOS) with phenolic-resin binder was evaluated. Two non-asbestos friction material samples containing walnut shell dusts and wollastonite jute fibers from biomass as biodegradable components were prepared, also including several from natural resources, such as, basalt fibers, zircon, barite, and vermiculite. The physical, mechanical properties of the brake pad were studied.”

Keywords: Brake pads, organic dusts, water absorption