B.S.

POLYMERS
(An ISO 9001:2008 certified company )

34 K.M. STONE, OPP. SWASTIK PIPES PVT.LTD, BAHADURGARH, HARYANA

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF CASHEW FRICTION DUST PARTICLES

Properties of Cashew Friction Dust Particles

Cashew Friction Dust Particles decompose on the surface of a lining at various elevated temperatures
which controls the wear and offers a protective device by prohibiting excessive temperature from being
developed. They have a resilient nature which cushions the engaging property of a piece of lining. The
inclusion of friction particles also helps control brake noise. Overall, these products reduce wear, improve
friction stability, act as noise dampeners, and can be formulated to give high heat resistance, and excellent
hardness and flexibility.

Applications of Cashew Friction Dust Particles

Cashew Friction Dust is a common and important ingredient of friction linings formulations. Friction Dust
represents up to 20% by weight of friction elements used in manufacturing of brake lining, brake pads,
brakes shoes, railway block and clutch facings where high absorption and frictional properties are needed.

The friction particle product line consists of brown and black those are designed to meet a comprehensive
range of performance and property needs. Brake manufacturers can choose the most appropriate friction
particle from a broad range of mesh sizes and particle distribution. These particles can be used in metallic,
semi-metallic, asbestos and non asbestos brake products.

 BS001: Black particle with improved hardness and heat resistance for disc pad applications.
 BS002: Brown particle with good heat resistance used for all normal to heavy duty disc pad and drum
lining applications.
 BS003: Extra Fine brown particle with improved hardness and higher heat resistance for disc pad,
clutch facings and friction paper applications.
 BS004: Fine Brown particle with good heat resistance used for Brake linings and Clutch Facings.
 BS005: Black particle effective in improving brake feel, reducing noise, and increasing high
temperature stability. Appropriate for Brake Linings and high-end brake applications used for Heavy
Duty.
 BS006: Extra fine Brown particle with higher heat resistance used for Clutch Facings.
The CNSL-based products not only enhance and improve the quality but also impart distinct performance
of the product. They find extensive use in automotive Brake Lining and Clutch facing applications as
binders / friction dust. CNSL–Formaldehyde (CF) resins improve impact properties and reduce fade
considerably by dissipating heat faster than phenol. Moreover, the cost of CF resins is always lower than
that of PF resins.

Technical Specifications
Grade BS-001 BS-002 BS-003 BS-004 BS-005 BS-006
Mesh 20 40 80 60 40B 100

Color Black Brown Brown Brown Black Brown

5%
Acetone Extraction < 5% Max < 5% Max. < 5% Max. < 5% Max. < 5% Max.
Max.

Ash Content < 3.0% < 3.0% < 3.0% < 3.0% < 3.0% 3.0%

Volatile Loss@ 370 °C < 35% < 35% < 35% < 35% < 30% 35%

20mesh
5%Max / / / / /
(850micron)

30mesh
/ / / / / Nil
(600micron)

40mesh
35-45% < 25% / / < 25% /
(425micron)

60mesh
/ 20-35% / 25-35% 25-45% /
Particle (micron)
Size 80mesh
/ / < 55% Min. / / /
(180micron)

80mesh
/ / < 45% Max. / / /
through

100mesh
40-60% 10-30% / 25-45% 10-30% >40%
(150micron)

100mesh
10% Max < 40% 20% Max. 30-60% 15-40% <60%
through

Brake Linings / Clutch Brake Linings /

Disc Pad / Brake Linings /
Disc Pads / facings / Disc Pads / Clutch
Application Brake
Heavy Duty
Disc Pads /
Brake Heavy Duty facings
Linings Clutch facings
Blocks Linings Blocks