Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd.

Hiroshi Idei

Yoshihiro Aoyagi

Yoshiyuki Sugai

Shou Kurihara

Takashi Sato

Masanori Kato

Akinori Hashimoto

Tsukasa Baba

Sho Kurihara

Takuya Tokiyama

Takao Horiya

Yutaka Nishikawa

Motoki Kuroe

Hidekazu Narita

Masakazu Kitahara

Hisao Kamii

Naeko Okumura

Mamoru Amano

Katsuhiro Kikuchi

A method for producing spheroidal graphite cast iron having a specific final composition includes: subjecting a molten iron to a spheroidization treatment using a spheroidizing agent of an Fe&#x2014;Si&#x2014;Mg&#x2014;Ca-based alloy containing no rare earth element; conducting an inoculation treatment using a first Fe&#x2014;Si-based inoculant; and conducting a pouring inoculation treatment with a given amount of a second Fe&#x2014;Si-based inoculant containing 45-75% of Si, 1-3% of Ca, and 15 ppm or less of Ba.

Method for producing spheroidal graphite cast iron and vehicle component using said spheroidal graphite cast iron

A process for producing spheroidal graphite cast iron includes a spheroidization treatment, an inoculant treatment and a pouring inoculation treatment. A molten iron is subjected to the spheroidization treatment using a spheroidizing agent of an Fe&#x2014;Si&#x2014;Mg&#x2014;Ca-based alloy which contains a given amount of Ba and contains substantially no rare-earth element.

Process for producing spheroidal-graphite cast iron, and spheroidal-graphite cast iron member obtained from said spheroidal-graphite cast iron

A method for producing a solid lubricant includes steps of preparing and coating. A phosphate aqueous solution prepared by the step of preparing is an aqueous solution containing at least one of aluminum dihydrogen phosphate and magnesium dihydrogen phosphate in an amount of 0.5 to 10% by mass. A graphite material is coated with a phosphate using the phosphate aqueous solution. The graphite material is used at a ratio of 40 to 50 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the aqueous solution.

Solid lubricant and production method thereof

The present invention provides a binder resin for a friction material, which enables high-temperature short-time thermoforming and can omit a post-curing step and suppress the generation of a pyrolysis component at molding; a friction material using the binder resin; and a binder resin composition for a friction material, which is enhanced in the heat resistance and can suppress a rapid increase of the wear amount, and in addition to these properties, which has good dynamic property and enables high-temperature short-time thermoforming. The present invention relates to a binder resin for a friction material which comprises (A) one kind or two or more kinds of polybenzoxazine resins selected from a condensation reaction product of an aminophenol compound with formaldehydes and a condensation reaction product of a bifunctional phenol compound and a bifunctional amine compound with formaldehydes; a binder resin composition for a friction material which comprises: the component (A); and further (B) one kind or two or more kinds of particles selected from an inorganic particle and an inorganic-organic composite particle, and a friction material obtained by the binder resin or binder resin composition.

Binder resin for friction material, binder resin composition for friction material, composite material for friction material containing the same, friction material and production method thereof

Granules for a friction material is produced by: granulating a mixture including a friction modifying granular material and a resin binder in a fluidized bed under a presence of a liquid including a water-soluble or water-dispersible binder. The granules have a particle size of from 100 to 2000 &#x3bc;m, an angle of repose of 40&#xb0; or less, and a compression breakage strength of 10 MPa or less. The friction material is obtained by using the granules.

Granules and friction material, and manufacturing method thereof

An organic friction modifier is provided with a composite material particle in which laminar graphite particles are dispersed in an aramid resin. In addition, a friction material is provided with an organic friction modifier including a composite material particle in which laminar graphite particles are dispersed in an aramid resin.

Organic friction modifier comprising laminar graphite and aramid resin

An iron member having a coating film on at least part of its surface is manufactured by a step of projecting zinc particles to the surface of a base material made of an iron material to form a base film, and a step of forming a coating film of resin coating material on at least a part of the base film.

Method of manufacturing iron member

A thermosetting resin material is provided with: (A) a thermosetting resin having a dihydrobenzoxazine ring; and (B) a condensed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon resin is described.

Thermosetting resin material

The present invention provides a thermosetting resin composite material excellent in mechanical strength and wear resistance at high temperature, which is achieved by converting graphite into thin-layered one and dispersing it in a thermosetting resin homogeneously. A thermosetting resin composite material, wherein an organically modified graphite having an organic compound molecule inserted between graphite layers is mixed with a thermosetting resin, the organically modified graphite being prepared by subjecting graphite to a chemical treatment to form a graphite interlayer compound having a low-molecular substance inserted between graphite layers and subsequently immersing the resultant product in a solution of an organically modifying agent, as well as a process for producing the same. Preferably, the organically modified graphite is mixed with a thermosetting resin to be converted into thin-layered one having a layer thickness of 0.1 to 100 nm, a layer length of 100 nm to 100 &#x3bc;m, and an aspect ratio of 100 to 1,000,000.

Thermosetting resin composite material and method for producing the same

In a brake member having a brake lining bonded to a brake shoe, the brake shoe has a chemical conversion coating provided on the surface thereof and a ceramics coating layer provided on the chemical conversion coating which has been formed by dipping in a ceramics precursor solution. The brake lining is bonded to the ceramics coating layer by heating under pressure. A method for bonding a brake lining and a brake shoe is provided with a step of degreasing, cleaning and acid-washing the surface of a brake shoe and then forming a chemical conversion coating thereon, a step of dipping the brake shoe having a chemical conversion coating formed thereon in a ceramics precursor solution to effect ceramics coating and a step of bonding a dried brake lining to the brake shoe under heating and pressure.

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Tokyo, Japan

Hiroshi Idei