• Maxx International

Commercial Vehicle Brake Lining

Maxx International deals in spare parts for trucks and trailers. The company offers products like bearings, brakes linings, engine parts, clutch parts, gear parts, suspension parts, gaskets, etc. The spare parts the company offers find application in trucks of Mercedes Benz, MAN, Volvo, Scania, Iveco, DAF, and Tata brands. The spare parts also find use in engines of brands like Deutz and Cummins. The company also caters to exports markets. The brake lining for trucks the company offers, are composed of a relatively soft but tough and heat-resistant material with a high co-efficient of dynamic friction. They are typically mounted on a solid metal backing plate using high-temperature adhesives or rivets. The complete assembly (lining and backing plate) is called as brake pad or brake shoe. It forms a braking mechanism at the wheel hub such that the brake shoes expand every time the brake is applied, against the rotating drum on which the wheel is mounted. Since it is the brake linings that make contact with the brake drum, they should posses the ability to withstand high temperatures as the process converts Kinetic energy into heat. The lining must be capable of surviving high temperatures without excessive wear or outgassing, which causes brake fade, or a decreased ability to retard the vehicle.