Assessment of fiber contribution to friction material performance using grey relational analysis (GRA)

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 483-501

  Satapathy, B K ^a   Bijwe, J ^a   Kolluri, D K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Fade and recovery; Fiber reinforced phenolic composites; Friction material; Grey relational analysis; Non asbestos brake pad materials; Performance optimization

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CORRELATION METHODS; FRICTION MATERIALS; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE;

FADE AND RECOVERY; FIBER-REINFORCED PHENOLIC COMPOSITES; GREY RELATIONAL ANALYSIS (GRA); NON-ASBESTOS BRAKE-PAD MATERIALS; ORGANIC FIBERS; PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION; ROCK FIBERS;

FIBERS;

EID: 33645744742     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998305055200     Document Type: Article

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