Considerations with regard to present development of aluminum alloy bimetallic drums and disk brakes at Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp in United States and at Well-worthy, Ltd, in England; design, manufacture and testing of two major bimetallic drum designs identified as phase I and phase II; aluminum alloy housings bonded to cast iron liners by Al-Fin process; improvement in rate at which heat is dissipated and lower unsprung weight for car pointed out as results. (See also - discussion p 638-9)


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    Title :

    Safe brakes for passenger cars


    Additional title:

    Soc Automotive Engrs -- Trans


    Contributors:
    Ladd, G.T. (author) / Dew, S.B. (author)


    Publication date :

    1953


    Size :

    16 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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