SBIR/STTR Research Award
Friction Material (brake pads) for Metal Matrix Drums
Award amount
$998,484Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2015Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- Century, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- 2015-02-11
- Contract end date
- 2017-02-10
- UEI
- JREJYLSJYTA6
- Solicitation number
- 2015.1
- Topic code
- A13-069
Research abstract
Century has designed and manufactured aluminum metal matrix composite (MMC) brake drums for multiple applications both military and commerical with great success. Applications include axle loads ranging from 8,000 to 23,000 lbs. As applications vary the torque requirements of the brake system also vary. To work with multiple brake systems, multiple friction materials may be required to couple the MMC brake drums. This "family"of friction materials needs to emcompass both low and hig coefficients of friction. Currently available friction materials work very well in low to medium coefficient of friction (Mu) applications such as commercial trucks/braking systems. The purpose of the Phase II effort is to further evaluate the potential for a "newly developed" friction material that will be adaptable to wide-ranging heavy vehicles both in the Military and Commerical markets when coupled with MMC brake drums.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
Research funding history
2 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2014–2015). Reported award amounts total $1,148,187. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II, Phase I
Agencies: Department of Defense