China’s leading SiC reinforced aluminum-matrix composite material and SiC/silicon carbide ceramic composite material manufacturer HNSX Ceramic Composite Material Technology Group, reached a comprehensive strategic cooperation with Shanghai WM Auto Parts Group to jointly launch the SiC reinforced aluminum brake pads and the ultimate lightweight commercial vehicle axles to promote the development of China’s automotive lightweight technology.
Automobile lightweighting is of great significance to fuel saving, emission reduction and performance improvement of automobiles. It is the direction of technology development in the modern automobile industry and is receiving more and more attention. SiC reinforced aluminum composites are the perfect combination of carbon and ceramics, soft and hard. Compared with traditional materials, ceramic-matrix/SiC reinforced aluminum composites are lighter in weight, resistant to oxidation, can withstand 2000 high temperatures, and have good toughness and are not easy to wear. HNSX is the first company in China to successfully developed SiC reinforced aluminum composites materials.
“SiC reinforced aluminum composite brake discs in cooperation with Shanghai WM Auto Parts weighed 11 kg and lost 26 kg.” The SiC reinforced aluminum composite brake discs are lightweight, maintenance-free for life, cost-saving, safe and reliable , Excellent friction performance, strong environmental tolerance and other characteristics, and high heat capacity, good stability and low noise.
HNSX has reached cooperation with several local large-scale rail transportation companies. The SiC reinforced aluminum composite brake discs developed by the company are used in the 160 km/h subway and 350 km/h “Fuxing” standard electric high-speed trains. The company has also obtained the first SiC reinforced aluminum composite brake discs and its dual brake pad product supply and service qualification certificate in the rail transportation field, and has used SiC reinforced aluminum composites materials in rail transportation in the world for the first time.