UltrawearPlus®

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UltrawearPlus®

Processed Automotive Rotor

Road Test

• UltrawearPlus® Processed Brake Rotor

• Installed October 14, 1999

• Five Michigan winters

• Accumulated Miles 85,235

• Original OEM Brake Pads

• Average wear 0.003" from original rotor thickness

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UltrawearPlus®

Road Test, brake rotor at 85,235 miles

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UltrawearPlus®

Reduces Cost ~ Improves Quality

• A Major Tier One Automotive Supplier has reduced their Manufacturing Cost by changing their Backing Plate supplier and utilizing the UltrawearPlus® process.

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Reduced Manufacturing Steps

• Auto supplier discovers the advantages of NRS technology and UltrawearPlus®

• The combination of these tow technologies eliminates the following operations.

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UltrawearPlus® ~ NRS Advantage

• Eliminates Shot Blasting to roughen surface for better adhesion

• Eliminates Adhesive

• Eliminates Post Painting

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Quality Improvements

• The combination of UltrawearPlus® and NRS contributed to the following

• Improved Corrosion Protection, going from 72 hours with post paint to 120 hours with UltrawearPlus® Salt Spray test per ASTM B-117

• Improved Shear strength with NRS (no Adhesive)

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Examples of UltrawearPlus® Processed Backing Plates

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Examples of UltrawearPlus® Red and Black Pigmented Polymer Backing Plates with NRS

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This brake backing plate on the left was UltrawearPlus® processed, then coated with black enamel paint and exposed to a 168 hour salt spray test per ASTM B-117, as you can see even though the paint has washed away due to the salt fog exposure it still passed the corrosion test with less than 10% red rust on critical surface areas.

 

This brake backing plate (right)  was not UltrawearPlus® process it was washed then coated with the same black enamel paint as the brake plate on the left, as you can see it failed the corrosion test with 90% red rust.  

This brake backing plate (left) was UltrawearPlus® processed then the friction material was molded onto the plate (photo right) and the UltrawearPlus® clear polymer was applied. The plate was then salt spray tested per ASTM B-117 for 240 hours, (notice no red rust on the ears).

    

 

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