Coupled Thermal Stress Analysis of Volvo Truck Disc Brake

Table 1

Mechanical and thermophysical properties of disc brake and pad materials

S.No	Material properties	Symbol	Unit	Pad	Disc
1	Thermal conductivity	k	w/m ̊ C	5	57
2	Density	ρ	kg/m3	1400	7250
3	Specific heat	c	J/kg ̊ C	1000	460
4	Poisson’s ratio			0.25	0.28
5	Thermal expansion	α	10−6 / ̊ C	10	10.38
6	Elastic modulus	E	GPa	1	138
7	Coefficient of friction	μ		0.43	0.43