Friction Materials
Wellman Products Group maintains the largest selection of diverse friction material technologies!
Our products are the friction components that go into brakes, transmissions, and clutches of a world on the move. Wherever there is mechanical motion, there is an application for one of our products.
Wellman Products Group’s family of friction materials includes:
- Carbon Cloth
- Carbon Composite
- Ceramic
- Cork
- Elastomeric
- Graphitic
- Metallic (Iron, Bronze & Copper based formulations)
- Organic (NAO- Non Asbestos Organic)
- Paper (Organic, Graphitic, Carbon, low met)
- Semi-Metallic (Low met, High met, Ceramic & Carbon)
- Steel (low to high carbon).
Engineering optimal performance characteristics into a final product is a complex challenge. That is where the Wellman Team excels. Performance characteristics must be specific, predictable and repeatable:
- Coefficient of Friction (Dynamic or Static)
- Heat Management
- Friction Durability
- Material Matrix Strength,
- Fade Resistance
- System Efficiency
Creating Tomorrow’s Materials
We are at work today perfecting the higher energy, lighter weight, and recyclable materials for tomorrow. Our prototyping facilities can duplicate our manufacturing lines, so when your new material is ready, we can quickly scale up from development to full production.
