Brake Pad Materials

Brake pad material categories reference standard brake pads materials: Organic, Ceramic, Semi-Metallic, as well as high performance materials such as Carbon Fiber.

Each brake pad material composition is actually a “secret sauce”, known only to each manufacturer. Overall the various brake pad materials include more than 2,000 substances., but in general brake pads are a mix of five types of materials:

Binders
Abrasives
Performance enhancers
Fillers
Structural enhancers