brake pad

noun

1. a thin block of friction-producing material that presses against a vehicle's brake disc or rotor to enable the wheel to stop.

brake pad

noun

1. the flat metal casting, together with the bound friction material, in a disc brake

Example Sentences

Manufacturers can also change the composition of the brake pads to lower-wear materials.

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The first was an action last month to ban asbestos, a carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year but is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products.

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The team found that the percentage of charged particles emitted largely depended on the material makeup of brake pads.

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Her organisation Stormwater Shepherds has found tyre particles and dust from clutch and brake pads in the water.

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The latter two are formed of tiny airborne particles produced by vehicle exhausts, brake pads, tyre wear, combustion, and industrial processes.

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