Wow, making Ceramic Brake Discs is not an easy process. I didn’t think there would have been so many complicated steps involved in making them. I was just thinking it was a slurry of ceramic material that was cast and machined.
“This high performance material, made from a special mixture of powders, resins and fibres in a complex manufacturing process, has been used since the 1970s in braking systems for aerospace applications and since the 1980s in motorsports.
Since 2000, carbon ceramic has also been used in the production of braking systems for sports cars. In 2004, the carbon ceramic braking system was awarded the Golden Compass prize by ADI, the Italian Industrial Design Association. Carbon ceramic offers substantial benefits in terms of performance – in both wet and dry conditions – weight, comfort, corrosion resistance, durability and high-tech appeal.”