Ceramic Brakes Fire

Brake pad manufacturers refer to this as the polymerization or curing process.

Ceramic brakes fire.

What was on fire. That s right it s not uncommon to see brakes smoke after replacing pads. I m guessing that the cermamic material in the discs are not very withstanding to high temperatures. Not the pads or brake fluid but the caliper boot and seal.

The owner was attending a track day and had a brake failure and fire. If the temperature is high enough for them to catch fire wouldn t the discs get warped. The heat caused by normal braking on new brake friction materials cause the pads to go through this final curing process. Potters apply a layer of glaze to the bisqueware leave it to dry then load it in the kiln for its final step glaze firing.

This brings me to a brake tip that can save you a comeback. In the post the owner references the thickness of the pads. For earthenware such as fired clay pottery to hold liquid it needs a glaze. But what follows after the brakes catch fire.

The top gear reviews of the mercedes cls amg and mclaren both show their disc brakes catching fire after phenomonal braking demonstrations.