Actually, disc brakes work on the principle of friction.It mainly has three components:
- THE DISC:Its actually the rotating wheel on which a tyre is fitted and where the action of brakes apply.As a lot of heat is generated while braking, the disc has to be made of only solid cast iron or ceramics in superfast cars.And now the holes, actually the holes that u see in the pulsar or the RTR are actually meant to minimise the action of heat and increase action of braking.Thus they are called VENTILATED DICS and NOT FOR BRAKING PURPOSE!!!
2. THE CALIPER: The caliper is nothing but the box like thing you see on the brake. It has pistons, that do the action of braking. So when you brake, u actually convert the kinetic energy of your car to heat energy.They do this hydraulically(or in some cases-electromagnetically).
3.THE BRAKE PADS: The brake pads are actually designed for high friction.Another misconception among people is that brake pads come in contact with the disc.....but NOOO!!!But they actually generate semi liquid friction boundary..which actually provides and comes in contact with the disc while braking.
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Really Nice post ! I never knew this :)
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