Umicore supplies high-quality iron, copper, and tungsten carbide powders, essential for producing durable, high-performance sintered metal friction components. Our powders are tailored for heavy-duty applications, delivering the strength, thermal conductivity, and resilience needed in demanding environments.

Sintered metal friction components are widely used in aircraft brakes, heavy machinery clutch and brake linings, and railway brake pads. These components feature a continuous metal matrix embedded with carefully selected non-metallic friction generators, such as silica and emery, to meet complex performance requirements. Compositions may include copper, tin, iron, lead, graphite, carborundum, silica, alumina, emery, and asbestos substitutes to enhance durability and thermal stability over a wide temperature range.

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