• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    5 天前

    American here, thought those were the standard? I’m pretty ignorant with auto mechanics, though I can change break pads. If someone asked me what they’re made of, “I dunno. Ceramic of some kind.”

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      5 天前

      Most are made out of mixtures of metals like copper, iron and steel. Ceramic brakes are more prone to fading though.

    • PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world
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      5 天前

      The cheapest ones that most people default to are usually barely glued together carbon powder. But good mechanics definitely carry and use ceramic

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      5 天前

      Newer vehicles typically have ceramic stock (well at least my newest car did), but I think “organic” were standard until relatively recently. There’s pros and cons to each.