Brake fade (or vehicle braking system fade) is the reduction in stopping power that can occur after repeated or sustained application of the brakes of a vehicle, especially in high load or high speed conditions. Brake fade can be a factor in any vehicle that utilizes a friction braking system including automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, airplanes, and bicycles.
Brake fade is caused by a buildup of heat in the braking surfaces and the subsequent changes and reactions in the brake system components and can be experienced with both drum brakes and disc brakes. Loss of stopping power, or fade, can be caused by friction fade, mechanical fade, or fluid fade. Brake fade can be significantly reduced by appropriate equipment and materials design and selection, as well as good cooling.
Brake fade occurs most often during high performance driving or when going down a long, steep hill. It is more prevalent in drum brakes due to their configuration. Disc brakes are much more resistant to brake fade because the heat can be vented away from the rotor and pads more easily, and have come to be a standard feature in front brakes for most vehicles.
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more compact. Disc brakes offer better stopping performance as compared to drum brakes. They provide better resistance to "brakefade" caused by the overheating...
brakes required regular manual adjustment until the introduction of self-adjusting drum brakes in the 1950s. Drum brakes are also prone to brakefade...
less prone to the brake fade caused when brake components overheat. Disc brakes also recover quicker from immersion (wet brakes are less effective than...
ambient cooling air. Fade – As a brake heats, it may become less effective, called brakefade. Some designs are inherently prone to fade, while other designs...
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prevent brake fade. Inboard brakes also affect anti-pitch suspension geometry. There can be practical difficulties in servicing the brake mechanism. Instead...
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further apart and augmenting the braking energy. This made for lighter braking pressure than with calipers, avoided brakefade, promoted cooler running and...
control over propulsion as well as steering and braking, which separately are known as steer by wire and brake by wire, along with electronic control over...
available for the B8 RS 4, are ceramic brakes, allowing the car to perform heavy braking without having brakefade. A sports pack was available which included...
itself. While some brake types on lightweight vehicles are more prone to brakefade after extended use, or recover more quickly after water immersion, all...
Carbon, which have less brakefade and weigh less than standard cast iron discs. The lightweight aluminium alloy monobloc brake calipers are made by AP...
improved handling by reducing unsprung weight and completely eliminating brakefade, as well as lightweight wheels specially made by BBS. Cars fitted with...
can generate without losing grip, recorded lap-times, cornering speed, brakefade, etc. Performance can also reflect the amount of control in inclement...
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materials were also tested but were found to increase heat build-up and brakefade. These changes resulted in a radical weight reduction of approximately...
tests, including measurement of maximum speed, acceleration, coast down, brakefade, constant speed fuel consumption, emission tests through real-road driving...
brittle and susceptible to breakage. Carbon-ceramic brake disks for vehicles: highly resistant to brakefade at high temperatures. Advanced composite ceramic...
370Z. They were unsettled by its tendency to power oversteer, and its brakefade. It is a version of the Genesis Coupe Lambda 3.8 V6 GDi developed in association...
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than a four-cylinder Porsche Macan. The car's braking system is designed to be less-susceptible to brakefade, which can take time for unfamiliar drivers...
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