Glossary

Air Gap

The area located between the rotor plates surface is airgap. The amount of airgap is a crucial factor in channeling airflow.

Annulus

The area between two concentric circles. This dimension directly correlates to the friction surface area of the brake pad.

Anti-Rattle Disc Hardware

An innovative spring fastener originally developed by Brembo to eliminate the "clunking noises" that occur due to the design of conventional 2 piece disc hardware. This fasterner is sometimes ref...

Billet

To form a brake caliper from billet, a solid piece of cast or forged material alloy has excess material precisely removed under a multi-axis CNC machine until the desired shape is achieved. This ...

Brake Torque

Brake torque is essentially the power of the braking system. The brake caliper acts on the disc at a certain distance from the hub center, known as the effective radius. The force exerted by the ca...

Cast

The process of forming iron (ferrous materials) or aluminum by pouring into a pre-made die/mold. There are several methods of creating cast products including but not limited to: gravity cast, low ...

Differential Piston Bore

Differential piston bore sizes are used to evenly spread the braking force from the master cylinder to the pistons when applying the brake pedal. The piston sizing directly affects the stopping pow...

Forged

The method of forming iron and aluminum/aluminum alloy products exclusively using pressure. There are many methods of forging including but not limited to drop forging, press forging, hot forging. ...

Master Cylinder

The master cylinder is a control device that converts non-hydraulic pressure into hydraulic pressure.