Brake rotors are an essential part of any auto. Whilst you may be able to do without some parts of the auto, such as air con etc, brake rotors is something you cannot live without.

What are brake rotors?

When a car is driving and needs to stop, it is the brake rotors that enable this to happen. The two sets of wheels are each attached to a long pole. When the brake pedal is hit, the rotors clamp down on the rod, and thus the wheels cease to spin.

The reason brake rotors are such an important part of any auto is because nothing else is able to prevent the wheels from continuing to spin. The brake pads themselves cannot for more than one reason clamp down themselves. One reason is that this would cause the wheels to wear through extremely quickly, in fact, too quickly.

Since the wheels are usually spinning quite fast, the brake rotors need to have a lot of grip when braking. At the time of braking, there is a lot of friction caused. To be able to withstand all this, the brake pads need to be made of a material that will not give in to the pressure and friction.

When choosing the correct material for brake pads, one must bear in mind what happens when the car brakes. As the rotors try to get a grip, heat and gases are created due to the intense friction levels. Thus the brake pads need to be made of a material that can withstand high levels of heat too. Read the rest of this entry »