What does friction do to the brakes?

Answer 1

Friction stops the vehicle it like when you rub your hands together, but more like 150 pounds of pressure depending on what type of brakes you have, also it can cause heat, heat is created also from friction among other things, some brake pads if get too hot to quickly will crystallize, when this happens they will be very smooth like glass and will not create friction to stop the vehicle as well. there are 3 types of brakes witch both have pros and cons.

1. The first kind of brake pads are metallic, these brakes are usually more expensive but have longer life, and do not crystallize

2. The second semi-metallic these brake pads will not crystallize as quickly and and are less money then metallic brake pads but do not last as long as full metallic brakes.

3. The cheapest brakes are organic brakes, these do not last as long as the semi metallic, and are most likely to crystallize but they are cheap and get the job done if you need brakes and are low on cash.